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Needham Junction station

railway station in Needham, Massachusetts
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Needham Junction station

Summary

Needham Junction station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #181 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Needham Junction station is located in Needham[3].
  • Needham Junction station is in the country of United States[4].
  • Needham Junction station's transport network is recorded as MBTA Commuter Rail[5].
  • Needham Junction station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].
  • Needham Junction station's connecting line is recorded as Needham Branch[7].
  • Needham Junction station is owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority[8].
  • Needham Junction station's adjacent station is recorded as Needham Center station[9].
  • Needham Junction station's adjacent station is recorded as Hersey station[10].
  • Needham Junction station's Commons category is recorded as Needham Junction station[11].
  • Needham Junction station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.27323, 'longitude': -71.23586}[12].
  • Needham Junction station's connecting service is recorded as Needham Line[13].
  • Needham Junction station's date of official opening is recorded as November 4, 1906[14].
  • Needham Junction station's date of official opening is recorded as October 19, 1987[15].
  • Needham Junction station's fare zone is recorded as MBTA fare zone 2[16].
  • Needham Junction station's date of official closure is recorded as October 13, 1979[17].
  • Needham Junction station's state of use is recorded as in use[18].

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Geography

Needham Junction station is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Needham[3].

Designation and Status

Needham Junction station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].

History and Context

Needham Junction station is owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority[8].

Why It Matters

Needham Junction station ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #181 of 18,574).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap node id → 3155470616
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 3155470616, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/3155470616 in United States"
  2. 19w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Connecting service → Needham Line
    Date of official opening → +1906-11-04T00:00:00Z, +1987-10-19T00:00:00Z
    State of use → in use
    Adjacent station → Needham Center station, Hersey station
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:نیڈہم جنکشن اسٹیشن]]"
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