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Woodland (MBTA station)
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Woodland is a street-level station on the "D" branch of the MBTA Green Line
. The station is located at 1940 Washington Street (Massachusetts Route 16
) in Newton
. The station is 42 minutes away from Park Street
. The station is located near the Woodland Country Club and Newton-Wellesley Hospital
, and was built in 1959 as a replacement for the original Woodland Boston and Albany Railroad station. The station contains a parking garage with 548 spaces, 16 accessible spaces, and two Zipcar
spaces. The garage was added in 2006 as part of a station renovation project that also made the station accessible. The station contained a 450 space parking lot before the addition of the garage. The station also contains 16 bicycle spaces.
As of 2009, connecting service at the station includes MetroWest Regional Transit Authority
Route 1 bus.
Green Line (MBTA)
The Green Line is a streetcar system run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in the Boston, Massachusetts area of the United States. It is the oldest line of Boston's subway, which is known locally as the 'T'. The Green Line runs underground downtown and on the surface in outlying...
. The station is located at 1940 Washington Street (Massachusetts Route 16
Massachusetts Route 16
Route 16 is an east–west state highway in Massachusetts. It begins in the west at an intersection with Route 12 and Route 193 in Webster, just north of the Connecticut state border...
) in Newton
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
. The station is 42 minutes away from Park Street
Park Street (MBTA station)
Park Street is a rapid transit and light rail station of the MBTA subway system in Downtown Boston. One of the four subway hub stations, Park Street is a transfer point between the Green and Red Lines. Park Street is the fourth-busiest station in the MBTA network, with an average of 19,836 entries...
. The station is located near the Woodland Country Club and Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton-Wellesley Hospital is a community teaching medical center located in Newton, Massachusetts on Washington Street. It is affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School...
, and was built in 1959 as a replacement for the original Woodland Boston and Albany Railroad station. The station contains a parking garage with 548 spaces, 16 accessible spaces, and two Zipcar
Zipcar
Zipcar is an American membership-based car sharing company providing automobile reservations to its members, billable by the hour or day. Zipcar was founded in 2000 by Cambridge, Massachusetts residents Antje Danielson and Robin Chase, and is now led by Scott Griffith, Chairman and Chief Executive...
spaces. The garage was added in 2006 as part of a station renovation project that also made the station accessible. The station contained a 450 space parking lot before the addition of the garage. The station also contains 16 bicycle spaces.
As of 2009, connecting service at the station includes MetroWest Regional Transit Authority
MetroWest Regional Transit Authority
The MetroWest Regional Transit Authority is a regional public transit authority in the state of Massachusetts providing bus and paratransit service to eleven communities in the Boston MetroWest. The MWRTA was formed in 2006 and began service on July 1, 2007 with the purpose of filling a void in...
Route 1 bus.