The following is a list of historic Old Colony Railroad (OCRR) stations, at the time of the 1893 lease by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and shortly after. [1] City/town include current town name, some of which were incorporated after 1893. Stations currently used by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority or Amtrak are indicated within the notes column.
All stations are located in the state of Massachusetts unless otherwise noted.
Location | Station | Miles (km) | Image | Notes |
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Boston | Boston | 0.0 (0.0) | Boston terminus moved from Kneeland Street to South Station in 1899 | |
South Boston | 0.7 (1.1) | |||
Crescent Avenue | 2.4 (3.9) | Present location of JFK/UMass station on the Red Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston Line, and Middleborough/Lakeville Line | ||
Savin Hill | 3.0 (4.8) | Present location of Savin Hill station on the Red Line | ||
Harrison Square | 3.6 (5.8) | Junction with Shawmut Branch | ||
Popes Hill | 4.3 (6.9) | |||
Neponset | 4.9 (7.9) | Junction with Dorchester and Milton Branch | ||
Quincy | Atlantic | 5.5 (8.9) | Junction with Granite Branch | |
Norfolk Downs | 6.1 (9.8) | |||
Wollaston Heights | 6.7 (10.8) | Present location of Wollaston station on the Red Line | ||
Quincy | 8.0 (12.9) | Present location of Quincy Center on the Red Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston Line, and Middleborough/Lakeville Line | ||
Quincy Adams | 8.7 (14.0) | Originally named South Quincy Present location of Quincy Adams station on the Red Line | ||
Braintree | Braintree | 10.1 (16.3) | Junction with South Shore Branch | |
South Braintree | 11.4 (18.3) | Junction with Middleborough-Fall River main line | ||
Weymouth | South Weymouth | 14.9 (24.0) | ||
Abington | North Abington | 17.8 (28.6) | Junction with Hanover Branch | |
Abington | 19.2 (30.9) | Present location of Abington station on the Kingston Line | ||
Whitman | Whitman | 21.1 (34.0) | Junction with East Bridgewater Branch Present location of Halifax station on the Kingston Line | |
Hanson | North Hanson | 23.1 (37.2) | ||
South Hanson | 24.6 (39.6) | Present location of Hanson station on the Kingston Line | ||
Burrage | 26.2 (42.2) | Also called Bournetown | ||
Monponsett | 27.1 (43.6) | |||
Halifax | Halifax | 28.4 (45.7) | Present location of Halifax station on the Kingston Line | |
Kingston | Silver Lake | 29.9 (48.1) | Also called Plympton | |
Kingston | 33.3 (53.6) | Junction with South Shore Branch | ||
Plymouth | Cordage | 35.4 (57.0) | Originally named North Plymouth and later Seaside Present location of Plymouth station on the Kingston Line | |
Plymouth | 37.4 (60.2) | Junction with Plymouth and Middleborough Branch |
Location | Station | Miles (km) | Image | Notes |
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Boston | Harrison Square | 3.6 (5.8) | Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line | |
Fields Corner | 4.0 (6.4) | Present location of Fields Corner station on the Red Line | ||
Shawmut | 4.6 (7.4) | Consolidated from stations at Melville Avenue and Centre Street in 1884 Present location of Shawmut station on the Red Line | ||
Ashmont | 5.2 (8.4) | Present location of Ashmont station on the Red Line and Mattapan Trolley | ||
Cedar Grove | 5.6 (9.0) | Present location of Cedar Grove station on the Mattapan Trolley | ||
Milton | Milton | 6.4 (10.3) | Junction with Dorchester and Milton Branch Previously named Milton Lower Mills Present location of Milton station on the Mattapan Trolley |
Location | Station | Miles (km) | Image | Notes |
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Boston | Neponset | 4.9 (7.9) | Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line | |
Granite Bridge | 5.9 (9.5) | |||
Milton | Milton | 6.8 (10.9) | Junction with Shawmut Branch Previously named Milton Lower Mills and Milton Mills Present location of Milton station on the Mattapan Trolley | |
Central Avenue | 7.1 (11.4) | Present location of Central Avenue station on the Mattapan Trolley | ||
Boston | Mattapan | 8.1 (13.0) | Present location of Mattapan station on the Mattapan Trolley | |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Quincy | Atlantic | 5.5 (8.9) | Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line | |
Montclair | 6.1 (9.8) | |||
Milton | East Milton | 7.5 (12.1) | ||
Quincy | West Quincy | 8.6 (13.8) |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Braintree | Braintree | Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line | ||
East Braintree | ||||
Weymouth | Weymouth | Now Weymouth Landing/East Braintree, served by Greenbush Line | ||
Weymouth Heights | ||||
East Weymouth | Now served by Greenbush Line | |||
Hingham | West Hingham | Now served by Greenbush Line | ||
Hingham | ||||
