Morning rush
16 min 745 trips · 96% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Oak GrovetoDowntown Crossing
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Oak Grove to Downtown Crossing took a median 16 minutes across 3,430 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 18 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical16 min50th percentile
Slower trip18 min90th percentile
Scheduled16 minmedian timetable
On pace93%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Oak Grove to Downtown Crossing take?
The median completed ride from Oak Grove to Downtown Crossing was 16 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 16 minutes.
Based on 3,430 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 16 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 18 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Oak Grove to Downtown Crossing times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Oak Grove to Downtown Crossing; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
16 min 590 trips · 94% on paceEvening rush
16 min 647 trips · 90% on paceOff-peak
16 min 1,448 trips · 92% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Oak Grove to Downtown Crossing was measured
The Oak Grove to Downtown Crossing estimate uses 3,430 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 Downtown Crossing
The Oak Grove to Downtown Crossing record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Oak Grove, each with a published median duration.