The Needham Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running west from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through  Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, West Roxbury, and the town of  Needham. The second-shortest line of the system at just 13.7 miles long, it carries 8,218 daily riders. Unlike the other MBTA Commuter Rail lines, the Needham Line is not a former intercity mainline; instead, it is formed from several former branch lines.