MBTA subway

Rapid transit system in Boston region
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MBTA subway

Summary

MBTA subway is a rapid transit[1]. It draws 3,710 Wikipedia views per month (rapid_transit category, ranking #32 of 236).[2]

Key Facts

  • MBTA subway is located in Massachusetts[3].
  • MBTA subway is in the country of United States[4].
  • MBTA subway's instance of is recorded as rapid transit[5].
  • MBTA subway's instance of is recorded as Q12162186[6].
  • MBTA subway is operated by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority[7].
  • MBTA subway is part of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority[8].
  • MBTA subway's Commons category is recorded as MBTA subway[9].
  • MBTA subway comprises Orange Line[10].
  • MBTA subway comprises Blue Line[11].
  • MBTA subway comprises Red Line[12].
  • MBTA subway comprises Green Line[13].
  • MBTA subway comprises Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line[14].
  • MBTA subway comprises Green Line E branch[15].
  • MBTA subway comprises Green Line B branch[16].
  • MBTA subway comprises Green Line C branch[17].
  • MBTA subway comprises Green Line D branch[18].
  • January 1, 1901 marks the founding of MBTA subway[19].
  • MBTA subway's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.3552, 'longitude': -71.0588}[20].
  • MBTA subway's official website is recorded as http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/[21].
  • MBTA subway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:MBTA subway[22].
  • MBTA subway's date of official opening is recorded as 1897[23].
  • MBTA subway's has list is recorded as list of MBTA subway stations[24].
  • MBTA subway's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+167200000'}[25].
  • MBTA subway's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+352519591'}[26].
  • MBTA subway's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+152300000'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include rapid transit[5] and Q12162186[6].

Origins

January 1, 1901 marks the founding of MBTA subway[19].

Use and Application

Components include Orange Line[10], a rapid transit line[28], in United States[29]; Blue Line[11], a rapid transit line[30], in United States[31]; Red Line[12], a rapid transit line[32], in United States[33]; Green Line[13], a light rail system line[34], in United States[35]; Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line[14], a light rail system line[36], in United States[37]; and Green Line E branch[15], a light rail system line[38], in United States[39]. MBTA subway is part of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority[8].

Why It Matters

MBTA subway draws 3,710 Wikipedia views per month (rapid_transit category, ranking #32 of 236).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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