Morning rush
13 min 610 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
South StationtoShawmut
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from South Station to Shawmut took a median 13 minutes across 3,136 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 15 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical13 min50th percentile
Slower trip15 min90th percentile
Scheduled14 minmedian timetable
On pace94%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does South Station to Shawmut take?
The median completed ride from South Station to Shawmut was 13 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 14 minutes.
Based on 3,136 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 13 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 15 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
South Station to Shawmut times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for South Station to Shawmut; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
13 min 859 trips · 91% on paceEvening rush
13 min 667 trips · 95% on paceOff-peak
13 min 1,000 trips · 94% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How South Station to Shawmut was measured
The South Station to Shawmut estimate uses 3,136 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 South Station to Shawmut
The South Station to Shawmut record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at South Station, each with a published median duration.