Needham Heights station
Needham Heights | |||||||||||
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Needham Heights station in March 2016 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 95 West Street Needham, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°17′36″N 71°14′10″W / 42.2934°N 71.2360°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Needham Branch (Charles River Branch) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | MBTA bus: 59 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 71 spaces (permit only) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 6 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | c. 1860 | ||||||||||
| Closed | October 13, 1979–October 19, 1987 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1980s | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Highlandville | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 329 (weekday average boardings) | ||||||||||
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Needham Heights station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in the Needham Heights neighborhood of Needham, Massachusetts. It is the terminus of the Needham Line. The station has one low-level side platform with a mini-high section for accessibility serving the single track of the Needham Branch.
Highlandville station opened around 1860 as an infill station on the New York and Boston Railroad (Charles River Branch Railroad). It was renamed Needham Heights in 1907. It became the terminus of passenger service on the line in 1932. The station was rebuilt during the 1979–1987 closure of the Needham Line.