Morning rush
18 min 704 trips · 91% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ChinatowntoOak Grove
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Chinatown to Oak Grove took a median 18 minutes across 3,817 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 21 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical18 min50th percentile
Slower trip21 min90th percentile
Scheduled19 minmedian timetable
On pace92%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Chinatown to Oak Grove take?
The median completed ride from Chinatown to Oak Grove was 18 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 19 minutes.
Based on 3,817 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 18 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 21 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Chinatown to Oak Grove times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Chinatown to Oak Grove; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
19 min 665 trips · 88% on paceEvening rush
19 min 747 trips · 94% on paceOff-peak
18 min 1,701 trips · 93% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Chinatown to Oak Grove was measured
The Chinatown to Oak Grove estimate uses 3,817 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 Oak Grove
The Chinatown to Oak Grove record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Chinatown, each with a published median duration.