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Forest Hills station (MBTA)

FOREST HILLS
FOREST HILLS
Forest Hills station from Casey Overpass, 2007.jpg
Forest Hills Station, looking south from the Casey Overpass
Location Washington Street at Hyde Park Avenue
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°18′03″N 71°06′51″W / 42.3007349°N 71.1140649°W / 42.3007349; -71.1140649Coordinates: 42°18′03″N 71°06′51″W / 42.3007349°N 71.1140649°W / 42.3007349; -71.1140649
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)
Platforms 2 island platforms (1 for each service)
Tracks 2 (Orange Line)
4 (commuter rail)
Connections Bus transport MBTA Bus: 16, 21, 30, 31, 32, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 50, 51, 192
Construction
Parking 206 spaces ($6.00 fee)
5 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities 32 spaces ("Pedal and Park" bicycle cage)
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened November 22, 1909 (elevated rapid transit station)
Rebuilt May 4, 1987 (modern combined station)
Previous names Tollgate
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 15,150 (Orange Line weekday average)
112 (Needham Line inbound average)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA.svg MBTA   Following station
Needham Line
Terminus Orange Line
toward Oak Grove

Forest Hills station is an intermodal transfer station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA's rapid transit Orange Line, MBTA Commuter Rail's Needham Line, and is a major terminus for MBTA Bus routes. It is located in Forest Hills, in the southern part of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The Providence/Stoughton Line and Franklin Line, as well as Amtrak's Acela Express and Northeast Regional trains, pass through the station without stopping.

The station is surrounded by large parks. To the west of the station is Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum, part of Boston's Emerald Necklace; to the east are the Forest Hills Cemetery and Franklin Park, another part of Boston's Emerald Necklace. The station also marks the southern end of the linear Southwest Corridor Park, built over and around the Southwest Corridor (which carries Amtrak, commuter rail, and Orange Line trains into the center of Boston).

Several small retailers are located in the station, including a donut/coffee shop, newspaper stand and florist. During warmer months, a farmers' stand is set up. In addition, the station features an MBTA Police substation. Park and ride parking spaces for 206 cars are available on the station grounds. Overnight parking is not allowed.


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