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A diagram of the MBTA green line showing closed stations between Kenmore and North Station during a 4-day closure in June 2025. Alternative routes include shuttle buses between Babcock St. and Back Bay station, and the Orange Line between Back Bay and North Station.

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4-Day Green Line Shutdown Begins Wednesday Evening

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Christian MilNeil

A map of Brookline and the four branches of the Green Line, with the C branch in the center running from Cleveland Circle at lower left to Kenmore Square at upper right.

C Branch Accessibility Upgrade Plan credit MBTA

Accessibility

MBTA’s Green Line Accessibility Project Will Consolidate Stops in Brookline

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Meghan Volcy

A diagram of alternative service options during the planned shutdown of the Green Line between Park St. station and Medford/Tufts in Somerville. Pictured are the Orange Line, which has direct transfers to the Green Line at North Station and Haymarket and a short walking connection between Park St. and Downtown Crossing via the Winter St. Concourse, and a dashed line indicating shuttle service to stops between North Station and Medford Tufts. There will be no shuttle service to Union Sq.

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Green Line Extension Takes a 2-Week Break for the Final Subway Shutdown of 2024

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T Things to Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving

A man runs along a train platform next to a Green Line train.

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Transit

Friday Video: Runners Versus the Green Line

Two images side-by-side show a green line train at a platform. The left image is a photo of a train next to a broken, narrow asphalt platform in the median of a multi-lane roadway as a pedestrian crosses in a crosswalk towards it. The right image is a rendering of a wider platform with benches, lights, and wayfinding signage and a fence that protects the platform from the adjacent roadway.

B Branch platforms, current and rendering, credit MBTA and Wikimedia Commons

Here’s the MBTA’s Plan to Make the Green Line B Branch Accessible

A full-size mockup of a Green Line train sits behind an American flag under a white tent. On a ramp to the left, people wait to enter the doors of the mockup.

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Photos: The MBTA’s New Green Line Train, Arriving 2027

A rendering of a large mixed-use development consisting of several multi-story buildings. In the left foreground is a golf course; in the bottom-right corner is the Riverside MBTA Green Line station, and in the upper right is a large rail yard for Green Line trains.

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Housing

New Plans for Riverside Green Line Station Call for More Housing, Less Parking

A diversion diagram for the Green Line B branch, illustrated as a horizontal line, with Boston College on the left and Kenmore to the right, with an arrow pointing further right labelled "Park St & north". A black dotted line connects stations between Boston College and Babcock St., representing suspended streetcar service. A solid green line, representing active service, connects Babcock St. to Kenmore to the right. Red octagons with white Xs mark the Allston St., Griggs St. and Packards Corner stations where there will be no shuttle service.

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T Suspends B Branch Service Along Commonwealth Ave. ‘Til August 11

A cropped view of the MBTA rapid transit map showing the B and C branches of the Green Line, with the following stations highlighted in red: on the B branch from left (west) to right: South St., Chestnut Hill Ave., Chiswick Rd., Sutherland Rd., and Packard's Corner; on the C branch, from left (west) to right: Englewood ave., Dean Rd., Tappan St., Fairbanks St., Brandon Hall, Summit Ave., St. Paul St., Kent St., Hawes St.

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Washington Pledges $68 Million for Green Line Accessibility Upgrades

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