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The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) as part of the MBTA subway system. The line runs south and east underground from Alewife station in North Cambridge through Somerville and Cambridge, surfacing to cross the Longfellow Bridge then returning to tunnels under Downtown Boston.
The color-branded lines consist of three heavy rail lines (Red, Orange, and Blue), one branched light rail system , and a short light rail line (the Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line, colored as part of the Red Line). All except the Ashmont–Mattapan line operate in tunnels in the downtown area, but no route operates entirely underground, and ...
A bold line designation indicates that the station is a terminus for that line. Connections: Denotes any links to MBTA subway and MBTA bus routes, to other bus systems, to Amtrak trains, or to the CapeFLYER at the station. City/neighborhood: Identifies the municipality (and for Boston, the neighborhood) in which the station is located. Fare zone
According to the MBTA, just before 6 a.m., the first car of a Red Line train derailed while using a rail crossover near Broadway Station in South Boston as part of a planned Red Line diversion.
The new closures will precede a 16-day October shutdown of Red Line service between JFK/UMass and Ashmont Station that T officials announced last week.
The MBTA doesn't plan to shut down the Red Line from end to end, the agency's leader said Wednesday. ... 14,000 linear feet of rail and more than 40% of signals targeted.
South Station (also signed as South Station Under) is a transfer station on the MBTA rapid transit Red Line and bus rapid transit Silver Line, located at Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.
Conventional bicycles are generally allowed on MBTA commuter rail, commuter boat, and rapid transit lines during off-peak hours and all day on weekends and holidays. However, bicycles are not allowed at any time on the Green Line, or the Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line segment of the Red Line. Buses equipped with bike racks at the front ...