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MBTA D Branch

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Green Line D Branch

Overview
Type Light Rail
System Green Line
Operator MBTA
Locale Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Newton, and Sommerville
Route
Termini Union Square
Riverside
Stations 25
Route length 14.5 Mi (23.3 km)
Service
Opened July 4, 1959
Frequency Every 6-20 Minutes
Rolling stock Type 7, Type 8, Type 9
Track gauge 4 ft 8.6 in (1435mm)
Electrification 600 V DC Overhead

Route map

Union Square
To Inner Belt Yard
From Medford/Tufts
Lechmere
Science Park/West End
North Station
Haymarket
Government Center
Park Street
Boylston
Arlington
Copley
To Heath Street
Hynes Convention Center
To Boston College
Kenmore
To Cleveland Circle
Fenway
Longwood
Brookline Village
Brookline Hills
Beaconsfield
To Upper Yard
Reservoir
To Reservoir Yard
Chestnut Hill
Newton Centre
Newton Highlands
Eliot
Waban
Woodland
Riverside
to Riverside Yard



Route Description

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Route Diagram

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Station Chain Notes / Connections
Union Square U43+10 MBTA Bus: 85, 91
Lechmere A189+25 Green Line: E Branch
MBTA Bus: 69, 80, 87, 88
Science Park / West End A161+28
North Station A137+52 Orange Line
MBTA Bus: 4

Commuter Rail:
Newburyport Rockport Line
Haverhill Line
Lowell Line
Fitchburg Line

Haymarket A123+25 Orange Line
MBTA Bus: 4, 92, 93, 111, 354, 426, 428, 450
Government Center A112+71 Blue Line
MBTA Bus: 354
Park Street A96+41 Red Line
Silver Line: SL5
MBTA Bus: 43

At Downtown Crossing:
Orange Line
MBTA Bus: 7, 11, 501, 504, 505

Boylston A85+46 Silver Line: SL5
MBTA Bus: 43
Arlington A65+11 MBTA Bus: 9, 10, 55, 504, 505
Copley A46+52 Green Line: E Branch
MBTA Bus: 9, 10, 39, 55, 504, 505

At Back Bay:
Framingham/Worcester Line
Needham line
Franklin/Foxboro Line
Providence/Stoughton Line

Hynes Convention Center A19+02 MBTA Bus: 1, 55
Kenmore B3+33 Green Line: B Branch / C Branch
MBTA Bus: 8, 19, 57, 60

At Lansdowne:
Framingham/Worcester Line

Fenway D13+33 MBTA Bus: 47, 57, 85
Longwood D32+27 N/A
Brookline Village D72+14 MBTA Bus: 60, 65, 66
Brookline Hills D99+02 N/A
Beaconsfield D141+31 N/A
Reservoir D162+51 MBTA Bus: 51, 86
Chestnut Hill D216+84 N/A
Newton Centre D294+65 N/A
Newton Highlands D337+49 MBTA Bus: 59
Eliot D377+10 N/A
Waban D422+06 N/A
Woodland D465+95 N/A
Riverside D495+02 MBTA Bus: 558