Old Colony House | Junction with Nantasket Beach Branch; now Nantasket Junction, served by Greenbush Line | |||
North Cohasset | ||||
Cohasset | King Street | |||
Cohasset | ||||
Beechwood | ||||
Scituate | North Scituate | Now served by Greenbush Line | ||
Egypt | ||||
Scituate | ||||
Greenbush | Now served by Greenbush Line | |||
Marshfield | East Marshfield | |||
Sea View | ||||
Marshfield Centre | ||||
Marshfield | ||||
Webster Place | ||||
Duxbury | Duxbury | |||
South Duxbury | ||||
Island Creek | ||||
Kingston | Kingston | Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Hingham | Old Colony House | Junction with South Shore Branch; now Nantasket Junction, served by Greenbush Line | ||
Hull | Nantasket | |||
Surfside | ||||
Irvington | ||||
Kenberma | ||||
Strawberry Hill | ||||
Bay Side | ||||
Allerton | ||||
Windermere | ||||
Stony Beach | ||||
Hull | ||||
Pemberton |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Abington | North Abington | Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line; station building is now a restaurant | ||
Rockland | Rockland | |||
Hanover | West Hanover | |||
South Hanover | ||||
Hanover Four Corners |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Whitman | Whitman | Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line; now served by Kingston/Plymouth Line | ||
Washington Street | ||||
East Bridgewater | Browns Station | |||
East Bridgewater | ||||
Elmwood | ||||
West Bridgewater | Westdale | Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Plymouth | Plymouth | Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line | ||
Darby | ||||
Carver | North Carver | |||
Middleborough | East Middleborough | |||
Middleborough | Junction with South Braintree-Fall River, Cape Cod and Taunton lines; future station to be served by South Coast Rail and Middleborough/Lakeville Line |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Braintree | Mayflower Park | Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line; also known as Braintree Highlands | ||
Randolph | Randolph | |||
Stoughton | North Stoughton | |||
Stoughton | Junction with Boston and Providence Railroad Stoughton Branch; now served by Providence/Stoughton Line | |||
Easton | North Easton | |||
Easton | junction with Easton Branch | |||
Raynham | Raynham | junction with Whittenton Branch | ||
Taunton | Dean Street | Future Taunton station to be served by South Coast Rail | ||
Weir Junction | ||||
Weir Village | ||||
North Dighton | ||||
Dighton | Dighton | |||
Somerset | Somerset | |||
Fall River | Somerset Junction | Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line |
State | Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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MA | Fall River | Ferry Street | Future Battleship Cove station to be served by South Coast Rail | ||
RI | Tiverton | Tiverton | |||
Portsmouth | Bristol Ferry | ||||
Coal Mines | |||||
Portsmouth Grove | |||||
Newport | Middletown | ||||
Newport | Served by heritage Newport and Narragansett Bay Railroad |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Easton | Easton | junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line | ||
South Easton | ||||
Sequosett | ||||
West Bridgewater | Cocheset | |||
West Bridgewater | ||||
Matfield | junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Middleborough | Middleborough | 0 (0) | Junction with South Braintree-Fall River, Cape Cod, and Plymouth lines; future station to be served by South Coast Rail and Middleborough/Lakeville Line | |
Lakeville | Turnpike | 2.0 (3.2) | ||
North Lakeville | 2.9 (4.7) | |||
Taunton | Chage's | 3.8 (6.1) | ||
East Taunton | 5.8 (9.3) | |||
Cotley Junction | 7.9 (12.7) | Not a station - junction with Taunton and New Bedford lines |
Location | Station | Miles (km) | Image | Notes |
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Middleborough | Middleborough | 34.6 (55.7) | Junction with South Braintree-Fall River, Taunton, and Plymouth branches; future station to be served by South Coast Rail and Middleborough/Lakeville Line | |
Rock Village | 39.5 (63.6) | |||
South Middleborough | 41.7 (67.1) | |||
Wareham | Tremont | 45.6 (73.4) | Junction with Fairhaven Branch; also known as Tremont | |
South Wareham | 47.2 (76.0) | |||
Parker Mills | 48.6 (78.2) | |||
Wareham | 49.3 (79.3) | Now Wareham Village, served by CapeFlyer | ||
Tempest Knob | 49.8 (80.1) | |||
Onset | 51.3 (82.6) | Also called Agawam, East Wareham, and Onset Junction | ||
Bourne | Buzzards Bay | 54.6 (87.9) | Junction with Woods Hole Branch; originally named Cohasset Narrows, now served by CapeFlyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad | |
Bourne | 56.0 (90.1) | Originally named Monument, now served by CapeFlyer | ||
Bournedale | 58.8 (94.6) | |||
Sandwich | Sagamore | 60.0 (96.6) | Served by the heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad | |
