Emergency exits near the south end of the platforms lead to small brick buildings on the entrance plaza.

Shawmut does not have any MBTA bus connections because the station is located in a residential neighborhood away from major streets.

[11] The MBTA issued a $4.3 million design contract for renovations of Ashmont, Shawmut, and Fields Corner stations on May 3, 2001.

[12]: 25  The MBTA broke ground for the Red Line Rehabilitation Project – a $67 million reconstruction of Shawmut, Fields Corner, and Savin Hill stations – in October 2003.

[13] Extensions in the original style were built on both sides of the headhouse to accommodate redundant elevators for accessibility, required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

The historic headhouse and platforms were also restored, and new landscaping built around the station for walkability and noise control.