Morning rush
12 min 676 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Stony BrooktoDowntown Crossing
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Stony Brook to Downtown Crossing took a median 12 minutes across 2,927 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 13 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical12 min50th percentile
Slower trip13 min90th percentile
Scheduled13 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Stony Brook to Downtown Crossing take?
The median completed ride from Stony Brook to Downtown Crossing was 12 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 13 minutes.
Based on 2,927 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 12 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 13 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Stony Brook to Downtown Crossing times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Stony Brook to Downtown Crossing; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
12 min 683 trips · 96% on paceEvening rush
12 min 650 trips · 98% on paceOff-peak
11 min 918 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Stony Brook to Downtown Crossing was measured
The Stony Brook to Downtown Crossing estimate uses 2,927 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 Stony Brook to Downtown Crossing
The Stony Brook to Downtown Crossing record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Stony Brook, each with a published median duration.