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MBTA History (Green Line)
GREEN LINE
Green Line train built by
AnsaldoBreda
on the "C" Branch
Overview
Type
Light rail
System
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Locale
Boston, Massachusetts
Termini
East terminals
:
Lechmere
(
E
)
North Station
(
C
)
Government Center
(
D
)
Park Street
(
B
)
West terminals
:
Boston College
(
B
)
Cleveland Circle
(
C
)
Riverside
(
D
)
Heath Street
(
E
)
Stations
66 (total)
Services
"B" Branch
(
Commonwealth Ave
) (Boston College)
"C" Branch
(
Beacon Street
) (Cleveland Circle)
"D" Branch
(Highland) (Riverside)
"E" Branch
(
Huntington Avenue
) (Heath Street)
Daily ridership
232,000 (Q2 2015)
Operation
Opened
September 1, 1897
; 119 years ago
(
1897-09-01
)
(
Tremont Street Subway
)
Owner
MBTA
Operator(s)
MBTA
Character
Subway, grade-separated
ROW
,
street running
Rolling stock
Kinki Sharyo
Type 7
AnsaldoBreda
Type 8
Technical
Line length
23 miles (37 km)
Track gauge
4 ft
8
1
⁄
2
in
(
1,435 mm
)
standard gauge
Minimum radius
10 m (32.808 ft)
Electrification
600 V DC
Overhead catenary
Route map
Future extension
(2021)
Route 16
(proposed)
College Avenue
Ball Square
Magoun Square
Gilman Square
East Somerville
Union Square
Green Line Extension
(2021)
Lechmere
(new site)
Lechmere
Lechmere Viaduct
over
Charles River
Science Park
Causeway Street Elevated
(
closed
2004
)
Orange Line
North Station
Canal Street Incline
(
closed
2004
)
Tremont Street Subway
Haymarket
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