Morning rush
23 min 620 trips · 87% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
CentraltoShawmut
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Central to Shawmut took a median 23 minutes across 3,138 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 27 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical23 min50th percentile
Slower trip27 min90th percentile
Scheduled24 minmedian timetable
On pace82%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Central to Shawmut take?
The median completed ride from Central to Shawmut was 23 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 24 minutes.
Based on 3,138 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 23 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 27 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Central to Shawmut times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Central to Shawmut; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
23 min 852 trips · 80% on paceEvening rush
24 min 670 trips · 80% on paceOff-peak
22 min 996 trips · 83% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Central to Shawmut was measured
The Central to Shawmut estimate uses 3,138 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 Central to Shawmut
The Central to Shawmut record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Central, each with a published median duration.