Highland station (MBTA)

Highland station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in 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.

Highland
Highland station in May 2012
General information
Location	Corey Street and Hastings Street West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°17′06″N 71°09′14″W / 42.285°N 71.154°W / 42.285; -71.154
Line(s)	Needham Branch (West Roxbury Branch)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	MBTA bus: 35, 36, 37
Construction
Parking	175 spaces ($4.00 fee)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	c. 1855^[1]
Passengers
2018	394 (weekday average boardings)^[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station West Roxbury toward Needham Heights Needham Line Bellevue toward South Station
Former services Preceding station MBTA Following station West Roxbury toward Millis Millis Branch Closed 1967 Bellevue toward South Station Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station West Roxbury toward Woonsocket Charles River Line Bellevue toward Boston
Location

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

1. Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. ISBN 9780685412947.
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.  

External links

  Media related to Highland station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA - Highland