Orange Line is colored orange

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The Orange Line is one of the primary rapid transit routes in Boston’s subway system, running north–south through the city and serving key neighborhoods and downtown areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rapid transit line
color orange
connectsWith Blue Line (MBTA)
linked to: MBTA Blue Line

Green Line (MBTA)
MBTA Commuter Rail
MBTA bus network
Red Line (MBTA)
linked to: MBTA Red Line
electrification third rail
fareSystem MBTA fare system
lineLength approximately 11 miles
locatedIn Boston
Massachusetts
United States
numberOfStations 20
openedAsCurrentAlignment 1987
operator Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
linked to: MBTA
owner Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
linked to: MBTA
partOf MBTA subway system
linked to: Boston subway

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
linked to: MBTA
primaryFunction urban passenger transport
replaced Washington Street Elevated
routeOrientation north–south
serves Back Bay
Boston neighborhoods
Charlestown
Chinatown
Downtown Crossing
Jamaica Plain
Malden
Medford
North Station
Roxbury
Somerville
downtown Boston
linked to: Downtown Boston

key employment centers in Boston
key residential neighborhoods in Boston
system MBTA
terminusNorth Oak Grove station
terminusSouth Forest Hills station
trackGauge standard gauge
transitType heavy rail

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Boston subway colorCodeSystem Orange Line is colored orange
Main Line Elevated colorDesignation Orange Line (after MBTA color-coding)
linked to: Orange Line is colored orange