Morning rush
4.2 min 707 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ChinatowntoNorth Station
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Chinatown to North Station took a median 4.2 minutes across 3,837 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
Typical4.2 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 North Station take?
The median completed ride from Chinatown to North Station was 4.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 5.2 minutes.
Based on 3,837 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 4.2 minutes. That was within 1 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 North Station times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Chinatown to North Station; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
4.2 min 676 trips · 99% on paceEvening rush
4.2 min 749 trips · 99% on paceOff-peak
4.2 min 1,705 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Chinatown to North Station was measured
The Chinatown to North Station 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 North Station
The Chinatown to North Station record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Chinatown, each with a published median duration.