Green Line
Encyclopedia

Geographic demarcations

  • Green Line, a name for the Gothic Line
    Gothic Line
    The Gothic Line formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselring's last major line of defence in the final stages of World War II along the summits of the Apennines during the fighting retreat of German forces in Italy against the Allied Armies in Italy commanded by General Sir Harold Alexander.Adolf Hitler...

     or "Linea Gotica", a German defensive line in Italy during World War II, renamed the "Green Line" in June 1944
  • The cities of Virginia Beach, Virginia
    Virginia Beach, Virginia
    Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...

     and Chico, California
    Chico, California
    Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...

     each have an urban growth boundary called the "Green Line".

A ceasefire or armistice line, as in:
  • Green Line (Cyprus), a cease fire line between the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
  • Green Line, the disputed border between India and Pakistan in the Sir Creek
    Sir Creek
    The Sir Creek is a 96 km strip of water disputed between India and Pakistan in the Rann of Kutch marshlands. The creek, which opens up into the Arabian Sea, divides the Kutch region of the Indian state of Gujarat with the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is located at approximately .Originally...

     area
  • Green Line (Israel)
    Green Line (Israel)
    Green Line refers to the demarcation lines set out in the 1949 Armistice Agreements between Israel and its neighbours after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War...

    , the 1949 Armistice lines established between Israel and its neighbours: Syria, Jordan, and Egypt
  • Green Line (Lebanon)
    Green Line (Lebanon)
    The Green Line was a line of demarcation in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990. It separated the mainly Muslim factions in West Beirut from the Christian Lebanese Front in East Beirut. The appellation refers to the coloration of the foliage that grew because the space...

    , a line of demarcation in Lebanon between Christian and Muslim militias in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War

Public transit companies

  • Green Bus Lines
    Green Bus Lines
    Green Bus Lines was a bus company in New York City, United States, managed most recently by Jerome Cooper , operating local service in Queens and express service to Manhattan until January 9, 2006, when the MTA Bus Company took over its routes.The company was incorporated on April 3, 1925 to...

    , a private New York City bus company now part of the public MTA Bus Company
  • Green Line Coaches
    Green Line Coaches
    Green Line is a commuter coach brand in the Home Counties of England. It is owned by the Arriva group.Green Line has its origin in the network of coach services established by the London General Omnibus Company in the 1920s and 1930s...

    , a commuter coach company, part of the Arriva group, operating services from London, England
  • New York Railways
    New York Railways
    New York State Railways was a grouping of several large city streetcar and electric interurban systems in upstate New York. It included the city transit systems in Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Oneida and Rome, plus various interurban lines connecting those cities.The company was formed in 1909 when...

    , a former street railway, also known as "Green Lines"

Public transit in Asia

  • Line 8, Beijing Subway
    Line 8, Beijing Subway
    Line 8 of the Beijing Subway , also known as the Olympic Branch Line , is the shortest of Beijing's subway lines currently in operation. It connects Beijing's Olympic village, called the Olympic Green, with Line 10, north of the city centre, in Chaoyang District. The line spans just 4.53 km, and...

    , Beijing, China
  • Chūō Line (Osaka), Japan
  • Green Line (Delhi Metro)
    Green Line (Delhi Metro)
    Green Line is the fifth line of the Delhi Metro network and the first line on standard gauge, as opposed to previous broad gauge lines. It runs between Inderlok and Mundka with a branch line connecting the line's Ashok Park Main station with Kirti Nagar station on the Blue Line...

    , in Delhi, India
  • Green Line (Namma Metro)
    Green Line (Namma Metro)
    The Green line of the Namma Metro is part of the mass-transit rail system for the city of Bangalore, India. It will consist of 24 stations from Hesaraghatta Cross to Puttenahalli Terminal. The line will measure and will be mostly elevated, with and 3 stations underground . The line will connect...

    , in Bangalore, India
  • Dzerzhinskaya Line
    Dzerzhinskaya Line
    Dzerzhinskaya Line is a line of the Novosibirsk Metro. The history of the line begins with the original Metro design plan, which despite numerous attempts could not make a provision to include the central railway terminal, something crucial for the Metro to become the city's main artery...

