Forest Hills station (MBTA)

Forest Hills
Aerial view of Forest Hills station in 2018
General information
Location	Washington Street at Hyde Park Avenue Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°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)
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 for each service)
Tracks	2 (Orange Line) 4 (commuter rail)
Connections	MBTA bus: 16, 21, 30, 31, 32, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 50, 51
Construction
Parking	206 spaces ($6.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities	32 spaces ("Pedal and Park" bicycle cage)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1A (Commuter Rail)
History
Opened	1842 (commuter rail station) November 22, 1909 (elevated rapid transit station)
Closed	April 30, 1987 (elevated Orange Line station)
Rebuilt	May 4, 1987 (modern combined station)
Previous names	Tollgate
Passengers
FY2019	12,538[1] (Orange Line weekday average)
2018	142[2] (Needham Line weekday average)
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Terminus Orange Line Green Street toward Oak Grove Roslindale Village toward Needham Heights Needham Line Ruggles toward South Station Hyde Park toward Wickford Junction or Stoughton Providence/​Stoughton Line limited service Hyde Park toward Forge Park/495 or Foxboro Franklin/​Foxboro Line limited service
Track layout Legend to Oak Grove NEC to South Station platform Washington St. Route 203 (Arborway) South St. Washington St. Hyde Park Ave. platform; ends yard to Needham Heights Northeast Corridor to Forge Park/495, Foxboro, Wickford Jct., or Stoughton This diagram: view talk edit
Location

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.