Orleans Train Station

Orleans Train Station

The Orleans Train Station, ca. 1900
Location Orleans, Massachusetts
USA
Construction
Structure type Wooden
History
Opened 1865
Closed 1941
Previous names Old Colony Railroad (1873-1893),
New Haven Railroad (1893-1941)

The first Orleans Train Station in Orleans, Massachusetts was built by the Old Colony Railroad in 1865 when the rail line was extended from Yarmouth to Orleans. The original station was replaced by a newer station around 1890.[1]

Passenger service to this station ended in the late 1930s when the New Haven Railroad discontinued scheduled service between Yarmouth and Provincetown.

See also

References

  1. Eldredge, Andrews T. (2003). Railroads of Cape Cod and the Islands. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-0-7385-1157-3.