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503 (MBTA bus)

GREEN LINE "A" BRANCH
Watertown Line
MBTA 3109 on Cambridge Street, September 1968.jpg
An "A" Branch trolley on Cambridge Street in 1968
Overview
Type Light rail
System Green Line
Status closed and abandoned
Locale Boston and Watertown
Termini Park Street Station, Boston
Watertown Yard
Operation
Opened 1856 (first sections, as part of Cambridge Horse Railroad)
1889 (electrification on route from Oak Square to Boston)
Closed June 20, 1969
Operator(s) Various private companies, then M.T.A., then MBTA
Character Underground from Park Street to Kenmore, central median from Kenmore to Packards Corner, street-running from Packards Corner to Watertown Yard
Rolling stock PCC streetcars (1941-1969)
Technical
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
Park Street
Boylston
Copley
Hynes Convention Center
Kenmore
Blandford Street Portal
Blandford Street
Boston University East
Boston University Central
Boston University West
St. Paul Street
Pleasant Street
Braves Field Loop
closed 1962
Babcock Street
Packards Corner
Union Square
Street-running stops
Oak Square
Oak Square Loop
Street-running stops
Newton Corner
Street-running stops
Watertown Yard

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