Morning rush
4.8 min 641 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ChinatowntoMassachusetts Avenue
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Chinatown to Massachusetts Avenue took a median 4.8 minutes across 2,913 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 4.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical4.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip4.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled5.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Chinatown to Massachusetts Avenue take?
The median completed ride from Chinatown to Massachusetts Avenue was 4.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 5.2 minutes.
Based on 2,913 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 4.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 4.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Chinatown to Massachusetts Avenue times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Chinatown to Massachusetts Avenue; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
4.8 min 641 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
4.8 min 701 trips · 99% on paceOff-peak
4.2 min 930 trips · 100% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Chinatown to Massachusetts Avenue was measured
The Chinatown to Massachusetts Avenue estimate uses 2,913 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 Massachusetts Avenue
The Chinatown to Massachusetts Avenue record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Chinatown, each with a published median duration.