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The Green Line Rivalry between Boston College and Boston University is named in reference to the B branch, which runs to both universities. As of February 2023 [update] , service operates on 8-minute headways at weekday peak hours and 8- to 12-minute headways at other times, using 9 to 15 trains (18 to 30 light rail vehicles).
Schematic map of Green Line branches and stations. The Green Line's core is the central subway, a group of tunnels which run through downtown Boston. [10] The Tremont Street subway runs roughly north–south through downtown, with stations at Boylston, Park Street, Government Center, Haymarket, and North Station – all with connections to other lines of the MBTA subway system.
The Green Line Extension (GLX) was a construction project to extend the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line light rail system northwest into Somerville and Medford, two inner suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. The project opened in two phases in 2022 at a total cost of $2.28 billion.
The MBTA designated the remaining streetcar lines as the Green Line in 1965; in 1967, the Watertown line became the Green Line A branch, with the Lake Street (Boston College) line becoming the B branch. A branch service ended on June 21, 1969, leaving only the B branch on Commonwealth Avenue. [15]
From June to September 1979, all service on the line was with PCCs due to LRV maintenance issues. [8] The line was cut back to Government Center except at rush hour from March 21 to June 21, 1980, and cut back to Park Street on April 4, 1981. [8] The line was extended to Government Center on June 26, 1982, with LRVs providing all service. [8]
The Lowell Line runs roughly northwest–southeast through the station area, with the two-track Medford Branch of the Green Line on the south side of the Lowell Line tracks. The station has a single island platform, 225 feet (69 m) long and 22.5 feet (6.9 m) wide, between the Green Line tracks northwest of Broadway. A canopy covers the full ...
Service; Type: Light rail: System: Green Line (MBTA subway) Operator(s) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: Technical; Line length: 8.6 miles (13.8 km) Number of tracks: 2: Track gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) Electrification: 600 V DC overhead
Harvard Avenue station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The station is located on the west side of Commonwealth Avenue at Harvard Avenue, in a residential and commercial district. The station consists of two side platforms, located on opposite sides of Harvard ...