Roslindale Village station
MBTA Commuter Rail station
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Roslindale Village station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on the Needham Line, located in the Roslindale Square business district of the Roslindale neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. The station has a single side platform serving the line's single track, with a mini-high platform for accessibility.
Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts
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Roslindale Village station in May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Belgrade Avenue Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.2874°N 71.1304°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Needham Branch (West Roxbury Branch) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  MBTA bus: 14, 30, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 40, 50, 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 144 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 14, 1849 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 517 daily boardings[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roslindale Square is an important bus transfer location; ten MBTA bus routes (14, 30, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 40, 50, and 51) run on Washington Street between Forest Hills and Roslindale, then fan out to the south and west.[2]
History
The Boston and Providence Railroad (B&P) opened its West Roxbury Branch from Forest Hills to Dedham via West Roxbury on July 14, 1849.[3][4]: 154 Stations at South Street (later Roslindale), Central (Bellevue), and West Roxbury all opened with the branch.[5] A new brick station building was constructed in 1876.[6]
A grade crossing elimination project in the late 1890s raised the tracks above grade. A rail bridge was built over Roberts Street, while South Street was cut at the tracks, with only a pedestrian underpass. The 1898-built bridge over Roberts Street was replaced with a modern bridge in June 2021.[7] The new bridge was designed to allow construction of a parallel span should a second track be later added.[8]
