Highland station (MBTA)
Highland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Needham Branch (West Roxbury Branch) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  MBTA bus: 35, 36, 37, 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 175 spaces ($4.00 fee) 6 accessible spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | c. 1855[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 394 (weekday average boardings)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
The MBTA expanded the parking lot in the early 1990s.[3]
References
- ^ Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. ISBN 9780685412947.
- ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ "Public Notice of Environmental Review". Boston Globe. March 19, 1990. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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