Morning rush
9.2 min 828 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
AssemblytoDowntown Crossing
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Assembly to Downtown Crossing took a median 8.8 minutes across 3,823 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 9.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical8.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip9.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled10 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Assembly to Downtown Crossing take?
The median completed ride from Assembly to Downtown Crossing was 8.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 10 minutes.
Based on 3,823 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 8.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 9.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Assembly to Downtown Crossing times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Assembly to Downtown Crossing; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
8.8 min 669 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
9.2 min 733 trips · 95% on paceOff-peak
8.8 min 1,593 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Assembly to Downtown Crossing was measured
The Assembly to Downtown Crossing estimate uses 3,823 completed direct-trip stop-timestamp pairs matched to the schedule active for each observed train.
We publish the median because one dramatic delay should not define an everyday journey, and the 90th percentile because riders still need to understand the bad end of normal.
We do not infer why a trip ran slowly. Construction, incidents, crowding and weather require separate evidence.
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Trips related to Assembly to Downtown Crossing
The Assembly to Downtown Crossing record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Assembly, each with a published median duration.