The Blue Line is one of four subway lines of the MBTA. It runs from northeast to southwest, extending from Wonderland station in Revere, Massachusetts to Bowdoin station near Beacon Hill in Boston. It meets the Green Line at Government Center, connects with the Orange Line at State Street, and provides service to Airport station with a free shuttle connection to Logan International Airport.
The East Boston Tunnel was the first subway in the world...
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The Blue Line is one of four subway lines of the MBTA. It runs from northeast to southwest, extending from Wonderland station in Revere, Massachusetts to Bowdoin station near Beacon Hill in Boston. It meets the Green Line at Government Center, connects with the Orange Line at State Street, and provides service to Airport station with a free shuttle connection to Logan International Airport.
The East Boston Tunnel was the first subway in the world to run underneath a section of the ocean. It was initially designed to carry streetcars. The tunnel ran from Maverick to Court Street via State, and opened in 1904. In 1906, Atlantic Station (now Aquarium) opened with a connection to the Atlantic Avenue Elevated. In 1916, the terminus at Court Street was moved to Bowdoin, and Scollay Square Under (now Government Center) opened near the closed Court Street station.
In 1925, the subway portion of the line was retrofitted with raised station platforms and rapid transit cars began shuttling...
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