Highland station (MBTA)

Highland 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. It originally opened around 1855 on the Boston and Providence Railroad's West Roxbury Branch. The station has a mini-high platform for handicapped accessibility.

Highland
Highland station in May 2012
LocationCorey Street and Hastings Street
West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°17′06″N 71°09′14″W
Owned byMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)Needham Branch (West Roxbury Branch)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections MBTA bus: 35, 36, 37, 38
Construction
Parking175 spaces ($4.00 fee)
6 accessible spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Openedc. 1855[1]
Passengers
2018394 (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

The MBTA expanded the parking lot in the early 1990s.[3]

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. "Public Notice of Environmental Review". Boston Globe. March 19, 1990. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.

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