Yarmouth | |||||||||||||||||||
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 The second Yarmouth station around 1908 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Railroad Avenue at Cross Street Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°41′55″N70°15′30″W / 41.69861°N 70.25833°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cape Cod Main Line, Hyannis Secondary | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1854 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1878, 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Yarmouth station was a railroad station in the Yarmouth Port section of Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
The original station was built in the village of Yarmouth Port when the Cape Cod Railroad extended its line from Sandwich to Hyannis in 1854. [1] In December 1865, the Cape Cod Central Railroad opened a branch from Yarmouth to Orleans, which was later extended to Provincetown. [2] It was destroyed by a fire on November 17, 1878; the Old Colony Railroad built a replacement. [1]
A branch from Harwich to Chatham opened in 1887; Yarmouth–Chatham service ran until 1931. [3] [2] Service past Yarmouth to Provincetown ended with the 88 stations case on July 17, 1938, with a brief revival in mid-1940. [2] Yarmouth station was again destroyed by fire in 1941; the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad built a brick replacement. [1] It served year-round Boston–Hyannis trains until June 30, 1959, and New York–Hyannis trains including the Day Cape Codder and Neptune until 1964. [2] This station was torn down around 1975 to make room for the warehouse of Yarmouth-based Christmas Tree Shops. [4]
Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months. The name Cape Cod, coined in 1602 by Bartholomew Gosnold, is the ninth oldest English place-name in the U.S.
The Old Colony Railroad (OC) was a major railroad system, mainly covering southeastern Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island, which operated from 1845 to 1893. Old Colony trains ran from Boston to points such as Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Newport, Providence, Fitchburg, Lowell and Cape Cod. For many years the Old Colony Railroad Company also operated steamboat and ferry lines, including those of the Fall River Line with express train service from Boston to its wharf in Fall River where passengers boarded luxury liners to New York City. The company also briefly operated a railroad line on Martha's Vineyard, as well as the freight-only Union Freight Railroad in Boston. The OC was named after the "Old Colony", the nickname for the Plymouth Colony.
The Cape Cod Railroad is a railroad in southeastern Massachusetts, running from Pilgrim Junction in Middleborough across the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, where it splits towards Hyannis in one direction and Falmouth in the other. It was incorporated in 1846 as the Cape Cod Branch Railroad to provide a rail link from the Fall River Railroad line in Middleborough to Cape Cod.
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The Cape Cod Central Railroad was a railroad in southeastern Massachusetts, more specifically in central Cape Cod. It was incorporated in 1861 to extend the Cape Cod Railroad from Yarmouth to Orleans through the towns of Dennis, Harwich and Brewster. The 18.7 mile line opened for service in December, 1865.
The CapeFlyer is a passenger rail service in Massachusetts between Boston and Cape Cod that began in 2013. It is operated by the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) in collaboration with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The service runs on the weekends, beginning Friday evenings and including holidays, between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend.
The Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad was a railroad that provided tourist and seasonal passenger services in Southeastern Massachusetts in the 1980s. Its primary service operated from the Braintree MBTA station to Hyannis on Cape Cod; branches to Attleboro and Falmouth also operated in some years. The service ended after the 1988 summer season amid early-1989 state budget cuts in Massachusetts; much of the same trackage is being used for the seasonal CapeFLYER service.
Taunton station was a passenger rail station located south of Oak Street in downtown Taunton, Massachusetts. As Taunton Central station, it served local and Boston-focused routes from 1836 to 1964. A later station at the same site served Amtrak's Cape Codder from 1986 to 1996, and Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad commuter trains in 1988.
Bournedale station was a railroad station serving Bournedale, Massachusetts. Opened in 1848, it was relocated in 1911 during construction of the Cape Cod Canal and closed in the 1920s.
Harwich station was a railway station located in Harwich, Massachusetts. It opened in 1865 and closed in 1940. The station was the junction between the Cape Cod Railroad mainline and the Chatham Branch.
Harwich Center station was a train station located in Harwich, Massachusetts. Built in 1887, it was a small 1+1⁄2-story wooden structure with a pointed roof.
South Harwich station was a train station located in South Harwich, Massachusetts. Built in 1887, it was a small wooden structure.
West Chatham station was a flag stop train station located in West Chatham, Massachusetts.
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