OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Massachusetts AvenuetoState

Orange Line

A direct MBTA train from Massachusetts Avenue to State took a median 7.2 minutes across 2,926 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 8.2 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical7.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip8.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled8.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Massachusetts Avenue to State take?

The median completed ride from Massachusetts Avenue to State was 7.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 8.2 minutes.

Based on 2,926 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 7.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 8.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Massachusetts Avenue to State times by daypart

Morning rush produced the fastest median for Massachusetts Avenue to State; Midday produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

6.8 min 679 trips · 99% on pace

Midday

7.2 min 683 trips · 98% on pace

Evening rush

7.2 min 652 trips · 98% on pace

Off-peak

6.8 min 912 trips · 99% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Massachusetts Avenue to State was measured

The Massachusetts Avenue to State estimate uses 2,926 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.

Read the complete method →