Greenbush Line

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The Greenbush Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system. The line was completed on 6 February 2007.^[1] The 18-mile line restores train service along the New Haven Railroad's Greenbush Branch, from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through the towns of Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, and Scituate on the South Shore of the Greater Boston area.

Construction of the line began in 2003, and it is scheduled to open for service in the summer of 2007. The extension of MBTA rail service along this branch is intended to ameliorate the increasing levels of automobile and public transportation (boat and subway) congestion that have affected south shore commuters in recent years along the Southeast Expressway and Route 3.

The project has not been free of controversy; residents of some communities initially opposed it on the grounds that it would increase noise levels and aesthetically mar the neighborhoods through which the new rail service was to run. As a result of these complaints, the MBTA has taken several measures to reduce the environmental impact of the Greenbush service, including constructing a $40 million, 800 foot long tunnel under downtown Hingham.

The proposed station stops (following South Station) are: JFK/UMass, Quincy Center, Weymouth Landing, East Weymouth, West Hingham, Nantasket Junction, Cohasset, North Scituate and Greenbush.

[edit] References

^ Daniel, Mac; Globe Staff (2007-02-06). Greenbush line marks a milestone. The Boston Globe.

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Red Line		Alewife – Ashmont / Braintree ––– Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line: Ashmont – Mattapan
Green Line		Lechmere – Boston College ("B") / Cleveland Circle ("C") / Riverside ("D") / Arborway (Heath Street) ("E") ––– Watertown ("A")
Orange Line		Oak Grove – Forest Hills ––– Charlestown Elevated – Atlantic Avenue Elevated – Washington Street Elevated
Blue Line		Wonderland – Bowdoin
Silver Line		Dudley Square – Downtown Crossing; South Station – various points
Buses		List - Crosstown Buses - Former Streetcars - Trackless Trolleys - Key Routes - East Boston Area - South Boston - Urban Ring
Commuter Rail		Greenbush – Old Colony Lines (MBTA) – Fairmount – Providence/Stoughton – Franklin – Needham – Framingham/Worcester – Fitchburg – Lowell – Haverhill/Reading – Newburyport/Rockport - North-South Rail Link
Miscellaneous		Accessibility – Boat service – CharlieCard – Nomenclature
Predecessors		Boston Elevated Railway – Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway – Middlesex and Boston Street Railway