Washington Street Elevated

Washington Street Elevated
An Orange Line train arriving at Forest Hills in June 1967
Overview
Termini
Stations6
Service
SystemMBTA Orange Line
History
OpenedJune 10, 1901 (Dover-Dudley)
November 22, 1909 (Egleston-Forest Hills)
ClosedApril 30, 1987
Technical
Number of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
Washington Street Subway
1908-1987
1901-1938
1901-1908
Pleasant Street
closed 1908
Tower D
Dover
Northampton
Dudley Square
Egleston
Green Street
Arborway
closed 1985
Forest Hills

The Washington Street Elevated was an elevated segment of Boston's Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority subway system, comprising the southern stretch of the Orange Line. It ran from Chinatown through the South End and Roxbury, ending in Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain, Boston.