Provincetown Train Station

Provincetown Train Station
Location Bradford Street, Provincetown
Coordinates 42°03′11.87″N 70°11′10.82″W / 42.0532972°N 70.1863389°W / 42.0532972; -70.1863389
Operated by Old Colony Railroad (1873-1893)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (1893-1960)
Platforms Yes
Construction
Structure type Wooden
History
Opened July 22, 1873 (1873-07-22)[1]
Closed 1960 (1960)

The Provincetown Train Station was located on Bradford Street (formerly Back Street) between Alden and Standish Streets in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

The first scheduled train arrived in Provincetown on July 23, 1873 to much fanfare. It was reported that when the first train with dignitaries arrived the day before,[1] old cannons boomed out salutes, church bells were rung and a brass band helped the crowd march up to the Pavilion on High Pole Hill.[2]

Passenger service to Provincetown ended in July 1938 but freight service survived until 1960, when the tracks above North Eastham were abandoned.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Theriault, Wor. James J. "The Railroad Comes To Provincetown". King Hirams's Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Cape Cod Historical Publications. pp. 40–42. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.
  3. Farson (1993), pp. 232 & 238.


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