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
Location	Corey Street and Hastings Street West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°17′06″N 71°09′14″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
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 (2018)	394 (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.

External links

Media related to Highland station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA - Highland
• Station from Google Maps Street View