Back of the Hill station
| Company type | Light rail station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transportation |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Boston , United States |
Area served | Mission Hill, Boston |
| Products | Light rail transit services (MBTA Green Line E branch) |
Back of the Hill station functions as an at-grade stop on the light rail MBTA Green Line E branch, positioned within Boston's Mission Hill district. Its main role is to serve the nearby Back of the Hill apartment complex, a Section 8 housing project catering to elderly and disabled individuals. Located along the street running segment of the E branch on South Huntington Avenue, this station lacks formal platforms; passengers wait inside bus shelters shared with route 39 buses on the sidewalk and must cross a lane of traffic to board the trains.
History
Streetcar tracks along South Huntington Avenue, connecting Centre Street and Huntington Avenue, were inaugurated by the Boston Elevated Railway on May 11, 1903. This launch introduced Jamaica Plain–Park Street service via South, Centre, South Huntington, and Huntington avenues as a branch off the existing Boston–Brookline route. Following September 10, 1938, nearly all Huntington Avenue services, excluding short-turn trips, operated via South Huntington Avenue. The line was incorporated into the Metropolitan Transit Authority in 1947 and later became part of the MBTA in 1967; that same year it received its designation as the E Branch.
During the 1970s, trains on the E Branch only stopped at and , without any intermediate stations. The Back of the Hill apartment complex was established in 1981 just north of Heath Street. Between June 1980 and June 1982, the E Branch was closed for track maintenance; it was during or after this interval that trains started stopping at Back of the Hill.
Back of the Hill holds the distinction of being the least frequented station within the MBTA subway network, with an average weekday ridership of merely 35 passengers reported in 2011. Other stops with fewer than 100 daily riders include
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on the Mattapan Line. In 2021, MBTA unveiled plans to modernize the Heath Street– section by constructing accessible platforms to replace existing non-accessible stops. Design efforts commenced in July 2023. As of December 2024, MBTA intends to close Back of the Hill due to its close proximity to Heath Street station and difficulties related to platform construction; this project is slated for completion between 2027 and 2029.