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Riverside Line / Highland Branch |image = Inbound train at Newton Center.jpg |image_width = 330px |caption = An inbound train at Newton Center station |type = Light rail |system = Green Line |status = |locale = Greater Boston |start = Park Street (Rush Hour) North Station (All other times) |end = Riverside |stations = 20 |routes = |ridership = 22,922 (2006 typical weekday, surface boardings only) |open = July 4, 1959 |close = |owner = MBTA |operator = MBTA |character = Underground (Kenmore and eastward) Grade-separated ROW (west of Kenmore) |stock = Kinki Sharyo Type 7 Ansaldobreda Type 8 |linelength = |tracklength = |notrack = |gauge = |el = |speed = |elevation = |map = |}} The "D" Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Green Line, also known as the Highland Branch or the Riverside Line, is a light rail line in west Boston, Massachusetts. It branches off near Kenmore Square from the Tremont Street Subway and Boylston Street subway from downtown shared with the other light rail lines. It then continues west for about ten miles on a private surface right of way, grade separated from roads and highways, formerly the Highland Branch of the Boston and Albany Railroad. The right of way is double tracked throughout without express tracks. , the downtown terminus is at the Park Street station during rush hours and at North Station during other times; from time to time the Riverside Line had continued an additional mile to the Lechmere terminal in East Cambridge. Free transfer is provided to the rapid transit lines and other light rail lines (the "B" Branch to Boston College, the "C" Branch to Cleveland Circle, and the "E" Branch to Heath St.) at the various subway stops. The "D" Branch was the most recent light rail line to be built in the Boston area, opening in 1959. The route has varied scenery, passing golf courses, residential neighborhoods, woods, lakes, and small town centers. The Newton Center and Newton Highlands stations still feature classic granite railroad station houses from the late 19th century. Over the years, space in these two stations has been rented to shops, although , the Newton Highlands station is largely vacant. ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Green Line "D" Branch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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