Newton Highlands station

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Newton Highlands
NewtonHighlandsMBTAStationBuilding.agr.jpg
Newtown Highlands station, looking outbound
Location1170 Walnut Street
Newton Highlands, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°19′21″N 71°12′20″W / 42.32250°N 71.20556°W / 42.32250; -71.20556Coordinates: 42°19′21″N 71°12′20″W / 42.32250°N 71.20556°W / 42.32250; -71.20556
Line(s)Highland branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 59
Construction
Disabled accessPartial
History
Opened1852 (Charles River Branch Railroad)
Key dates
1958Station closed for conversion to Light Rail
July 4, 1959Station reopened (MBTA Green Line D Branch)
Passengers
20111,627 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA.svg MBTA Following station
Eliot
toward Riverside
 Green Line Newton Centre
toward North Station
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Eliot
toward Riverside
 Highland branch Newton Centre
toward Boston

Newton Highlands station is a surface-level light rail station located in Newton, Massachusetts on the Green Line D branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

History[]

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] Commuter rail service on the line ended in 1958; it reopened as a light rail station on July 4, 1959.

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[]

Temporary ramp at the station in 2020

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 2019–20, a temporary accessible ramp and platform sections were built to make the station accessible while it was used as a terminal during track work on the line.[8][9] The project is planned to reach 100% design in spring 2022, with construction beginning that fall.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. ^ Szolovits, Peter (18 March 2002). "History of Newton Highlands". City of Newton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  3. ^ Goldin, Dina Q. "Auburndale Station". Citizens for Auburndale Station. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Leonard H. Strauss, D.M.D. P.C." Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Newton Highlands Green Line Station Accessibility Project: Public Informational Meeting April 30, 2018". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. April 30, 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Newton Highlands Green Line Station Accessibility Project: Public Informational Meeting November 15, 2018". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Brelsford, Laura (June 5, 2019). "SWA Initiatives—June 2019" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. p. 1.
  9. ^ a b "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2021" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 2021. pp. 3–4.

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