Morning rush
1.8 min 704 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ChinatowntoState
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Chinatown to State took a median 1.8 minutes across 3,831 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 2.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical1.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip2.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled3.2 minmedian timetable
On pace100%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Chinatown to State take?
The median completed ride from Chinatown to State was 1.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 3.2 minutes.
Based on 3,831 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 1.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 2.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Chinatown to State times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Chinatown to State; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
1.8 min 675 trips · 100% on paceEvening rush
1.8 min 749 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
1.8 min 1,703 trips · 100% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Chinatown to State was measured
The Chinatown to State estimate uses 3,831 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 State
The Chinatown to State record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Chinatown, each with a published median duration.