MBTA Blue Line

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rapid transit line subway line

The MBTA Blue Line is a rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs primarily along the city’s northeastern corridor, connecting downtown Boston with East Boston, Logan Airport, and Revere.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	rapid transit line → subway line →
city	Boston →
color	blue →
connectsDowntownTo	East Boston → Logan Airport → Revere →
connectsTo	Downtown Boston → Logan International Airport →
country	United States →
electrification	overhead catenary → third rail →
fareSystem	CharlieCard → CharlieTicket →
hasConnection	MBTA Green Line at Government Center → MBTA Orange Line at State → MBTA Silver Line at Airport via shuttle or walkway →
hasServiceType	heavy rail → subway →
hasStation	Airport → Aquarium → Beachmont → Bowdoin → Government Center → Maverick → Orient Heights → Revere Beach → State → Suffolk Downs → Wonderland → Wood Island →
lineLength	approximately 6 miles →
locatedIn	Boston metropolitan area →
numberOfStations	12 →
opened	1904 →
operator	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority →
originalName	East Boston Tunnel line →
owner	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority →
partOfNetwork	MBTA subway system →
primaryCorridor	northeastern corridor of Boston →
serves	Boston, Massachusetts → East Boston, Massachusetts → Revere, Massachusetts → Winthrop, Massachusetts →
servesFacility	Logan International Airport terminals via shuttle buses →
state	Massachusetts →
terminus	Bowdoin station → Wonderland station →
trackGauge	standard gauge →
usesRollingStock	electric multiple units →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Green Line (MBTA) ("Blue Line (MBTA)") → MBTA Green Line E branch → MBTA Orange Line → MBTA Red Line →	connectsWith
Logan International Airport → Revere, Massachusetts →	hasPublicTransitConnection
CharlieCard → MBTA CharlieCard →	validOn
Aquarium station (MBTA Blue Line) ("MBTA Blue Line stations") →	category
BOS →	connectedBy
MBTA Blue Line ("East Boston Tunnel line") →	originalName
Government Center station →	servesLine