Barnstable
Early-20th-century postcard of the station
General information
LocationRailroad Avenue
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°41′58.32″N 70°18′23.14″W / 41.6995333°N 70.3064278°W / 41.6995333; -70.3064278
Line(s)Cape Main Line
History
Rebuilt1889
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
West Barnstable
toward Boston
 Boston–​Hyannis Yarmouth
toward Hyannis
Boston–​Provincetown Yarmouth
toward Provincetown

Barnstable station was a railway station located on Railroad Avenue in Barnstable, Massachusetts. It was constructed in 1889 by the Old Colony Railroad.[1][2] From the latter years of the 19th century to the 1950s, the station served daily New Haven Railroad trains from Boston, and due for points further east on the Cape. For several decades in the mid-20th century, the station also served the New Haven's day and night versions of its seasonal New York - Hyannis Cape Codder trains.[3] The station was torn down after the New Haven ended passenger rail service to the Cape in 1959.

References

  1. ↑ Eldredge, Andrews T. (2003). Railroads of Cape Cod and the Islands. Arcadia Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-7385-1157-3.
  2. ↑ Twenty-Sixth Annual Report of the Old Colony Railroad Co. to the Stockholders. Old Colony Railroad Company. November 1889. p. 7.
  3. ↑ Lynch, Peter E. (2005). New Haven Railroad passenger trains. St. Paul, Minnesota: MBI Publishing Company. pp. 119-21. ISBN 978-0-7603-2288-8.

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