Morning rush
9.2 min 680 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Jackson SquaretoChinatown
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Jackson Square to Chinatown took a median 9.2 minutes across 2,923 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
Typical9.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip9.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled10 minmedian timetable
On pace97%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Jackson Square to Chinatown take?
The median completed ride from Jackson Square to Chinatown was 9.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 10 minutes.
Based on 2,923 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 9.2 minutes. That was within 1 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
Jackson Square to Chinatown times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Jackson Square to Chinatown; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
9.2 min 676 trips · 96% on paceEvening rush
9.2 min 657 trips · 98% on paceOff-peak
8.8 min 910 trips · 97% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Jackson Square to Chinatown was measured
The Jackson Square to Chinatown estimate uses 2,923 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 Jackson Square to Chinatown
The Jackson Square to Chinatown record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Jackson Square, each with a published median duration.