Morning rush
4.8 min 820 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoChinatown
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from North Station to Chinatown took a median 4.8 minutes across 3,825 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 5.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical4.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip5.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled5.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Station to Chinatown take?
The median completed ride from North Station to Chinatown was 4.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 5.2 minutes.
Based on 3,825 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 4.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 5.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
North Station to Chinatown times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for North Station to Chinatown; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
4.8 min 640 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
4.8 min 754 trips · 98% on paceOff-peak
4.8 min 1,611 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Station to Chinatown was measured
The North Station to Chinatown estimate uses 3,825 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 North Station to Chinatown
The North Station to Chinatown record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Station, each with a published median duration.