Morning rush
16 min 709 trips · 94% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Downtown CrossingtoOak Grove
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Downtown Crossing to Oak Grove took a median 17 minutes across 3,819 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 19 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical17 min50th percentile
Slower trip19 min90th percentile
Scheduled18 minmedian timetable
On pace94%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Downtown Crossing to Oak Grove take?
The median completed ride from Downtown Crossing to Oak Grove was 17 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 18 minutes.
Based on 3,819 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 17 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 19 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Downtown Crossing to Oak Grove times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Downtown Crossing to Oak Grove; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
17 min 666 trips · 91% on paceEvening rush
17 min 742 trips · 96% on paceOff-peak
17 min 1,702 trips · 94% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Downtown Crossing to Oak Grove was measured
The Downtown Crossing to Oak Grove estimate uses 3,819 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 Oak Grove
The Downtown Crossing to Oak Grove record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Downtown Crossing, each with a published median duration.