Charlestown Elevated

The Charlestown Elevated was a segment of the MBTA Orange Line rapid transit line that ran from the Canal Street Incline in downtown Boston, Massachusetts through Charlestown to a terminal in Everett, Massachusetts. It opened in June 1901 and was replaced by the Haymarket North Extension in April 1975.

Charlestown Elevated
An Orange Line train on the Charlestown Bridge in 1967
Overview
Termini
Stations5
Service
SystemBERy Main Line / MBTA Orange Line
History
OpenedJune 10, 1901
ClosedApril 4, 1975
Technical
Number of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+1โ„2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map

Everett
Mystic River
Sullivan Square
Thompson Square
City Square
North Station
Tremont Street subway
(1901โ€“1908)
Washington Street subway
(1908โ€“1975)
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