Southwest Corridor alignment of the Orange Line

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The Southwest Corridor alignment of the Orange Line is a modern, partially below-grade and surface transit route in Boston that replaced the former elevated Main Line structure, integrating rapid transit with a landscaped transportation corridor.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rapid transit alignment ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ
character partially below-grade ⓘ
surface alignment ⓘ
cityServed Boston ⓘ
connectsNeighborhood Back Bay ⓘ
Forest Hills ⓘ
Jamaica Plain ⓘ
Roxbury ⓘ
South End ⓘ
connectsStation Back Bay station ⓘ
Forest Hills station ⓘ
Green Street station ⓘ
Jackson Square station ⓘ
Massachusetts Avenue station ⓘ
Ruggles station ⓘ
Stony Brook station ⓘ
constructionCompleted late 1980s ⓘ
electrification third rail 600 V DC ⓘ
followsCorridorOf Interstate 93 (planned alignment, cancelled) ⓘ
Southwest Corridor (Boston) ⓘ
hasGauge standard gauge ⓘ
hasNumberOfTracks 2 ⓘ
hasStructureType cut-and-cover trench ⓘ
open cut ⓘ
surface right-of-way ⓘ
includesFacility bikeway ⓘ
parkland ⓘ
pedestrian paths ⓘ
integratedWith Southwest Corridor Park ⓘ
landscaped transportation corridor ⓘ
locatedIn Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
United States ⓘ
openedAsAlignmentFor MBTA Orange Line ⓘ
openingDate 1987 ⓘ
operator Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ⓘ
linked to: MBTA
owner Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ⓘ
linked to: MBTA
parallelTo MBTA Commuter Rail Franklin Line ⓘ
MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Line ⓘ
MBTA Commuter Rail Providence/Stoughton Line ⓘ
partOf MBTA Orange Line ⓘ
partOfNetwork MBTA subway system ⓘ
linked to: Boston subway
purpose integrate transit with open space ⓘ
replace elevated rapid transit structure ⓘ
replaced Main Line Elevated structure ⓘ
Washington Street Elevated ⓘ
replacedServiceOn Washington Street corridor ⓘ
uses rail rapid transit ⓘ

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

Main Line Elevated → replacedBy → Southwest Corridor alignment of the Orange Line ⓘ
Washington Street Elevated → replacedBy → Southwest Corridor section of the Orange Line ⓘ
linked to: Southwest Corridor alignment of the Orange Line