Morning rush
2.2 min 821 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoState
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from North Station to State took a median 2.2 minutes across 3,830 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 2.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical2.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip2.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled3.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Station to State take?
The median completed ride from North Station to State was 2.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 3.2 minutes.
Based on 3,830 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 2.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 2.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
North Station to State times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for North Station to State; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
2.2 min 642 trips · 99% on paceEvening rush
2.2 min 755 trips · 99% on paceOff-peak
2.2 min 1,612 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Station to State was measured
The North Station to State estimate uses 3,830 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 State
The North Station to State record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Station, each with a published median duration.