Highland station (MBTA)

Coordinates: 42°17′06″N 71°09′14″W / 42.285°N 71.154°W / 42.285; -71.154
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Highland
37
Construction
Parking175 spaces ($4.00 fee)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Openedc. 1855[1]
Passengers
2018394 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
West Roxbury Needham Line Bellevue
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
West Roxbury
toward Millis
Millis Branch
Closed 1967
Bellevue
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
West Roxbury
toward Woonsocket
Charles River Line Bellevue
toward Boston
Location
Map

Highland station is an

Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Needham Line. It is located in the Bellevue Hill section of West Roxbury. The station has a mini-high platform for accessibility
.

The station originally opened around 1855 on the Boston and Providence Railroad's West Roxbury Branch. A stone station building, similar to one constructed at Mount Hope station the previous year, was built in 1885.[3]

The MBTA expanded the parking lot in the early 1990s.[4]

References

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  2. ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  3. ^ "Local Railroad Notes". Boston Evening Transcript. July 13, 1885. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Public Notice of Environmental Review". Boston Globe. March 19, 1990. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

External links

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