Bellevue station (MBTA)

BELLEVUE
Bellevue station in May 2012
Location 35 Colbert Street
West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°17′12″N 71°08′44″W / 42.2866°N 71.1456°W / 42.2866; -71.1456Coordinates: 42°17′12″N 71°08′44″W / 42.2866°N 71.1456°W / 42.2866; -71.1456
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections MBTA Bus: 35, 36, 37, 38
Construction
Parking 37 spaces ($4.00 fee)
2 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities 8
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened June 3, 1850[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 278 (weekday inbound average)[2]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Needham Line
Former services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
toward Millis
Millis Branch
Closed 1967
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
toward Woonsocket
Charles River Line

Bellevue is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. Located in the Bellevue neighborhood, it serves the Needham Line. It originally opened in 1850 on the Boston and Providence Railroad's West Roxbury Branch. The station has a mini-high platform for handicapped accessibility.

Bus connections

Four MBTA Bus routes connect to Bellevue. All run from Forest Hills to points south and west.

  • 35 Dedham Mall/Stimson Street - Forest Hills Station via Belgrade Avenue & Centre Street
  • 36 Charles River Loop or V.A. Hospital - Forest Hills Station via Belgrade Avenue & Centre Street
  • 37 Baker & Vermont Streets - Forest Hills Station via Belgrade Avenue & Centre Street
  • 38 Wren Street - Forest Hills Station via Centre & South Streets

References

  1. Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. ISBN 9780685412947.
  2. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.

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