Winchester Highlands station
Winchester Highlands | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Winchester Highlands station around 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Cross Street, Winchester, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°28′04″N 71°07′54″W / 42.46772°N 71.13154°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | New Hampshire Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | Before 1864 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | June 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1877, 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | North Winchester | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1972 | 13 daily boardings | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Winchester Highlands station was an MBTA Commuter Rail Lowell Line station located at Cross Street in the northern part of Winchester, Massachusetts. It originally opened in the mid-19th century under the Boston and Lowell Railroad (B&L) as a flag stop called North Winchester. In 1877, a local real estate developer constructed a new station building, which was renamed Winchester Highlands. The B&L became part of the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) in 1887. Service to the station gradually decreased in the 20th century, and the depot was replaced by a wooden shelter around 1943. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) began subsidizing service on the line in 1965. Winchester Highlands and two other stations with low ridership were closed by the MBTA in June 1978.