    , Novosibirsk, Russia
  • East West MRT Line
    East West MRT Line
    The East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...

    , a rapid transit line in Singapore
  • Green Line (Dubai Metro)
    Green Line (Dubai Metro)
    The Green Line is one of the two lines on the Dubai Metro network in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently opened in a limited phase, with 16 stations open from Etisalat to Dubai Healthcare City, though when completely operational; will have 18 stations spanning...

    , United Arab Emirates
  • Green Line (Taipei Metro), Taipei, Taiwan
  • Green Line (Yokohama)
    Green Line (Yokohama)
    The is a line of the Yokohama Municipal Subway in the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its formal designation is Line 4, and it is the first part of a proposed...

    , a subway line in Yokohama, Japan
  • Line 4, Guangzhou Metro
    Line 4, Guangzhou Metro
    Line 4 of the Guangzhou Metro or Nansha Line is a north-south line on the system that runs between Huangcun and Jinzhou stations, spanning a total of 43.7 km with 16 stations. It will eventually run from the Guangzhou Science Town to Nansha. The section of the line from Huangcun to Xinzao is...

    , Guangzhou, China
  • Kwun Tong Line (觀塘綫) of Hong Kong MTR, Hong Kong, China
  • Seoul Subway Line 2
    Seoul Subway Line 2
    Seoul Subway Line 2 is a circular line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The line running clockwise is called the "inner circle line" and the counter-clockwise line is called the "outer circle line." This is Seoul's most heavily used line, and the longest circular subway line in the world...

     (South Korea)
  • Line 2, Shanghai Metro, Shanghai, China
  • Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, a line in Tokyo, Japan

Public transit in the United States

  • Green Line (Baltimore)
    Green Line (Baltimore)
    The Green Line is a proposed mass transit line for the Baltimore, Maryland area in the United States. It is still in the planning stages and its construction is not guaranteed.-Concept:...

    , a proposed transit line
  • Green Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
    Green Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
    The Green Line is part of the CTA rapid transit system known as the Chicago 'L'. It is the only completely elevated route in the 'L' system. It utilizes the system's oldest segments , extending with 29 stops between Forest Park and Oak Park , through Chicago's Loop, to the South Side and Englewood...

    , a rapid transit line in Chicago
  • Blue and Green Lines (Cleveland)
    Blue and Green Lines (Cleveland)
    The Blue Line, Green Line, and Waterfront Line are the interurban/light rail component of the RTA Rapid Transit, a rapid transit rail system in greater Cleveland and Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio...

    , two partially combined light rail lines
  • Green Line (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
    Green Line (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
    The Green Line is a light rail line in Dallas, USA, operated by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority . The US$1.7 billion project opened in phases, starting in 2009...

    , a light rail line in Dallas
  • Green Line (Los Angeles Metro), a light rail line in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system
  • Green Line (MARTA)
    Green Line (MARTA)
    The Green Line is a rapid transit line in the MARTA rail system. It operates between Bankhead and Edgewood/Candler Park stations, running exclusively inside the Atlanta city limits....

     (formerly the Proctor Creek Line), Atlanta
  • MAX Green Line
    MAX Green Line
    The MAX Green Line is a light rail route in the MAX Light Rail system in Portland, Oregon, United States, extending to Clackamas, Oregon. Construction began in early 2007, and the line opened on September 12, 2009. The average daily ridership in June 2010 was 19,500 increasing to 23,200 by April...

    , light rail route in Portland, Oregon
  • Green Line (MBTA)
    Green Line (MBTA)
    The Green Line is a streetcar system run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in the Boston, Massachusetts area of the United States. It is the oldest line of Boston's subway, which is known locally as the 'T'. The Green Line runs underground downtown and on the surface in outlying...

    , a light rail network in Boston
  • Greenline (Pennsylvania), a proposed transit line in southeastern Pennsylvania
  • Green Line (San Diego Trolley), a light rail line in the San Diego Trolley system
  • Green Line (UTA TRAX), a light rail line in the Salt Lake City area
  • Green Line (Washington Metro)
    Green Line (Washington Metro)
    The Green Line is one of five heavy rail subway lines that constitute the Washington Metro rapid transit system in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The Green Line consists of 21 stations, with termini at Branch Avenue and at Greenbelt. The Green Line runs through Prince George's County,...

