Newton Highlands station
Newton Highlands is a surface-level rapid transit station located in Newton, Massachusetts on the Green Line D branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Like the other surface-level stations on the D branch, it opened on July 4, 1959.
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 Newtown Highlands station, looking outbound | |||||||||||||
| Location | 1170 Walnut Street Newton Highlands, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°19′21″N 71°12′20″W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Highland Branch | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Partial | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 4, 1959 | ||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 1,627 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||||
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The first station at this site opened in 1852 on the Charles River Branch Railroad.[2] The 1880s Boston and Albany Railroad depot building, designed by H. H. Richardson in collaboration with landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1976 and is part of the Newton Railroad Stations Historic District.[3]
The station's interior, occupied by an auto parts store for years, is being renovated and is partially occupied by a periodontist's office.[4] It is not used as a passenger waiting area, although the building's eaves provide some shelter for outbound passengers.
Accessibility
Newton Highlands station has three entrances - ramps from Walnut Street and Station Avenue, and stairs from Hyde Street - all to the outbound platform. Passengers must cross the tracks to reach the inbound platform. The station has low platforms and the ramps are too steep, making the station not fully accessible; however, portable lifts are present to provide partial accessibility.[5]
Design for a fully accessible renovation reached 30% in October 2015.[6] The project will make the two existing ramps accessible, add an accessible ramp from Hyde Street to the inbound platform, and raise the platforms.[7] In 2019, a temporary accessible ramp and platform sections were built to make the station accessible while it is used as a terminal during track work on the line.[8] Construction on the full project is planned to begin in 2021.[9]
References
- "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- Szolovits, Peter (18 March 2002). "History of Newton Highlands". City of Newton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- Goldin, Dina Q. "Auburndale Station". Citizens for Auburndale Station. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- "Leonard H. Strauss, D.M.D. P.C." Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- "Newton Highlands Green Line Station Accessibility Project: Public Informational Meeting April 30, 2018". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. April 30, 2018.
- Brelsford, Laura (December 5, 2016). "MBTA System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives: December 2016 Update" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. pp. 24, 27.
- "Newton Highlands Green Line Station Accessibility Project: Public Informational Meeting November 15, 2018". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 15, 2018.
- Brelsford, Laura (June 5, 2019). "SWA Initiatives—June 2019" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. p. 1.
- "MBTA Contract No. Z92PS76: Newton Highlands Station Accessibility Improvements Final Design, Bid Phase and Construction Phase Services" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. April 13, 2020.
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