# Talk:Winchester Highlands station

Growing up in Winchester and going through the public schools, I remember being told by different people/teachers at different times over the years that (1) the Highlands Station and the Wincehster Center station are "the two closest train stations in the world" and (2) that the reason they are so close is that a wealthy person -- in one version I heard, it was a railroad magnate -- lived right near the Highlands station and insisted on having a stop built near his house.
I'm curious if there's any truth to either rumor or if they're just local legends.  It does sound from the current article as if the existence of the station is, in part, due to a wealthy patron.75.68.178.121 (talk) 17:56, 30 September 2021 (UTC)mjgilbert

That old yarn concerns Wedgemere and Winchester Center, which are about 2,500 feet apart; Winchester Center and Winchester Highlands are well over a mile apart. It's not true; even on the existing system, several station pairs (Wyoming and Cedar Park; Bellevue, Highland, and West Roxbury) are closer than 2,500 feet. Historically, station spacings were even closer; perhaps the record in the Boston area was Melville Avenue and Centre Street, just 1,000 feet apart. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:24, 30 September 2021 (UTC)