Pocasset Train Station
Pocasset Train Station | |
|---|---|
 The former Pocassett Station, ca. 1920 | |
| Location | Barlows Landing Road, Pocasset, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 41°41′35″N 70°36′54″W / 41.69306°N 70.61500°WCoordinates: 41°41′35″N 70°36′54″W / 41.69306°N 70.61500°W |
| Line(s) | Old Colony Railroad |
| Platforms | Yes (still standing as a remnant) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1875 (demolished) |
The former Pocasset Train Station was located on the Barlows Landing Road in Pocasset, Massachusetts on Cape Cod.[1]
The Original Station
The original Pocasset station was built by the Cape Cod Railroad around 1872. It was taken out of service in 1906 and moved to Cataumet.[2]
The Second Station
In 1906 the Wenaumet station, which was located about a mile north of the original station, was renamed as the Pocasset station by the New Haven Railroad. This station burned to the ground on May 14, 1914.[2]
The Last Station
A new station was built at the same location in 1915. It was later demolished in 1960 after the New Haven Railroad discontinued most passenger service to Cape Cod.
Remnants of this station's original foundation and platform are still visible just south of the point where Barlows Landing Road crosses the train tracks.[2]
See also
- List of railroad stations on Cape Cod
External links
Media related to Pocasset Train Station at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ↑ Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads Including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Joan Hollister Farson (First ed.). Yarmouthport, Massachusetts: Cape Cod Historical Publications. p. 145. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Eldredge, Andrews T. (2003). Railroads of Cape Cod and the Islands. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 83–84. ISBN 978-0-7385-1157-3.