Plymouth Branch

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Plymouth Branch is a historic railroad line in Massachusetts that once connected Boston to the coastal town of Plymouth and now serves as the basis for part of the MBTA Commuter Rail’s Old Colony Lines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic railroad line
railroad line
connects Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Plymouth, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse basis for MBTA Old Colony commuter rail alignment
electrification none
historicalSignificance early rail connection between Boston and Plymouth
locatedIn Massachusetts
New England
locatedInAdministrativeArea Norfolk County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Plymouth County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
operator Old Colony Railroad NERFINISHED
originalTerminus Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Plymouth, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
partOf Old Colony Lines NERFINISHED
partOfNetwork Old Colony Railroad network NERFINISHED
regionServed Greater Boston
South Shore of Massachusetts NERFINISHED
serves Plymouth, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
South Shore region of Massachusetts NERFINISHED
status partly abandoned
partly active
successorOperator Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority NERFINISHED
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad NERFINISHED
terminusCity Boston NERFINISHED
Plymouth NERFINISHED
trackGauge standard gauge
transportMode rail
usedAsBasisFor MBTA Commuter Rail Old Colony Lines NERFINISHED
usedFor commuter rail service
freight rail service
passenger rail service

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