Highland Branch (Green Line D)

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Highland Branch (Green Line D) is a light rail branch of Boston's MBTA Green Line that runs through the western suburbs, including Newton and Brookline, providing rapid transit service between these communities and downtown Boston.

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Highland Branch (Green Line D) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf MBTA Green Line branch
light rail line
character light rail
rapid transit
connectsTo Downtown Boston
surface form: Boston downtown
convertedToLightRail 1959
electrification overhead catenary
fareSystem MBTA AFC 2.0
surface form: MBTA subway fare system
formerOperator Boston and Albany Railroad
New York Central Railroad
hasStation Arlington
Beaconsfield
Boylston
Brookline Hills
Brookline Village
Chestnut Hill, Newton
surface form: Chestnut Hill

Copley
Eliot
Fenway
Government Center area
surface form: Government Center

Hynes Convention Center
Kenmore
Longwood
Newton Centre
Newton Highlands
Park Street
Reservoir
Riverside
Waban
Woodland
lineColor green
locatedIn Greater Boston
Massachusetts
United States of America
surface form: United States
openedAsRailroad 1852
operator MBTA
MBTA
surface form: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
partOf MBTA Green Line
previousInstanceOf commuter rail line
primaryUse commuter transit
rightOfWayType grade-separated
serves Brookline
surface form: Brookline, Massachusetts

Newton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
terminus Government Center station
Riverside station
trackGauge standard gauge
usesRollingStock MBTA Type 7 Light Rail Vehicle
surface form: MBTA Type 7 LRV

MBTA Type 8 Light Rail Vehicle
surface form: MBTA Type 8 LRV

MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle
surface form: MBTA Type 9 LRV

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Chestnut Hill station (MBTA Green Line D) isOnCorridor Highland Branch (Green Line D)