Green Line Extension

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The Green Line Extension is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority light rail project that extends Boston’s Green Line service into previously unserved neighborhoods in Somerville and Medford.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf light rail extension project
public transit infrastructure project
cityServedByStation Medford
Somerville
connectsWithLine MBTA Green Line D Branch
MBTA Green Line E Branch
country United States
electrification overhead catenary
environmentalGoal reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation
environmentalReviewCompleted yes
fareMedia CharlieCard
CharlieTicket
fareSystem MBTA fare system
fundedBy Commonwealth of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts

Federal Transit Administration
hasAccessibilityFeature all stations are ADA accessible
includesBranch Medford Branch
Union Square Branch
includesStation Ball Square
East Somerville
Gilman Square
Lechmere
Magoun Square
Medford/Tufts
Union Square
locatedInMetropolitanArea Greater Boston
modeOfTransport light rail
operator Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
linked to: MBTA
owner Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
linked to: MBTA
partOfSystem MBTA Green Line
planningIncludes transit-oriented development opportunities
projectType urban rail extension
purpose expand Green Line service into Somerville and Medford
improve public transit access in previously unserved neighborhoods
reduce automobile dependence in corridor
safetyFeature grade-separated from most road traffic
servesCity Boston
Medford
Somerville
startPoint Lechmere station
state Massachusetts
terminus Medford/Tufts station
Union Square station
trackGauge standard gauge
usesRightOfWay MBTA Lowell Line corridor
linked to: MBTA Lowell Line

former Boston and Maine Railroad corridor
usesRollingStock MBTA Type 7 light rail vehicle
MBTA Type 8 light rail vehicle
MBTA Type 9 light rail vehicle

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Lechmere Square servedByLine Green Line Extension
Union Square Branch projectName Green Line Extension
Union Square Branch partOfProject Green Line Extension
Union Square station (Somerville) partOf Green Line Extension
Union Square station (Somerville) projectPhase Phase 2 of the Green Line Extension
linked to: Green Line Extension
Union Square station (Somerville) category Green Line Extension
Union Square station partOfProject Green Line Extension
Medford/Tufts station partOf Green Line Extension
Ball Square station partOf Green Line Extension
Ball Square station isPartOfProject MBTA Green Line Extension Project
linked to: Green Line Extension
Green Line Union Square branch partOfProject Green Line Extension
Green Line Medford/Tufts branch partOf Green Line Extension
Green Line Medford/Tufts branch project Green Line Extension