Former elevated railway in Boston, Massachusetts, US
Atlantic Avenue Elevated
The Atlantic Avenue Elevated outside South Station
Overview
Termini
North Station
Tower D
Stations
6
Service
System
Boston Elevated Railway
History
Opened
22 August 1901[1]
Closed
30 September 1938[1]
Technical
Number of tracks
2
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map
to
Tremont Street Subway (1901-1908)
Washington Street Subway (1908-1938)
North Station
Charlestown Elevated
Tower C
Battery Street
State Street
East Boston Tunnel
Rowes Wharf
BRB&L ferry
South Station
Cambridge-
Dorchester Tunnel
Beach Street
closed 1919
to Washington Street Subway
1908-1938
to Tremont Street Subway
1901-1908
Tower D
Washington Street Elevated
1901-1987
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The Atlantic Avenue Elevated was an elevated railway around the east side of Downtown Boston, Massachusetts, providing a second route for the Boston Elevated Railway's Main Line Elevated (now the MBTA's Orange Line) around the Washington Street tunnel. It was in use from 1901 to 1938, when it was closed due to low ridership, later being demolished.[2]
^ abBelcher, Jonathan (27 June 2015). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2015" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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