The rest of the Green Line opens Monday! Here’s where to celebrate

December 12 is the first day of service of the Medford branch of the Green Line Extension. It's been a long journey and Somerville is ready to celebrate. Here are upcoming events: Monday, Dec 12 4:30 am: Meet the MBTA General Manager at the new Medford/Tufts station.4:45 am: Ride the first train from the same station.7-8 am: Celebrate with Somerville Mayor…

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Green Line Extension closing for four weeks, Medford branch opening delayed again

It hasn't been a good summer for the MBTA -- and certainly not for its riders. The T announced two pieces of bad news: Starting Aug 22, the Green Line will close between Government Center and Union Square for four weeks. They say the closure is necessary to complete the Medford branch work, as well as work on the Government Center…

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Green Line Extension phase 2 opens late summer

"Green Line Extension to Medford was set to start service in December, then May, then this summer. Now? ‘Tracking for late summer,’ T says." (Boston Globe) Slated to start carrying passengers in December, then May, then this summer, the branch and its five new stations are now scheduled to open for business in “late summer,” said MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo via…

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Roundup of Green Line coverage

"Decades in the making, Green Line Extension to Somerville’s Union Square finally opens for passengers" (Boston Globe) "GLX opening a major achievement for the T" (CommonWealth Magazine) "The MBTA's Green Line finally goes all the way to Somerville" (WBUR) "Green Line Extension pulls into the Somerville’s Union Square … finally!" (Boston Herald) "Somerville, Cambridge celebrate GLX opening" (Somerville Times) "At last:…

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