Woodland (MBTA station)

WOODLAND
An outbound train at Woodland station in May 2016
Location	1940 Washington Street Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°19′59″N 71°14′37″W / 42.33306°N 71.24361°W / 42.33306; -71.24361Coordinates: 42°19′59″N 71°14′37″W / 42.33306°N 71.24361°W / 42.33306; -71.24361
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Green Line "D" branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MWRTA: Routes 1 and 8
Construction
Parking	548 spaces ($6.00 fee) 16 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	16 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 1886 July 4, 1959
Closed	May 31, 1958
Rebuilt	March 2006
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	957 (weekday average boardings)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Riverside Terminus Green Line "D" Branch Waban toward Government Center

Woodland is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line "D" Branch, located off Washington Street (MA-16) between the Waban and Auburndale villages of Newton, Massachusetts, United States. It serves as access to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital, as well as a park and ride station for nearby Route 128.

Woodland station was originally opened in 1886 by the Boston and Albany Railroad. The line closed in 1958 for conversion to light rail, and a new Woodland station slightly to the east in 1959. In 2006, the station was rebuilt for handicapped accessibility and a parking garage built as part of an adjacent transit-oriented development.

The Boston and Worcester Railroad opened a 1.4-mile (2.3 km) branch from Brookline Junction to Brookline on April 10, 1848. The Charles River Branch Railroad extended the Brookline Branch to Newton Upper Falls in November 1852 and to Needham in June 1853. The Boston and Albany Railroad bought back the line, then part of the New York and New England Railroad, in February 1883. It was double-tracked and extended to the B&A main at Riverside; "Newton Circuit" service via the Highland Branch and the main line began on May 16, 1886.