Morning rush
9.2 min 1,327 trips · 97% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
StatetoOrient Heights
Blue Line
A direct MBTA train from State to Orient Heights took a median 9.8 minutes across 5,494 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 11 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical9.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip11 min90th percentile
Scheduled10 minmedian timetable
On pace93%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does State to Orient Heights take?
The median completed ride from State to Orient Heights was 9.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 10 minutes.
Based on 5,494 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 9.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 11 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
State to Orient Heights times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for State to Orient Heights; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
9.8 min 1,202 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
9.8 min 1,370 trips · 92% on paceOff-peak
9.8 min 1,595 trips · 95% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How State to Orient Heights was measured
The State to Orient Heights estimate uses 5,494 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 Orient Heights
The State to Orient Heights record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at State, each with a published median duration.