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.

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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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Roxbury Crossing station formerService Washington Street Elevated
Main Line Elevated connectedTo Washington Street Elevated