Highland station (MBTA)

HIGHLAND
Platform at Highland station, looking inbound
Location Corey & Hastings Streets
West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°17′06″N 71°09′14″W / 42.285°N 71.154°W / 42.285; -71.154Coordinates: 42°17′06″N 71°09′14″W / 42.285°N 71.154°W / 42.285; -71.154
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)
  Needham Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections MBTA Bus: 35, 36, 37, 38
Construction
Parking 175 spaces ($4.00 fee)
6 accessible spaces
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened c. 1855[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 290 (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

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.

Connections

Highland station is served by four MBTA Bus rotues based out of Forest Hills station:

  • 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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