Morning rush
15 min 684 trips · 95% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Forest HillstoDowntown Crossing
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Forest Hills to Downtown Crossing took a median 15 minutes across 2,910 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 16 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical15 min50th percentile
Slower trip16 min90th percentile
Scheduled15 minmedian timetable
On pace94%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Forest Hills to Downtown Crossing take?
The median completed ride from Forest Hills to Downtown Crossing was 15 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 15 minutes.
Based on 2,910 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 15 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 16 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Forest Hills to Downtown Crossing times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Forest Hills to Downtown Crossing; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
15 min 666 trips · 90% on paceEvening rush
15 min 660 trips · 96% on paceOff-peak
15 min 900 trips · 94% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Forest Hills to Downtown Crossing was measured
The Forest Hills to Downtown Crossing estimate uses 2,910 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 Forest Hills to Downtown Crossing
The Forest Hills to Downtown Crossing record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Forest Hills, each with a published median duration.