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.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (49)

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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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