Talk:Orange Line (MBTA)/Historical maps

Latest comment: 13 years ago by Pi.1415926535

This is a former draft, used by User:Pi.1415926535 to work on a series of historical route diagram templates. After completion, they were moved to Orange Line (MBTA)#Historical routes.

Since there's been no objection in three days to my query here, I'm undertaking a bit of a project. The current Orange Line route diagram template is somewhat confusing - it has the old Charlestown Elevated and Washington Street Elevated as show/hide options, which makes them look like branches rather than mainline routes, and it doesn't show the Atlantic Avenue Elevated at all.

What I'll be doing here is making a series of roughly five route diagram templates, with shared common sections:

  • 1901-1908: Charlestown Elevated, Atlantic Ave. Elevated, Tremont Street Subway, Washington Elevated to Dudley
  • 1908-1938: Charlestown, Washington Street (to Forest Hills), and Atlantic Ave elevateds; Washington Street Subway
  • 1938-1975: Charlestown and Washington Street elevateds; Washington Street Subway
  • 1975-1987: Washington Street Elevated; Haymarket North extension; Washington Street Subway
  • 1987-present: Southwest Corridor; Haymarket North extension; Washington Street Subway (use current rdt with modifications)

The templates will be on their individual pages, but I'll post them here. Once they're complete, I'll ask around for the okay to move them to a section, either on the main Orange Line page or its own page.

It'll take a few days to get it done, and anyone is welcome to help. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 00:40, 26 March 2011 (UTC)Reply

Finally getting a chance to get back to this. Expecting completion soon. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 03:29, 16 July 2011 (UTC)Reply
All 5 now completed. I will have some folks who know more than I check for errors. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 05:19, 16 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

1901-1908

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Sullivan Square
Thompson Square
opened 1902
City Square
North Station
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Canal Street incline to
Tremont Street subway
Battery Street
Haymarket
Adams Square
Scollay Square
State Street
Rowes Wharf
Park Street
South Station
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Boylston
Pleasant Street
Beach Street
Dover
Northampton
Dudley Square

1908-1938

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Everett
opened 1919
Sullivan Square
Thompson Square
City Square
North Station
Rail transportation in the United States#Passenger railroads
Canal Street incline to
Washington Street subway
Battery Street
Friend-Union
Milk-State
State Street
Rowes Wharf
Summer
South Station
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Boylston-Essex
Beach Street
closed 1919
Dover
Northampton
Dudley Square
Egleston
opened 1909
Green Street
opened 1912
Forest Hills
opened 1909 Rail transportation in the United States#Passenger railroads

1938-1975

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Everett
Sullivan Square
Thompson Square
City Square
North Station
Washington Street subway
Friend-Union
Milk-State
Winter-Summer
Boylston-Essex
Dover
Northampton
Dudley Square
Egleston
Green Street
Forest Hills
Arborway

1975-1987

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Oak Grove
opened 1977
Malden Center
Wellington
Sullivan Square
Community College
North Station
Amtrak
Haymarket
Washington Street subway
State
Washington
Essex
Dover
Northampton
Dudley Square
Egleston
Green Street
Forest Hills
Arborway
closed 1985

1987-present

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Oak Grove
Malden Center
Wellington
Assembly
opened 2014
Sullivan Square
Community College
North Station
Amtrak
Haymarket
Washington Street subway
State
Downtown Crossing
Chinatown
Tufts Medical Center
Back Bay
Amtrak
Massachusetts Avenue
Ruggles
Roxbury Crossing
Jackson Square
Stony Brook
Green Street
Forest Hills

Completed table

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1901-1908 1908-1938 1938-1975
 
Sullivan Square
 
Thompson Square
opened 1902
 
City Square
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North Station
 
 
Canal Street incline to
Tremont Street subway
 
 
Battery Street
 
 
Haymarket
 
 
 
 
Adams Square
 
 
 
 
 
Scollay Square
 
 
 
 
 
 
State Street
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rowes Wharf
 
 
Park Street
 
 
South Station
 
 
Boylston
 
 
 
 
 
Pleasant Street
 
 
 
Beach Street
 
 
 
 
Dover
 
Northampton
 
Dudley Square
 
 
Everett
opened 1919
 
 
 
 
Sullivan Square
 
Thompson Square
 
City Square
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North Station
 
 
Canal Street incline to
Washington Street subway
 
 
Battery Street
 
 
 
 
Friend-Union
 
 
 
 
 
Milk-State
 
 
 
 
 
 
State Street
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rowes Wharf
 
 
 
 
 
Summer
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Station
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boylston-Essex
 
 
Beach Street
closed 1919
 
 
 
 
Dover
 
Northampton
 
Dudley Square
 
Egleston
opened 1909
 
Green Street
opened 1912
 
Forest Hills
opened 1909  
 
 
Everett
 
 
 
 
Sullivan Square
 
Thompson Square
 
City Square
 
 
 
 
North Station
 
 
Washington Street subway
 
Friend-Union
 
 
 
Milk-State
 
 
 
Winter-Summer
 
Boylston-Essex
 
 
Dover
 
Northampton
 
Dudley Square
 
Egleston
 
Green Street
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forest Hills
 
 
 
Arborway
1975-1987 1987-present Notes
 
 
Oak Grove
opened 1977
 
 
Malden Center
 
 
Wellington
 
 
 
 
Sullivan Square
 
 
Community College
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North Station
 
 
 
 
 
Haymarket
 
Washington Street subway
 
 
 
State
 
 
 
Washington
 
Essex
 
 
Dover
 
Northampton
 
Dudley Square
 
Egleston
 
Green Street
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forest Hills
 
 
 
Arborway
closed 1985
 
 
Oak Grove
 
 
Malden Center
 
 
Wellington
 
 
 
 
Assembly
opened 2014
 
Sullivan Square
 
 
Community College
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North Station
 
 
 
 
 
Haymarket
 
Washington Street subway
 
 
 
 
State
 
 
 
 
Downtown Crossing
 
Chinatown
 
Tufts Medical Center
 
Back Bay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Massachusetts Avenue
 
 
 
 
 
Ruggles
 
 
 
 
 
Roxbury Crossing
 
 
 
 
 
Jackson Square
 
 
 
 
 
Stony Brook
 
 
 
 
 
Green Street
 
 
Forest Hills
  • The Forest Hills extension of the Washington Street Elevated opened in 1909; the infill station at Green Street opened in 1912.
  • The section of the Atlantic Avenue elevated between South Station and the junction near Dover was closed in 1928 after an accident.
  • Haymarket and State got their modern names in 1967. Downtown Crossing and Chinatown also chanegd names in 1967 but changed again in 1987.
  • Oak Grove opened in 1977, two years after the rest of the Haymarket North Extension.
  • Tufts Medical Center was New England Medical Center until 2010.