Celebrating the Sunday Late Night T Riders

You could wait 26 minutes for this trolley

Today we celebrate the most patient and un-celebrated of T patrons: the late night Sunday rider. These riders endure long waits on subway platforms and at bus stops hoping for the sweetest of announcements, "the next [insert line name] train to [insert direction] is now approaching." Late night on Sunday, which starts at 8PM, is the period during which most of the MBTA system runs with the least trip frequency on its entire weekly schedule. If you're a late night Sunday T rider, we offer you a Weird MBTA salute.

Late night riders deal with delays in addition to scheduled waits.
Note: delay was at 9:16PM Eastern time.

Truth be told, some riders suffer less than others. Theoretically, late night Green Line C train riders should have to wait a maximum of twelve minutes for a train. This is just 2 minutes longer than they would have to wait for a late night train on a weekday or Saturday.

Among subway riders, it is the Red Line trolley riders going between Ashmont and Mattapan who really draw the short straw. On a Sunday night, trolley riders can expect to wait as much as 26 minutes between trains. With Google maps indicating the walk from Ashmont to Mattapan station is 47 minutes, this has to be a tempting option for those who do not make a hobby of sitting at transit stations for 25 minutes.

A beer while you wait for your train.

Commuter Rail riders may not have much sympathy for subway riders. Many lines have two hour gaps between trains. On the bright side, if you do miss your preferred train out of North or South Station, there is always Tavern in the Square for a beer while you
wait.