    , a rapid transit line
  • Central Corridor (Minnesota)
    Central Corridor (Minnesota)
    The Central Corridor is a light rail line under construction that is to cover the stretch between the downtown regions of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in Minnesota...

    , a Metro Transit light rail line in Minneapolis-St. Paul
  • D Line (RTD)
    D Line (RTD)
    The D Line—also referred to as the Green Line, because green is the line's color on maps—is a light rail line which is part of the light rail system operated by the Regional Transportation District in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in Colorado...

    , Denver, Colorado
  • Fremont–Daly City line, a rapid transit line in the San Francisco Bay Area's BART system
  • IRT Lexington Avenue Line
    IRT Lexington Avenue Line
    The Lexington Avenue Line is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, stretching from Downtown Brooklyn or Lower Manhattan north to 125th Street in East Harlem. The portion in Lower and Midtown Manhattan was part of the first subway line in New York...

     in New York City
  • Miami-Dade Metrorail, a rapid transit line in Florida
  • Rapid Ride
    Rapid Ride
    Rapid Ride is the name of an express bus service with some bus rapid transit features in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Inaugurated on December 21, 2004, Rapid Ride was intended to provide a faster and more efficient means of public transit in Albuquerque and to serve as a pilot project for a potential...

     Route 777 Green Line, a bus rapid transit line in Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Sacramento Regional Transit District
    Sacramento Regional Transit District
    The Sacramento Regional Transit District, commonly referred to as RT, is the agency responsible for public transportation in the Sacramento, California area. It was established on April 1, 1973, as a result of the acquisition of the Sacramento Transit Authority...

     Green Line, a proposed rail corridor linking Sacramento Valley Station to the Sacramento International Airport
  • SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines, a light rail network in the Philadelphia area

Public transit in Canada

  • Bloor–Danforth line line, a rapid transit line of the Toronto Subway
  • Evergreen Line (Vancouver), a proposed line in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Line 1 Green (Montreal Metro)
    Line 1 Green (Montreal Metro)
    The Green line is one of the four lines of the metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The line runs through the commercial section of downtown Montreal underneath Boulevard de Maisonneuve, formerly Rue de Montigny...

    , a rapid transit line in Montreal
  • Viva Green
    Viva Green
    Viva Green, or the Don Mills-McCowan-Cornell line, is a bus rapid transit line in York Region, north of Toronto, Canada.There are 11 stations on the Viva Green line between Don Mills Station and McCowan Road in Markham...

    , a rapid bus transit line in and around Toronto

Public transit in Europe

  • Alekseevskaya Line
    Alekseevskaya Line
    Six of the Oleksiivska Line stations were built close to the surface, with only the Derzhprom and Arkhitektora Beketova stations constructed deep underground. Five of the shallow stations consist of a central platform and vaulted ceiling supported by columns, with another one having a vaulted roof...

    , Kharkov, Ukraine
  • Barcelona Metro line 3
    Barcelona Metro line 3
    — Line 3, currently known as Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova, coloured green and often simply referred to as Línia verda , is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, and therefore part of the fare-integrated ATM transport network of the urban region...

    , Barcelona, Spain
  • M4 Line
    M4 Line
    M4 is one of the 4 lines of metro of the Bucharest Metro. M4 Line runs from Gara de Nord to Parc Bazilescu. This line is the shortest of those of the Bucharest Metro and the most recent .Another two stations are going to be built in the near future....

    , Bucharest, Romania
  • District line
    District Line
    The District line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. It is a "sub-surface" line, running through the central area in shallow cut-and-cover tunnels. It is the busiest of the sub-surface lines. Out of the 60 stations served, 25 are underground...

    , on the Underground in London, England
  • Green Line on the Luas
    Luas
    Luas , also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, is a tram or light rail system serving Dublin, the first such system in the decades since the closure of the last of the Dublin tramways. In 2007, the system carried 28.4 million passengers, a growth of 10% since...

