Mattapan High-Speed Line

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heritage streetcar line light rail line

The Mattapan High-Speed Line is a light rail transit line in Boston, Massachusetts, operating historic trolley cars between Ashmont and Mattapan stations as part of the MBTA system.

Aliases (1)

Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heritage streetcar line → light rail line →
connectsToBusNetworkAt	Ashmont station → Mattapan station →
connectsWith	Ashmont–Braintree branch of the Red Line →
electrification	overhead catenary →
fareSystem	MBTA subway fare system →
hasBridge	Cedar Grove Cemetery bridge →
hasColorAssociation	Red Line →
hasStop	Ashmont station → Butler station → Capen Street station → Cedar Grove station → Central Avenue station → Mattapan station → Milton station → Valley Road station →
isHeritageOperation	true →
isRailTransitComponentOf	MBTA rapid transit system NERFINISHED →
isSingleRoute	true →
lineLength	2.6 miles →
locatedIn	Boston → Massachusetts → United States →
numberOfStations	8 →
openingDate	1929 →
operator	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority →
owner	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority →
partOf	MBTA Red Line NERFINISHED →
previousOperator	Boston Elevated Railway → Metropolitan Transit Authority of Boston →
primaryFunction	local passenger transit →
regionServed	Greater Boston →
rightOfWayType	mostly dedicated right-of-way →
rollingStockEra	1940s PCC cars →
servesNeighborhood	Dorchester → Mattapan → Milton →
serviceType	light rail → trolley →
terminus	Ashmont station → Mattapan station →
trackGauge	standard gauge →
usesPowerSupply	600 V DC overhead →
usesRollingStock	PCC streetcars →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ashmont → Ashmont branch ("Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line") →	connectsTo
Mattapan Trolley →	hasRouteNumber