MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle

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light rail vehicle rolling stock streetcar

The MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle is a modern, low-floor streetcar used on Boston’s Green Line that features improved accessibility, passenger comfort, and energy efficiency compared to earlier MBTA light rail fleets.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
MBTA Type 9 LRV	1
MBTA Type 9 LRVs	1
MBTA rolling stock	1
Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	light rail vehicle ⓘ rolling stock ⓘ streetcar ⓘ
accessibilityFeature	level boarding at low-platform stops ⓘ priority seating areas ⓘ wheelchair accessibility ⓘ wide doors ⓘ
category	Green Line rolling stock ⓘ MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MBTA rolling stock
cityServed	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Boston Brookline NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Cambridge ⓘ surface form: Cambridge Somerville, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Somerville
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designGoal	improved accessibility ⓘ improved energy efficiency ⓘ improved passenger comfort ⓘ
doorConfiguration	multiple side doors ⓘ
feature	air conditioning ⓘ energy-efficient traction systems ⓘ improved interior lighting ⓘ low-floor center section ⓘ modern passenger information systems ⓘ regenerative braking ⓘ
floorType	low-floor ⓘ
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
introducedOnLine	Green Line B branch ⓘ surface form: Green Line B Branch Green Line C Branch ⓘ MBTA Green Line D branch ⓘ surface form: Green Line D Branch Green Line E branch ⓘ surface form: Green Line E Branch
network	MBTA Green Line ⓘ surface form: MBTA light rail system
operator	MBTA ⓘ MBTA ⓘ surface form: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
owner	MBTA ⓘ surface form: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
powerSupply	overhead catenary ⓘ
predecessor	MBTA Type 7 Light Rail Vehicle ⓘ MBTA Type 8 Light Rail Vehicle ⓘ
purpose	capacity increase on MBTA Green Line ⓘ replacement of older Green Line vehicles ⓘ
region	Greater Boston ⓘ
safetyFeature	improved braking systems ⓘ modern crashworthiness standards ⓘ onboard surveillance systems ⓘ
serviceType	streetcar service ⓘ urban light rail ⓘ
usedOnLine	Green Line ⓘ MBTA Green Line ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle → category → MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: MBTA rolling stock

MBTA Type 7 Light Rail Vehicle → hasSuccessor → MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle ⓘ

MBTA Green Line E branch → rollingStock → MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle ⓘ

this entity surface form: MBTA Type 9 LRVs

MBTA Green Line → usesRollingStock → MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle

MBTA Green Line D branch (nearby stations) → usesRollingStock → MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle ⓘ

subject surface form: MBTA Green Line D branch

MBTA Green Line D branch → usesRollingStock → MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle ⓘ

this entity surface form: MBTA Type 9 LRV