Roslindale Village station

Roslindale Village is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Needham Line. It is located in the Roslindale Square business district of the Roslindale neighborhood.

Roslindale Village
Roslindale Village station in May 2012
Location1 Belgrade Avenue
Roslindale, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°17′15″N 71°07′49″W
Owned byMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)Needham Branch (West Roxbury Branch)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections MBTA Bus: 14, 30, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 40, 50, 51, 192
Construction
Parking144 spaces ($4.00 fee)
4 accessible spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Openedc. 1870
Traffic
Passengers (2018)479 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Bellevue
toward Needham Heights
 Needham Line Forest Hills
toward South Station
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Bellevue
toward Millis
 Millis Branch
Closed 1967
 Back Bay
toward South Station
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Bellevue
toward Woonsocket
 Charles River Line Boston Back Bay
toward Boston

The station was originally built by the Boston and Providence Railroad, and contained two station houses.[2] Currently, it is located across the tracks from Roslindale Village/Roslindale Square itself, near the Boston School of Modern Languages, the Bay State Society of Model Engineers, and various local businesses. South Street runs into the parking lots on both sides of the tracks, but does not cross the tracks, although a very old pedestrian underpass allows the sidewalk to continue between these two stretches of South Street. This station is fully wheelchair accessible.

Connections

Roslindale Square is an important bus transfer location; nine MBTA Bus routes run on Washington Street between Forest Hills and Roslindale, then fan out to the south and west. Five of these routes (plus the 14, which terminates at Roslindale Square) serve the station directly via Belgrade Avenue:

  • 14: Roslindale Square - Heath Street
  • 30: Mattapan Station - Forest Hills Station via Cummins Highway and Roslindale Square
  • 35: Dedham Mall or Stimson Street - Forest Hills Station
  • 36: Millennium Park or VA Hospital - Forest Hills Station
  • 37: Baker Street & Vermont Street - Forest Hills Station
  • 51: Reservoir Station - Forest Hills Station

Four additional routes stop on Washington Street about 500 feet (150 m) east of the station:

  • 34: Dedham Line or Dedham Mall - Forest Hills Station
  • 34E: Walpole Center - Forest Hills Station
  • 40: Georgetowne - Forest Hills Station
  • 50: Cleary Square - Forest Hills Station

Route 192, a single early-morning trip, also serves Roslindale Square.

References
  1. Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  2. Image from Existing Railroad Stations in Massachusetts

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