Sandwich | 62.5 (100.6) | |||
East Sandwich | 65.2 (104.9) | |||
Barnstable | West Barnstable | 69.7 (112.2) | Served by the heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad | |
Pond Village | 72.3 (116.4) | Short-lived station – only in service briefly after the line opened | ||
Barnstable | 73.3 (118.0) | |||
Yarmouth | Yarmouth | 75.8 (122.0) | Junction with Hyannis Branch; also known as Yarmouthport | |
Bass River | 78.7 (126.7) | Also known as South Yarmouth | ||
Dennis | South Dennis | 81.4 (131.0) | ||
Harwich | North Harwich | 83.0 (133.6) | ||
Harwich | 84.9 (136.6) | Junction with Chatham Branch | ||
Pleasant Lake | 86.8 (139.7) | |||
Brewster | Brewster | 89.7 (144.4) | ||
East Brewster | 92.2 (148.4) | |||
Orleans | Orleans | 94.6 (152.2) | ||
Eastham | Eastham | 97.5 (156.9) | ||
North Eastham | 99.9 (160.8) | |||
Wellfleet | South Wellfleet | 103.5 (166.6) | ||
Wellfleet | 106.2 (170.9) | |||
Truro | South Truro | 109.1 (175.6) | ||
Truro | 111.0 (178.6) | |||
Corn Hill | 111.6 (179.6) | |||
North Truro | 114.0 (183.5) | Later named Moorland | ||
Provincetown | Puritan Heights | 117.7 (189.4) | ||
Provincetown | 120.1 (193.3) |
Location | Station | Miles (km) | Image | Notes |
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Wareham | Tremont | 45.6 (73.4) | Junction with Cape Cod main line; also known as Tremont | |
Marion | Marion | 50.6 (81.4) | ||
Mattapoisett | Mattapoisett | 55.4 (89.2) | ||
Fairhaven | Fairhaven | 60.5 (97.4) |
Location | Station | Miles (km) | Image | Notes |
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Bourne | Buzzards Bay | 54.6 (87.9) | Junction with Cape Cod main line, now served by CapeFlyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad | |
Gray Gables | 55.4 (89.2) | |||
Monument Beach | 56.4 (90.8) | |||
Pocasset | 58.2 (93.7) | |||
Cataumet | 60.1 (96.7) | |||
Falmouth | North Falmouth | 61.3 (98.7) | Junction with Camp Edwards spur | |
West Falmouth | 64.6 (104.0) | |||
Falmouth | 68.4 (110.1) | |||
Woods Hole | 72.0 (115.9) |
Location | Station | Miles (km) | Image | Notes |
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Yarmouth | Yarmouth | 75.8 (122.0) | Junction with Cape Cod main line | |
Camp | 77.0 (123.9) | |||
Barnstable | Hyannis | 79.2 (127.5) | Now Hyannis Transportation Center, served by Cape Flyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad | |
Hyannisport | 80.85 (130.1) |
Location | Station | Miles (km) | Image | Notes |
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Harwich | Harwich | 84.9 (136.6) | Junction with Cape Cod main line | |
Harwich Center | 85.7 (137.9) | |||
South Harwich | 87.6 (141.0) | |||
Chatham | South Chatham | 88.7 (142.7) | ||
West Chatham | 90.1 (145.0) | |||
Chatham | 92.0 (148.1) | Now the Chatham Railroad Museum [2] |
Location | Station | Miles (km) | Image | Notes |
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Oak Bluffs | Oak Bluffs | 0.0 (0.0) | ||
Edgartown | Edgartown | 5.5 (8.9) | ||
Katama | 8.6 (13.8) | At Mattakeset Lodge | ||
South Beach | 8.6 (13.8) | On a short branch that left the mainline west of Katama |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Mansfield | Mansfield | Junction with Boston and Providence line; current MBTA Commuter Rail station | ||
Norton | Norton | historic depot now a private residence | ||
Taunton | Cranes | |||
Attleborough Junction | Junction with Taunton-Attleborough Branch | |||
Whittenton | Junction with Whittenton Branch | |||
Taunton Central | site now a shopping plaza | |||
Weir Junction | Junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line | |||
Cotley Junction | Not a station - junction with Middleborough–Taunton branch | |||
Berkley | Myricks | Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line | ||
Freetown | East Freetown | |||
Braleys | ||||
New Bedford | Acushnet | Planned site of Church Street station | ||
Mount Pleasant Junction | Junction with Fall River line | |||
New Bedford | ||||
New Bedford Wharf |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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New Bedford | Mount Pleasant | near junction with Taunton-New Bedford line | ||
Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | |||
Hicksville | ||||
Westport | Westport Factory | located at Highland Road | ||
Hemlock | ||||
North Westport | ||||
Fall River | Flint Village | located at Quequechan Street | ||
Watuppa | located at what is now Plymouth Avenue |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Taunton | Junction with Taunton-Mansfield line | |||
Norton | Norton Furnace | |||
Chartley | ||||
Attleborough | Barecroft | |||
Junction with Boston and Providence line |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Mansfield | Mansfield | junction with Boston and Providence line; Mansfield (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop | ||
