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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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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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