Morning rush
17 min 744 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Oak GrovetoChinatown
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Oak Grove to Chinatown took a median 17 minutes across 3,426 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 19 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical17 min50th percentile
Slower trip19 min90th percentile
Scheduled17 minmedian timetable
On pace90%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Oak Grove to Chinatown take?
The median completed ride from Oak Grove to Chinatown was 17 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 17 minutes.
Based on 3,426 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 17 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 19 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Oak Grove to Chinatown times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Oak Grove to Chinatown; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
17 min 589 trips · 91% on paceEvening rush
17 min 646 trips · 88% on paceOff-peak
17 min 1,447 trips · 88% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Oak Grove to Chinatown was measured
The Oak Grove to Chinatown estimate uses 3,426 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 Oak Grove to Chinatown
The Oak Grove to Chinatown record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Oak Grove, each with a published median duration.