It is located on an embankment above Lagrange Street in the West Roxbury neighborhood.

The Boston and Providence Railroad (B&P) opened a branch line from Forest Hills to Dedham (where it connected with the B&P's preexisting branch to Dedham via Readville) via West Roxbury on July 14, 1849.

[3] The entire Needham line was closed from 1979 to 1987 while the Southwest Corridor was reconstructed.

During that time, most of the stations (including West Roxbury) were renovated for accessibility.

[4] Media related to West Roxbury station at Wikimedia Commons