    , one of the two tram lines in Dublin, Ireland
  • Green Line, one of the two lines in the Tyne and Wear Metro
    Tyne and Wear Metro
    The Tyne and Wear Metro, also known as the Metro, is a light rail system in North East England, serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland. It opened in 1980 and in 2007–2008 provided 40 million public journeys on its network of nearly...

    , North East England
  • M1 (Copenhagen)
    M1 (Copenhagen)
    M1 of the Copenhagen Metro, colored green on the map, runs from Vanløse to Vestamager. It connects the Ørestad neighborhood of Copenhagen, Denmark, to the city center. The line is elevated while traveling through Øresund, while it runs in a tunnel below the city center...

    , Denmark
  • Line 5 (Madrid Metro)
    Line 5 (Madrid Metro)
    Line 5 of the Madrid Metro originally opened between Callao and Carabanchel on 5 June 1968, the latter sharing station platforms with then called Line S On 2 March 1970, the line was extended from Callao to Ciudad Lineal, however the section between Ventas and Ciudad Lineal was opened as part of...

     in Madrid, Spain
  • Line A (Prague Metro)
    Line A (Prague Metro)
    Line A is a line of the Prague Metro, serving the Czech Republic capital. Chronologically the second line in the system, it was first opened in 1978 and has expanded mostly during the 1980s...

  • Line M2 - Milan Subway (Metropolitana di Milano)
    Line M2 - Milan Subway (Metropolitana di Milano)
    The Milan Metro Line 2 , is a subway line serving Milan, Italy, operated by ATM and part of the Milan Metro. It is also called Green Line, , as it is visually identified by green signs....

    , a rapid transit line in Milan, Italy
  • Lyon Metro Line D
    Lyon Metro Line D
    Line D of the Lyon Metro, with automatic trains running on tires and with no driver, and also known as MAGGALY commenced operation under human control on September 4, 1991, between Gorge-de-Loup and Grange-Blanche...

     in Lyon, France
  • Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line
    Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line
    The Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line , is a line of the Saint Petersburg Metro, opened in 1967. Since 1994, it has been officially designated as Line 3. It stands out among St. Petersburg metro lines for two reasons — its stations are almost exclusively of "Horizontal Lift" type and it has the...

     in the Saint Petersburg Metro (Russia)
  • RER D
    RER D
    The RER D is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving :Paris, France.The line officially runs from the northern terminus Orry-la-Ville – Coye to the southern terminuses Melun and Malesherbes...

    , Paris, France
  • Green Line (Stockholm Metro), Sweden
  • Syretsko-Pecherska Line
    Syretsko-Pecherska Line
    The Syretsko-Pecherska Line is third line of the Kiev Metro, first opened in 1989. It extends the metro system southeast along the right bank of the Dnieper River before crossing it on a covered bridge and then east from there. The northern section extends further northwestwards. The line is one...

    , Kiev, Ukraine
  • Zamoskvoretskaya Line
    Zamoskvoretskaya Line
    Zamoskvoretskaya Line , formerly Gorkovsko-Zamoskvoretskaya , is a line of the Moscow Metro. Opened in 1938, chronologically it became the third line. There are twenty stations on the Zamoskvoretskaya line, and it spans , roughly crossing Moscow in a north-south direction. A normal trip along the...

    , Moscow, Russia

Other uses

  • Green Line Rivalry
    Green Line Rivalry
    -Football:"The Green Line Rivalry" originally referred to the football rivalry between the schools, a series begun in 1893 and played annually from 1928-1942 and 1954-1962. With BC leading the series 27-4-1, BU discontinued the rivalry after the 1962 season. BU eventually terminated its football...

    , an athletic rivalry between Boston College and Boston University
  • An underground sanitary sewer main in the American Public Works Association utility location color code
  • Green Line Records, an Italian record label that was active in the 1980s and 1990s.
  • Green Stripe
    Green Stripe
    The Green Line also known as The Green Stripe or Mme Matisse, is a portrait of Henri Matisse's wife, Amélie Noellie Matisse-Parayre...

    , a drawing by Henri Matisse.
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK