| Buzzards Bay Train Station | |
|---|---|
| Station statistics | |
| Address | Main Street, Buzzards Bay |
| Lines | Cape Cod Central Railroad |
| Platforms | Yes |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Unknown |
| Other information | |
| Opened | 1848 |
| Rebuilt | 1912 |
| Accessible | |
| Owned by | Cape Cod Central Railroad |
The Buzzards Bay Train Station is located on Main Street in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The station was originally known as Cohasset Narrows, and was built as part of the Cape Cod Branch Railroad in 1848. The station name was changed to Buzzards Bay in 1879 by the Old Colony Railroad who had acquired the line in 1872 with a merger of the Cape Cod Railroad.[1]
The present station was built by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1912. The site also contains a signal tower.
Prior to the opening of the Cape Cod Canal in 1916, Buzzards Bay Station was located on what was then the north bank of the Monument River at a junction of the main railroad line between Middleborough and Cape Cod and the branch to Wood's Hole. The Wood's Hole Branch crossed the river slightly west of what is now the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, while the Cape Cod main line continued along the north side of the river before crossing where the river narrowed at Bourne Station.[2] The Monument River was converted into the Cape Cod Canal, which opened in 1916. The Cape Cod main line and junction were moved to the south side of the canal, which was later widened in the 1930s.
Buzzards Bay Station is now the westernmost stop on the Cape Cod Central Railroad.[3] It was also a stop for Amtrak's Cape Codder, which ran from 1986 to 1997. Originally located near the tracks, the station is now set back from the train line because of the removal of excess trackage. The station also houses year-round offices and a seasonal visitor's center for the Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce.[4]