Morning rush
8.8 min 712 trips · 97% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Downtown CrossingtoAssembly
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Downtown Crossing to Assembly took a median 8.8 minutes across 3,839 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 9.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical8.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip9.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled10 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Downtown Crossing to Assembly take?
The median completed ride from Downtown Crossing to Assembly was 8.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 10 minutes.
Based on 3,839 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 8.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 9.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Downtown Crossing to Assembly times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Downtown Crossing to Assembly; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
8.8 min 677 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
8.8 min 744 trips · 99% on paceOff-peak
8.8 min 1,706 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Downtown Crossing to Assembly was measured
The Downtown Crossing to Assembly estimate uses 3,839 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 Downtown Crossing to Assembly
The Downtown Crossing to Assembly record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Downtown Crossing, each with a published median duration.