Atlantic Avenue Elevated
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Atlantic Avenue Elevated was an early 20th-century elevated railway line in Boston that ran along the city’s waterfront, providing rapid transit service before its closure and demolition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Avenue Elevated canonical | 3 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elevated railway line
ⓘ
former rapid transit line ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct railroads in Massachusetts
ⓘ
Defunct rapid transit lines in the United States ⓘ Elevated railways in Massachusetts ⓘ Rail infrastructure in Boston ⓘ |
| cityServed | Boston ⓘ |
| closureDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Boston Elevated Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston elevated railway network
Main Line Elevated ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | steel elevated structure ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolitionDate | 20th century ⓘ |
| electrification | third rail electric ⓘ |
| heritage | part of early Boston rapid transit history ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | urban rail transit ⓘ |
| lineCharacter | urban elevated ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| location | Boston ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| operator | Boston Elevated Railway ⓘ |
| owner | Boston Elevated Railway ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boston Elevated Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Elevated Railway system
|
| primaryMode | electric railway ⓘ |
| publicTransport | yes ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| ranAlong |
Atlantic Avenue (Boston)
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Avenue, Boston
|
| reasonForClosure |
changes in Boston transit patterns
ⓘ
declining ridership ⓘ |
| replacedBy | other Boston surface and subway routes ⓘ |
| servedArea |
Waterfront (Boston)
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Harbor waterfront
Boston waterfront ⓘ |
| servedFunction |
connector between downtown Boston terminals
ⓘ
waterfront transit corridor ⓘ |
| servedTransportMode | passenger rail ⓘ |
| startOfService | 1901 ⓘ |
| status |
closed
ⓘ
demolished ⓘ |
| trackType | elevated ⓘ |
| transitType | rapid transit ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Atlantic Avenue (Boston)