Needham Junction (MBTA station)
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Needham Junction is a MBTA Commuter Rail
station serving the Needham Line
. It is officially located on 51 Junction Street in Needham, Massachusetts
, although additional parking can be found south of the intersection of Junction and Chestnut Streets.
Needham Junction Station was built on a wye that ends at a line that originally ran between Medfield Junction
and what is today Newton Highlands station
on the "D" Branch of the MBTA Green Line. The other line at this station is a former New York and New England Railroad
Line.
MBTA Commuter Rail
The MBTA Commuter Rail serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States. It is operated under contract by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company a joint partnership of Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation and Alternate...
station serving the Needham Line
Needham Line
The Needham Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running west from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through the Boston neighborhoods ofRoxbury,Jamaica Plain,Roslindale,West Roxbury, and the town ofNeedham....
. It is officially located on 51 Junction Street in Needham, Massachusetts
Needham, Massachusetts
Needham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, its population was 28,886 at the 2010 census.- History :...
, although additional parking can be found south of the intersection of Junction and Chestnut Streets.
Needham Junction Station was built on a wye that ends at a line that originally ran between Medfield Junction
Medfield Junction
Medfield Junction was located in Medfield, Massachusetts. Medfield Junction was part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The two lines that crossed at Medfield Junction was part of New Haven's Old Colony Northern Division...
and what is today Newton Highlands station
Newton Highlands (MBTA station)
Newton Highlands is a surface-level rapid transit station located in Newton, Massachusetts on the Green Line "D" Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Like the other surface level stations on the "D" Branch, it opened on July 4, 1959....
on the "D" Branch of the MBTA Green Line. The other line at this station is a former New York and New England Railroad
New York and New England Railroad
The New York and New England Railroad was a major railroad connecting southern New York state with Hartford, Connecticut, Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts. It operated from 1873 to 1893. Prior to 1873 it was known as the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad, which had been formed by...
Line.