The MBTA Red Line is one of four subway lines in Boston, Massachusetts. The line consists of 22 stations, of which, 12 are underground and 10 are above ground. The line begins at Alewife moving through Cambridge and stopping at Davis, Porter Square, Harvard, Central, Kendall/MIT, then goes above ground and goes over the Longfellow bridge, at grade with traffic but is fenced off. Then as it leaves the Longfellow bridge it makes a stop at Charles/MGH. The line then goes underground and stops at Park Street, a station with a Spanish Solution platform arrangement, then Downtown Crossing, Boston South Station, Broadway, Andrew, and then comes out of the tunnel where the two branches go on their own tracks and go into JFK/UMass. At JFK/UMass there is also a connection to the Cabot Yard. Continuing South, the Ashmont Branch makes a stop at Savin Hill while the Braintree branch continues and does not stop there. The lines then separate into their own branches. The Ashmont Branch consists of Fields Corner, Shawmut, and Ashmont. At Ashmont, the trains have to lay up in order to turn around for the next journey back to Alewife. Ashmont also has Codman Yard. Meanwhile, the Braintree branch has a very long stretch from JFK/UMass down to North Quincy. On the way there it passes over the Neponset Bridge. The branch then continues South of North Quincy stopping at Wollaston, Quincy Center, Quincy Adams, and finally Braintree. The śystem uses One Person Train Operation (OPTO) and trains run in 6 car formations. The Red Line consists of 3 unique rolling stock, the 1700s, the 1800s, and the 1900s. Pictures and descriptions below. UTDC 1700s Series. Built from 1987-1989. Car Length, 69 Feet 6 Inches. Car Width, 10 Feet. Bombardier 1800s Series. Built from 1993-1994. Car Length, 69 Feet 6 Inches. Car Width, 10 Feet. CRRC 1900s Series. Car Length, 69 Feet 9.75 Inches. Car Width, 10 Feet. Stations: Alewife (TERMINUS): Davis Porter: Harvard: Central Kendall/MIT: Charles/MGH: Park Street: Downtown Crossing: South Station: Broadway: Andrew JFK/UMass: (Note: Ashmont and Braintree branches seperate completely south of Savin Hill.) ASHMONT BRANCH Savin Hill: (Braintree branch on the left, Commuter Rail in the middle, Ashmont branch on the right.) Fields Corner: Shawmut Ashmont (TERMINUS): BRAINTREE BRANCH: North Quincy Wollaston: Quincy Center Quincy Adams: Braintree (TERMINUS): MBTA Map: This would be a cool route so let some support for this! Also I couldn't put more than 20 pictures so some station pictures are excluded.
this is a great suggestion, this route could be likely in the future. in fact before rush hour was announced there was a teaser image and it showed the city of Boston, and people actually thought that it would be this route, until when rush hour released. Boston providence was announced, so not only its a good suggestion this could have potentially been one of the rush hour routes