Foxborough | Foxborough | |||
North Foxborough | Foxboro (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located north of historic station site | |||
Walpole | South Walpole | crosses Wrentham-Dedham line | ||
Walpole | crosses New York and New England Railroad main line | |||
Medfield | Medfield | |||
Sherborn | South Sherborn | |||
Framingham | South Framingham | line crosses Boston and Albany Railroad main line; Framingham (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located behind historic Boston and Albany station, which is now a restaurant | ||
Lake View | ||||
Framingham | junction with Framingham and Lowell line | |||
Southborough | Fayville | |||
Southborough | ||||
Marlborough | Marlborough Junction | junction with short branch to Marlborough | ||
Northborough | Rock Hill | |||
Northborough | ||||
Berlin | Berlin | |||
West Berlin | crosses Boston & Maine Central Mass. Division line | |||
Bolton | Ballville | |||
Clinton | Lancaster Mills Branch | Junction with Lancaster Mills Branch | ||
Clinton | crosses Boston & Maine Worcester, Nashua and Portland Division line | |||
Sterling | Pratts Junction | Junction with Fitchburg and Worcester Branch; south to Sterling and Sterling Junction | ||
Leominster | Gates Crossing | |||
Leominster | ||||
West Leominster | ||||
Fitchburg | South Fitchburg | |||
Fitchburg | junction with Fitchburg Railroad; Fitchburg (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Framingham | Framingham | junction with Mansfield-Fitchburg line | ||
North Framingham | ||||
Sudbury | South Sudbury | |||
Sudbury | ||||
North Sudbury | ||||
Concord | Concord Junction | |||
Middlesex Junction | ||||
Acton | Acton | |||
North Acton | Junction with Concord Railroad, Nashua Branch | |||
Carlisle | Carlisle | |||
Chelmsford | South Chelmsford | |||
Chelmsford | ||||
Lowell | Lowell | Junction with Boston and Maine Railroad at Ayers City; Lowell (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located just north of former junction; historic Lowell B&M station was located further north on Dutton Street |
State | Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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MA | Boston | Boston (Park Square) | moved to South Station in 1899 | ||
Crossing of Boston and Albany Railroad | near Dartmouth Street, now site of Back Bay (MBTA station) | ||||
Chickering | Massachusetts Avenue (MBTA Orange Line station) located one block north of historic Chickering station | ||||
Roxbury | now Roxbury Crossing (MBTA station) Orange Line stop | ||||
Heath | now Jackson Square (MBTA station) Orange Line stop | ||||
Boylston | now Stony Brook (MBTA station) Orange Line stop | ||||
Jamaica Plain | now Green Street (MBTA station) Orange Line stop | ||||
Forest Hills | junction with West Roxbury Branch; Forest Hills (MBTA station) Orange Line and Commuter Rail (Needham Line) stop | ||||
Mt. Hope | Closed in 1979 | ||||
Clarendon Hills (Hyde Park) | |||||
Hazelwood (Hyde Park) | |||||
Hyde Park | Hyde Park (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop | ||||
Readville | Readville (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop Franklin Line | ||||
Dedham | Green Lodge | ||||
Canton | Canton Junction | junction with Stoughton Branch; Canton Junction (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop | |||
Sharon | Sharon | Sharon (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop | |||
Sharon Heights | |||||
Foxborough | East Foxborough | ||||
Mansfield | Mansfield | junction with Framingham/Taunton branches; Mansfield (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop | |||
West Mansfield | |||||
Attleborough | Attleborough | junction with Taunton/North Attleborough branches; Attleboro (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop | |||
Dodgeville | |||||
East Junction | junction with India Point Branch | ||||
Hebronville | |||||
RI | Pawtucket | Pawtucket-Central Falls | |||
Broad Street | |||||
Woodlawn | |||||
Providence | Providence | Providence Amtrak/MBTA station relocated in 1986 |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Canton | Canton Junction | junction with Boston and Providence main line | ||
Canton | ||||
Springdale | ||||
Stoughton | West Stoughton | |||
Stoughton Central | ||||
Junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Boston | Forest Hills | |||
Roslindale | ||||
Bellevue | ||||
Highland | ||||
West Roxbury | ||||
Spring Street | ||||
Dedham | Dedham | junction with Dedham-Readville Branch | ||
Westwood | Islington | |||
Norwood | Ellis | |||
Norwood | ||||
Norwood Central | ||||
Winslow | junction with New York and New England Railroad | |||
Walpole | Cedar Junction | junction with Mansfield-Framingham line | ||
