Needham Line
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The Needham Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running west from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, West Roxbury, and the town of Needham. The s
An inbound Needham Line train at Hersey station in 2025
Needham Center station in 1904
Needham Junction station, built in 1906
Highland station in 2012 with its 1980s-built mini-high platform
Needham Heights station
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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 platf
Needham Line
…because one landowner refused to sell; instead, it was routed to Great Plain station in Great Plain Village further to the east. Highlandville (later Needham Heights) opened around 1860. The line was used to haul gravel from Needham quarries to fill in the Back Bay from 1859 to the 1880s. The line was extended…
Needham Heights station in March 2016
Mini-high platform built during the 1980s closure of the line