Newton Highlands station

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Newton Highlands
Pair of Green Line trains at Newton Highland station.jpg
Two trains at Newton Highlands station in August 2024
General information
Location1170 Walnut Street
Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°19′21″N71°12′20″W / 42.32250°N 71.20556°W / 42.32250; -71.20556
Line(s) Highland branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MBTA bus: 59
Aiga bus trans.svg 128 Business Council: N1
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1852 (Charles River Branch Railroad)
Key dates
1958Station closed for conversion to light rail
July 4, 1959Station reopened
Passengers
20111,627 (weekday average boardings) [1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA.svg MBTA Following station
Eliot
toward Riverside
Green Line Newton Centre
toward Union Square
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Eliot
toward Riverside
Highland branch Newton Centre
toward Boston
Newton Highlands Railroad Station
Architect Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge
Architectural style Richardsonian Romanesque
Part of Newton Railroad Stations Historic District (ID76002137)
Designated CPMarch 25, 1976
Location
Newton Highlands station

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.

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History

Early-20th-century postcard of the station Newton Highlands station postcard (2).jpg
Early-20th-century postcard of the station

The Brookline Branch of the Boston and Worcester Railroad was extended west to Newton Upper Falls by the Charles River Branch Railroad in November 1852. A flag stop was located at Oak Hill (later Newton Highlands). [2] [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] It is not used as a passenger waiting area, although the building's eaves provide some shelter for outbound passengers.

Renovations

Temporary ramp at the station in 2020 New ramp at Newton Highlands station, November 2020.jpg
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 had low platforms and the ramps were too steep, making the station not fully accessible; however, portable lifts were present to provide partial accessibility. [6]

Design for a fully accessible renovation reached 30% in October 2015. [7] The project will make the two existing ramps accessible, add an accessible ramp from Hyde Street to the inbound platform, and raise the platforms. [8] 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. [9] [10] By December 2022, design was to completed that month; the project was expected to be advertised for bidding in early 2023, with construction beginning after midyear. [11] [12] Design was not completed until 2023; by November 2023, the project was expected to be bid in early 2024 with construction beginning that fall. [13] In June 2024, the MBTA indicated that construction would require "numerous shutdowns" of service and that development of a construction strategy was underway. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. ↑ ABC Pathfinder Railway Guide. New England Railway Publishing Company. 1858. p. 12 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Szolovits, Peter (18 March 2002). "History of Newton Highlands". City of Newton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Goldin, Dina Q. "Auburndale Station". Citizens for Auburndale Station. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Leonard H. Strauss, D.M.D. P.C." Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Newton Highlands Green Line Station Accessibility Project: Public Informational Meeting April 30, 2018". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. April 30, 2018. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. ↑ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Newton Highlands Green Line Station Accessibility Project: Public Informational Meeting November 15, 2018". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 15, 2018. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  9. ↑ Brelsford, Laura (June 5, 2019). "SWA Initiatives—June 2019" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—May 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. May 2022. p. 3.
  11. ↑ "Week in Review and Lookahead: Friday, December 2, 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. December 2, 2022.
  12. ↑ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 6, 2022. p. 4.
  13. ↑ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—November 2023" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. November 27, 2023. p. 3.
  14. ↑ "Accessibility Initiatives—June 2024" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 25, 2024. p. 3.
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