Bass River station

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Bass River
Railroad Station, Bass River, Massachusetts - ca. 1927.jpg
Bass River station around 1927
General information
Coordinates 41°41′8.57″N70°12′30.32″W / 41.6857139°N 70.2084222°W / 41.6857139; -70.2084222
Line(s) Cape Cod Railroad
History
Opened1865
Closed1936
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Yarmouth
toward Boston
Boston–​Provincetown South Dennis
toward Provincetown

Bass River station was a railroad station located in Yarmouth, Massachusetts.

South Yarmouth station was constructed in 1865 at Great Western Road. [1] It was moved west to Station Road around the end of the century, and was later renamed Bass Rocks. The station was closed in 1936 and demolished the next year. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads Including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Joan Hollister Farson (First ed.). Yarmouthport, Massachusetts: Cape Cod Historical Publications. ISBN   0-9616740-1-6.

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