Morning rush
15 min 706 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ChinatowntoMalden Center
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Chinatown to Malden Center took a median 15 minutes across 3,833 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 17 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical15 min50th percentile
Slower trip17 min90th percentile
Scheduled16 minmedian timetable
On pace94%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Chinatown to Malden Center take?
The median completed ride from Chinatown to Malden Center was 15 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 16 minutes.
Based on 3,833 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 15 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 17 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Chinatown to Malden Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Chinatown to Malden Center; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
16 min 674 trips · 93% on paceEvening rush
16 min 749 trips · 96% on paceOff-peak
15 min 1,704 trips · 95% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Chinatown to Malden Center was measured
The Chinatown to Malden Center estimate uses 3,833 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 Malden Center
The Chinatown to Malden Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Chinatown, each with a published median duration.