Washington Street Elevated
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Washington Street Elevated was a former elevated rapid transit line in Boston that once carried Orange Line trains along Washington Street through several neighborhoods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington Street Elevated canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elevated railway line
ⓘ
former rapid transit line ⓘ |
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| closed | 1987 ⓘ |
| colorLineAssociation | Orange Line ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Charlestown Elevated via Main Line Elevated ⓘ |
| constructionType | steel elevated structure ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | late 1980s ⓘ |
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| fareSystem | integrated with Boston Elevated Railway network ⓘ |
| follows | Washington Street, Boston ⓘ |
| formerOwner |
Boston Elevated Railway
ⓘ
Metropolitan Transit Authority ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston)
|
| hadTerminus |
Dudley Street Terminal
ⓘ
Forest Hills (after extension) ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 20th century urban transit ⓘ |
| impact | left Washington Street corridor without rail rapid transit ⓘ |
| legacy | corridor later served by Silver Line bus rapid transit ⓘ |
| lineDesignation |
Main Line Elevated
ⓘ
surface form:
Main Line Elevated (pre-color coding)
Orange Line (post-1960s) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| notableFeature | ran above Washington Street through central Boston neighborhoods ⓘ |
| opened | 1901 ⓘ |
| openedAsPartOf | Main Line Elevated ⓘ |
| ownerAfter1964 |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|
| partOf |
Boston Elevated Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Elevated Railway system
MBTA Orange Line ⓘ |
| precededBy | streetcar services along Washington Street ⓘ |
| primaryMode | rapid transit ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure | replacement by new Orange Line alignment in Southwest Corridor ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Southwest Corridor alignment of the Orange Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest Corridor section of the Orange Line
|
| served |
Orange Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Orange Line trains
|
| servedCorridor | downtown Boston to Roxbury and Forest Hills ⓘ |
| servedNeighborhood |
Chinatown (Boston)
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinatown, Boston
Dudley Square area ⓘ Roxbury ⓘ
surface form:
Roxbury, Boston
South End, Boston ⓘ |
| servedStation |
Dover station
ⓘ
Dudley (later Nubian) Square station ⓘ East Berkeley (later Broadway) area station ⓘ Essex (later Chinatown) station ⓘ Northampton station ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| status | disused ⓘ |
| structureType | elevated viaduct ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportCategory | urban rail transit infrastructure ⓘ |
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