Morning rush
19 min 715 trips · 90% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ShawmuttoCharles/MGH
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Shawmut to Charles/MGH took a median 19 minutes across 3,106 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 22 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical19 min50th percentile
Slower trip22 min90th percentile
Scheduled20 minmedian timetable
On pace87%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Shawmut to Charles/MGH take?
The median completed ride from Shawmut to Charles/MGH was 19 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 20 minutes.
Based on 3,106 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 19 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 22 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Shawmut to Charles/MGH times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Shawmut to Charles/MGH; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
19 min 678 trips · 83% on paceEvening rush
19 min 688 trips · 88% on paceOff-peak
18 min 1,025 trips · 86% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Shawmut to Charles/MGH was measured
The Shawmut to Charles/MGH estimate uses 3,106 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 Shawmut to Charles/MGH
The Shawmut to Charles/MGH record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Shawmut, each with a published median duration.