Roslindale Village station

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 Village
Roslindale Village station in May 2012
General information
Location	1 Belgrade Avenue Roslindale, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°17′15″N 71°07′49″W
Line(s)	Needham Branch (West Roxbury Branch)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	MBTA bus: 14, 30, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 40, 50, 51, 192
Construction
Parking	144 spaces ($4.00 fee)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	June 3, 1850
Passengers
2018	479 (weekday average boardings)
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Bellevue toward Needham Heights Needham Line Forest Hills toward South Station
Former services Preceding station MBTA Following station Bellevue toward Millis Millis Branch Closed 1967 Back Bay toward South Station Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Bellevue toward Woonsocket Charles River Line Boston Back Bay toward Boston

History

An early-20th-century postcard of the station

The Boston and Providence Railroad (B&P) opened its West Roxbury Branch from Forest Hills to Dedham via West Roxbury on June 3, 1850. Stations at South Street (later Roslindale, now Roslindale Village), Central (Bellevue), and West Roxbury all opened with the branch.

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 will be replaced with a modern bridge in June 2021.

Bus connections

A route 35 bus at the station

Roslindale Square is an important bus transfer location; nine MBTA bus routes run on Washington Street between Forest Hills and Roslindale, then fan out to the south and west. Five of these routes (plus the 14, which terminates at Roslindale Square) serve the station directly via Belgrade Avenue:

• 14: Roslindale Square–Heath Street
• 30: Mattapan station–Forest Hills station via Cummins Highway and Roslindale Square
• 35: Dedham Mall or Stimson Street–Forest Hills station
• 36: Millennium Park or VA Hospital–Forest Hills station
• 37: Baker Street & Vermont Street–Forest Hills station
• 51: Reservoir station–Forest Hills station

Four additional routes stop on Washington Street about 500 feet (150 m) east of the station:

• 34: Dedham Line or Dedham Mall–Forest Hills station
• 34E: Walpole Center–Forest Hills station
• 40: Georgetowne–Forest Hills station
• 50: Cleary Square–Forest Hills station

Route 192, a single early-morning trip, also serves Roslindale Square.

External links

• MBTA - Roslindale Village
• Robert Street entrance from Google Maps Street View