Morning rush
10 min 680 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Jackson SquaretoDowntown Crossing
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Jackson Square to Downtown Crossing took a median 10 minutes across 2,922 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 11 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical10 min50th percentile
Slower trip11 min90th percentile
Scheduled11 minmedian timetable
On pace96%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Jackson Square to Downtown Crossing take?
The median completed ride from Jackson Square to Downtown Crossing was 10 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 11 minutes.
Based on 2,922 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 10 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 11 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Jackson Square to Downtown Crossing times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Jackson Square to Downtown Crossing; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
10 min 675 trips · 95% on paceEvening rush
11 min 657 trips · 97% on paceOff-peak
10 min 910 trips · 97% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Jackson Square to Downtown Crossing was measured
The Jackson Square to Downtown Crossing estimate uses 2,922 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 Downtown Crossing
The Jackson Square to Downtown Crossing record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Jackson Square, each with a published median duration.