Morning rush
10 min 707 trips · 96% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ChinatowntoAssembly
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Chinatown to Assembly took a median 10 minutes across 3,837 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 12 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical10 min50th percentile
Slower trip12 min90th percentile
Scheduled11 minmedian timetable
On pace97%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Chinatown to Assembly take?
The median completed ride from Chinatown to Assembly was 10 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 11 minutes.
Based on 3,837 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 10 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 12 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Chinatown to Assembly times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Chinatown to Assembly; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
10 min 676 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
11 min 749 trips · 98% on paceOff-peak
10 min 1,705 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Chinatown to Assembly was measured
The Chinatown to Assembly estimate uses 3,837 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 Chinatown to Assembly
The Chinatown to Assembly record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Chinatown, each with a published median duration.