MBTA Green Line D branch

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MBTA Green Line branch light rail line

The MBTA Green Line D branch is a light rail line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs between downtown Boston and several western suburbs, including Newton and Riverside.

Aliases (6)

Green Line D branch ×18
MBTA Green Line D branch stations ×4
Green Line D Branch ×1
Green Line D branch at Fenway station ×1
Green Line D branch right-of-way ×1
MBTA Green Line D branch right-of-way ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	MBTA Green Line branch → light rail line →
character	former commuter rail right-of-way → mostly grade-separated →
connectsAt	Copley station → Government Center station → Kenmore station →
connectsTo	MBTA Green Line B branch → MBTA Green Line C branch → MBTA Green Line E branch →
convertedFrom	Boston and Albany Railroad Highland branch →
country	United States →
easternTerminus	Government Center station →
electrification	overhead catenary →
fareSystem	MBTA subway fare system →
fareZone	subway →
lineLength	approximately 10.5 miles →
locale	Boston metropolitan area →
numberOfStations	24 →
numberOfTracks	2 →
openedAsLightRail	1959 → July 4, 1959 →
operator	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority →
previousEasternTerminus	Lechmere station → Park Street station →
region	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
servesCity	Boston, Massachusetts → Brookline, Massachusetts → Newton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED →
servesStation	Arlington station → Boylston station → Brookline Hills station → Copley station → Fenway station → Government Center station → Kenmore station → Newton Centre station → Newton Highlands station → Park Street station → Riverside station →
system	MBTA Green Line →
terminus	Government Center station → Riverside station →
trackGauge	standard gauge →
transitType	light rail →
usesRollingStock	MBTA Type 7 LRV → MBTA Type 8 LRV → MBTA Type 9 LRV →
westernTerminus	Riverside station →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arlington station ("Green Line D branch") → City of Newton, Massachusetts → Longwood station → Newton Centre → Newton Highlands → Newton Highlands station → Waban, Newton →	servedBy
Boylston station ("Green Line D branch") → Brookline Hills station ("Green Line D branch") → Copley station ("Green Line D branch") → Newton Highlands station ("Green Line D branch") → Reservoir station ("Green Line D branch") → Waban station ("Green Line D branch") → Woodland station ("Green Line D branch") →	servedByLine
Beaconsfield station ("MBTA Green Line D branch stations") → Brookline Village station ("MBTA Green Line D branch stations") → Newton Highlands station ("MBTA Green Line D branch stations") →	category
Hynes Convention Center station → Kenmore station ("Green Line D branch") → Longwood station ("Green Line D branch") →	line
Newton Centre station → Park Street station ("Green Line D branch") → Riverside station ("Green Line D branch") →	servesLine
Government Center station ("Green Line D branch") → Park Street ("Green Line D branch") →	servesBranch
MBTA Commuter Rail at Fenway station ("Green Line D branch") →	connectsTo
Green Line (MBTA) ("Green Line D branch") →	hasBranch
Reservoir station ("MBTA Green Line D branch stations") →	hasCategory
MBTA Commuter Rail at Fenway station ("Green Line D branch at Fenway station") →	hasConnection
Reservoir station →	hasServiceOperator
MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle ("Green Line D Branch") →	introducedOnLine
Newton Centre station ("Green Line D branch right-of-way") →	isOnCorridor
Riverside station ("Green Line D branch") →	isTerminalFor
Boston and Albany Railroad Highland branch ("MBTA Green Line D branch right-of-way") →	laterUsedAs
Boston and Albany Railroad Highland branch →	lineUsedBy
Beaconsfield station ("Green Line D branch") →	partOfLine
Boston and Albany Railroad Highland branch →	successorLine
Newton, Massachusetts →	traversedBy