Morning rush
1.2 min 817 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
StatetoChinatown
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from State to Chinatown took a median 1.2 minutes across 3,814 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 1.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical1.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip1.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled2.2 minmedian timetable
On pace100%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does State to Chinatown take?
The median completed ride from State to Chinatown was 1.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 2.2 minutes.
Based on 3,814 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 1.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 1.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
State to Chinatown times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for State to Chinatown; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
1.2 min 645 trips · 100% on paceEvening rush
1.8 min 747 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
1.2 min 1,605 trips · 100% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How State to Chinatown was measured
The State to Chinatown estimate uses 3,814 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 State to Chinatown
The State to Chinatown record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at State, each with a published median duration.