Morning rush
21 min 714 trips · 89% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ShawmuttoKendall/MIT
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Shawmut to Kendall/MIT took a median 21 minutes across 3,101 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 24 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical21 min50th percentile
Slower trip24 min90th percentile
Scheduled22 minmedian timetable
On pace86%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Shawmut to Kendall/MIT take?
The median completed ride from Shawmut to Kendall/MIT was 21 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 22 minutes.
Based on 3,101 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 21 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 24 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Shawmut to Kendall/MIT times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Shawmut to Kendall/MIT; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
21 min 677 trips · 83% on paceEvening rush
21 min 687 trips · 87% on paceOff-peak
20 min 1,023 trips · 85% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Shawmut to Kendall/MIT was measured
The Shawmut to Kendall/MIT estimate uses 3,101 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 Kendall/MIT
The Shawmut to Kendall/MIT record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Shawmut, each with a published median duration.