Forest Hills station (MBTA)

Forest Hills
Aerial view of Forest Hills station in 2018
General information
LocationWashington Street at Hyde Park Avenue
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°18′03″N 71°06′51″W / 42.30073°N 71.11406°W / 42.30073; -71.11406
Line(s)Attleboro Line (Northeast Corridor, Southwest Corridor)
Platforms2 island platforms (1 for each service)
Tracks2 (Orange Line)
4 (commuter rail)
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 16, 21, 30, 31, 32, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 50, 51
Construction
Parking206 spaces ($6.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities32 spaces ("Pedal and Park" bicycle cage)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1A (Commuter Rail)
History
Opened1842 (commuter rail station)
November 22, 1909 (elevated rapid transit station)
ClosedApril 30, 1987 (elevated Orange Line station)
RebuiltMay 4, 1987 (modern combined station)
Previous namesTollgate
Passengers
FY201912,538[1] (Orange Line weekday average)
2018142[2] (Needham Line weekday average)
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Terminus Orange Line Green Street
toward Oak Grove
Roslindale Village Needham Line Ruggles
Hyde Park Providence/​Stoughton Line
limited service
Hyde Park Franklin/​Foxboro Line
limited service
Location
Map

Forest Hills station is an intermodal transfer station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA rapid transit Orange Line and three MBTA Commuter Rail lines (Needham, Providence/Stoughton, and Franklin/Foxboro) and is a major terminus for MBTA bus routes. It is located in Forest Hills, in the southern part of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Most Providence/Stoughton Line and Franklin/Foxboro Line trains, and all Amtrak Northeast Corridor trains, pass through the station without stopping. Forest Hills station is fully accessible on all modes.

  1. ^ "A Guide to Ridership Data". MassDOT/MBTA Office of Performance Management and Innovation. June 22, 2020. p. 6.
  2. ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.