Boston-area Streetcar Lines/old
As in many large cities, a large number of streetcar lines once existed in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and its inner suburbs. Only a few remain, namely the four branches of the Green Line and the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line, with only one (the Green Line E branch) running regular service on an undivided street.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) was formed on August 3, 1964, taking over operations from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). At that time, only the following streetcar and rapid transit lines still operated:
- 1 Harvard-Ashmont, renamed the Red Line on August 26, 1965
- 2 Everett-Forest Hills, renamed the Orange Line on August 26, 1965
- 3 Wonderland-Bowdoin, renamed the Blue Line on August 26, 1965
- 4 Riverside-Lechmere, renamed the Green Line "D" Branch on August 26, 1965
- 28 Mattapan-Ashmont, renamed the Red Line Mattapan line on August 26, 1965
- 39 Arborway-Park Street, renamed the Green Line "E" Branch on August 26, 1965
- 57 Heath Street-North Station, renamed the Green Line "E" Branch(short-turn trips) on August 26, 1965
- 61 Cleveland Circle-North Station, renamed the Green Line "C" Branchon August 26, 1965
- 62 Boston College-Government Center, renamed the Green Line "B" Branch on August 26, 1965
- 69 Watertown-Park Street, renamed the Green Line "A" Branch on August 26, 1965
Since then, Green Line "E" service to Arborway has been replaced by the 39 bus, and Green Line "A" service has been replaced by the 57 bus.
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