Morning rush
5.2 min 814 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Community CollegetoDowntown Crossing
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Community College to Downtown Crossing took a median 5.2 minutes across 3,824 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 5.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical5.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip5.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled6.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Community College to Downtown Crossing take?
The median completed ride from Community College to Downtown Crossing was 5.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 6.2 minutes.
Based on 3,824 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 5.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 5.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Community College to Downtown Crossing times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Community College to Downtown Crossing; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
5.2 min 649 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
5.2 min 748 trips · 96% on paceOff-peak
5.2 min 1,613 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Community College to Downtown Crossing was measured
The Community College to Downtown Crossing estimate uses 3,824 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 Community College to Downtown Crossing
The Community College to Downtown Crossing record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Community College, each with a published median duration.