Metropolitan Transit Authority

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defunct organization public transit agency

The Metropolitan Transit Authority was a former public agency that operated and managed mass transit services in the Boston metropolitan area before being succeeded by the MBTA.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Metropolitan Transit Authority canonical 6
Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston) 6
MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority of Boston) 1

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct organization ⓘ
public transit agency ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
fareSystem public transit fares ⓘ
headquartersLocation Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Boston
industry public transportation ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
operatedBusLinesIn Greater Boston ⓘ
surface form: Boston metropolitan area
operatedFor public transit users in Greater Boston ⓘ
operatedIn Greater Boston ⓘ
surface form: Boston metropolitan area

Massachusetts ⓘ
operatedRailLinesIn Greater Boston ⓘ
surface form: Boston metropolitan area
operatedService bus transit ⓘ
rapid transit ⓘ
streetcar transit ⓘ
precededBy Boston Elevated Railway ⓘ
publicAgency true ⓘ
regionServed Greater Boston ⓘ
replacedBy MBTA ⓘ
surface form: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
replacedOrganization Boston Elevated Railway ⓘ
serviceType mass transit ⓘ
shortName MTA ⓘ
succeededBy MBTA ⓘ
surface form: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
successorTransitBrand MBTA ⓘ
transportationSector urban transit ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MBTA → predecessor → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
the T → precededBy → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
Mattapan High-Speed Line → previousOperator → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Transit Authority of Boston
Charlie → transportSystem → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
this entity surface form: MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority of Boston)
Boston Elevated Railway → successor → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
MTA → fullName → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
MTA → abbreviationFor → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
Sandringham line → formerOperator → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
MBTA Green Line B branch → formerOperator → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston)
MBTA bus route 71 → historicalOperator → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston)
Main Line Elevated → operatedBy → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston)
Main Line Elevated → ownedBy → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Transit Authority (later period)
Broadway station (MBTA) → formerOperator → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston)
Watertown branch of the Green Line A → formerOperator → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston)
Washington Street Elevated → formerOwner → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston)
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County → legalForm → Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
this entity surface form: metropolitan transit authority