Norfolk | Pondville | |||
Wrentham | Wrentham | |||
Wampum | ||||
Plainville | Plainville | |||
North Attleborough | North Attleborough | |||
Attleborough | Farmers | |||
Attleborough | junction with Boston and Providence Railroad main line |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Attleborough | East Junction | junction with Boston and Providence main line | ||
Seekonk | Perrins | |||
East Providence | Rumford | |||
Junction with Providence and Worcester line | ||||
Junction with Providence-Bristol line | crosses Seekonk River at India Point; crossing moved north in 1908 with opening of East Side Railroad Tunnel |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Providence | Providence / India Point | later relocated to Providence Union Station with opening of East Side Railroad Tunnel in 1908. | ||
East Providence | East Providence | junction with India Point Branch [3] | ||
Kettle Point | ||||
Squantum | ||||
Silver Spring | ||||
Union Club | ||||
Pomham Club | ||||
Riverside | ||||
Bullocks Point | ||||
Barrington | Drownsville | |||
Nyatt | ||||
Barrington | ||||
Warren | Warren | Junction with Warren-Fall River branch | ||
Bristol | Bristol |
Location | Station | Mile (km) | Image | Notes |
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Warren | Warren | junction with Providence-Bristol line | ||
Swansea | Coles | |||
South Swansea | ||||
Somerset | Brayton Point | |||
Fall River | Bowenville | crosses Taunton River at Slades Ferry Bridge and joins Fall River main line |
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Brockton station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Brockton, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA Middleborough/Lakeville Line and is a stop on the CapeFLYER seasonal line. The station consists of a single full-length high-level platform which is fully handicapped accessible. It is located adjacent to the BAT Centre, the primary hub for Brockton Area Transit Authority local bus service.
Middleborough/Lakeville station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Lakeville, Massachusetts, just south of the Middleborough border. It is the southern terminus of the Middleborough/Lakeville Line; it is also an intermediate stop for seasonal CapeFlyer service to Cape Cod. Middleborough/Lakeville has a single full-length high-level side platform serving the line's single track.
Butler station is a light rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line. It is located at Butler Street in the Lower Mills section of the Dorchester neighborhood. It serves a small residential area sandwiched between the Neponset River, Cedar Grove Cemetery, and Dorchester Park. Butler station has no MBTA bus connections. It is accessible via a wooden mini-high ramp on the station's single island platform.
Park Street station is a former railroad station in Medford, Massachusetts. Constructed by the Boston and Maine Railroad in 1894, the building was abandoned in the 1930s, although passenger service continued to stop until 1957. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 as Park Street Railroad Station. It is the only extant railroad station building in Medford.
Freetown station is an under-construction MBTA Commuter Rail station located in southwestern Freetown, Massachusetts. It is planned to open in 2023 as part of the first phase of the South Coast Rail project. The station will have a single side platform on the west side of the Fall River Secondary, along with a park and ride lot.
Battleship Cove is a proposed MBTA Commuter Rail station in Fall River, Massachusetts. It is planned to be the southern terminus of the Fall River branch of the South Coast Rail project, and will open in 2030 as part of the project's Phase II. The station will have no parking—it is intended for tourists visiting Battleship Cove and the Fall River waterfront, with Fall River station to the north serving commuters—and will be open seasonally. Previous passenger service to Fall River included stations at Fall River Wharf (1847–1937) and Ferry Street (1864–1958). The Wharf station was the terminus of the Fall River Line steamship service.
Church Street station is an under-construction MBTA Commuter Rail station located in northern New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. It is planned to open in 2023 as part of the first phase of the South Coast Rail project. The station will have a single side platform on the east side of the New Bedford Subdivision, along with a park and ride lot.
The Medford branch was a railroad branch line of the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M). Located entirely within Medford, Massachusetts, the branch connected Medford Square to the B&M main line. It had passenger service from 1847 to 1957, with freight service on the inner part of the line until 2010.