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West Roxbury station

train station in Boston, Massachusetts
Place railway_station Q7986402
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West Roxbury station

Summary

West Roxbury station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #180 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Roxbury station is located in Boston[3].
  • West Roxbury station is in the country of United States[4].
  • West Roxbury station's transport network is recorded as MBTA Commuter Rail[5].
  • West Roxbury station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].
  • West Roxbury station's connecting line is recorded as Needham Branch[7].
  • West Roxbury station is owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority[8].
  • West Roxbury station's adjacent station is recorded as Highland station[9].
  • West Roxbury station's adjacent station is recorded as Hersey station[10].
  • West Roxbury station's Commons category is recorded as West Roxbury station[11].
  • West Roxbury station's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 42.2816, 'longitude': -71.159932, 'precision': 0.0001}[12].
  • West Roxbury station's connecting service is recorded as Needham Line[13].
  • West Roxbury station's date of official opening is recorded as June 3, 1850[14].
  • West Roxbury station's fare zone is recorded as MBTA fare zone 1[15].
  • West Roxbury station's state of use is recorded as in use[16].

Body

Geography

West Roxbury station is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Boston[3].

Designation and Status

West Roxbury station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].

History and Context

West Roxbury station is owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority[8].

Why It Matters

West Roxbury station ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #180 of 18,574).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Boston
    Connecting service → Needham Line
    Fare zone → MBTA fare zone 1
    State of use → in use
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:ویسٹ راکسبری اسٹیشن]]"
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