Greenbush Line

The Greenbush Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system which serves the South Shore region of Massachusetts. The 27.6-mile (44.4 km) line runs from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through the cities and towns of Quincy, Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, and Scituate to the Greenbush neighborhood in southern Scituate. There are ten stations along the line. From South Station, to Quincy Center, service operates in conjunction with the Old Colony Lines commuter rail service via the Old Colony Main Line. From Weymouth Landing/East Braintree to Greenbush, trains utilize the Greenbush Branch, the former South Shore Railroad line that was later incorporated into the Old Colony Railroad.

Greenbush Line
An outbound train at North Scituate station in April 2013
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerMBTA
LocaleSoutheastern Massachusetts
Termini
Stations10
Service
TypeCommuter rail line
SystemMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Train number(s)70-95 (weekday)
1070-1085 (Saturday)
2070-2085 (Sunday)
Operator(s)Keolis North America
Daily ridership2,691 (October 2022)
History
OpenedOctober 31, 2007
ClosedJune 30, 1959 (previous NYNH&H service)
Technical
Line length27.6 miles (44.4 km)
CharacterSurface level with one tunnel
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Route map

 Red  to Alewife
0.0 mi
0 km
South Station
lines via Back Bay
Cabot Yard
Broadway
Track 61
Southampton Street Yard
Andrew
Dorchester Tunnel
2.3 mi
3.7 km
JFK/UMass
Savin Hill
 Red  to Ashmont
North Quincy
Wollaston
7.9 mi
12.7 km
Quincy Center
Quincy Adams
 Red  to Braintree
 Middleborough/Lakeville 
 Kingston 
11.8 mi
19 km
Weymouth Landing/
East Braintree
14.6 mi
23.5 km
East Weymouth
16.2 mi
26.1 km
West Hingham
18.3 mi
29.5 km
Nantasket Junction
19.9 mi
32 km
Cohasset
23.3 mi
37.5 km
North Scituate
27.6 mi
44.4 km
Greenbush
Yard
Greenbush
South Shore RR to Plymouth

Modern passenger service on the Greenbush Line began on October 31, 2007. This service restoration, put in place as environmental mitigation for the Big Dig project, was the first passenger service on the line since 1959.

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