Green Line

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne  and some very happy advocates and citizens gathered this morning at Somerville Junction Park to celebrate the opening.

Somerville High School was full of joy and gratitude yesterday as the community celebrated the opening of the full Green Line Extension!

If you missed Monday’s festivities, you can watch above. Below are clips from Ball Square the same morning.

Here is how Arlington author and illustrator A.J.B. Lane commemorated the Green Line Extension opening in the Ideas section of the Boston Sunday Globe.

Hundreds rode the first trains, music was played, mayors (current and former) danced, speeches were given, and Somerville became an even better place to live on this fine December day! Keep reading for more photos from Karen Molloy.

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…

"The Green Line’s Medford extension has an opening date at long last" (Boston.com) “We’re really pleased to be able to share this news,” [T General Manager Steve Poftak] told the MBTA Board of Directors, noting that T leadership has been “eagerly awaiting” the announcement for years. 

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…

"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…

"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:…