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List of Old Colony Railroad stations

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Further information: Old Colony Railroad

The following is a list of historic Old Colony Railroad (OCRR) stations, at the time of the 1893 lease by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and shortly after.[1] City/town include current town name, some of which were incorporated after 1893. Stations currently used by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority or Amtrak are indicated within the notes column.

Map of OCRR lines, 1893

All stations are located in the state of Massachusetts unless otherwise noted.

Central Division

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Boston to Plymouth

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Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Boston Boston 0.0 (0.0)   Boston terminus moved from Kneeland Street to South Station in 1899
South Boston 0.7 (1.1)  
Crescent Avenue 2.4 (3.9)   Present location of JFK/UMass station on the Red Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston Line, and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Savin Hill 3.0 (4.8)   Present location of Savin Hill station on the Red Line
Harrison Square 3.6 (5.8)   Junction with Shawmut Branch
Popes Hill 4.3 (6.9)
Neponset 4.9 (7.9)   Junction with Dorchester and Milton Branch
Quincy Atlantic 5.5 (8.9)   Junction with Granite Branch
Norfolk Downs 6.1 (9.8)  
Wollaston Heights 6.7 (10.8)   Present location of Wollaston station on the Red Line
Quincy 8.0 (12.9)   Present location of Quincy Center on the Red Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston Line, and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Quincy Adams 8.7 (14.0)   Originally named South Quincy
Present location of Quincy Adams station on the Red Line
Braintree Braintree 10.1 (16.3)   Junction with South Shore Branch
South Braintree 11.4 (18.3)   Junction with Middleborough-Fall River main line
Weymouth South Weymouth 14.9 (24.0)  
Abington North Abington 17.8 (28.6)   Junction with Hanover Branch
Abington 19.2 (30.9)   Present location of Abington station on the Kingston Line
Whitman Whitman 21.1 (34.0)   Junction with East Bridgewater Branch
Present location of Halifax station on the Kingston Line
Hanson North Hanson 23.1 (37.2)
South Hanson 24.6 (39.6)   Present location of Hanson station on the Kingston Line
Burrage 26.2 (42.2)   Also called Bournetown
Monponsett 27.1 (43.6)  
Halifax Halifax 28.4 (45.7)   Present location of Halifax station on the Kingston Line
Kingston Silver Lake 29.9 (48.1) Also called Plympton
Kingston 33.3 (53.6)   Junction with South Shore Branch
Plymouth Cordage 35.4 (57.0)   Originally named North Plymouth and later Seaside
Present location of Plymouth station on the Kingston Line
Plymouth 37.4 (60.2)   Junction with Plymouth and Middleborough Branch

Shawmut Branch

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Further information: Shawmut Branch Railroad
Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Boston Harrison Square 3.6 (5.8)   Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Fields Corner 4.0 (6.4)   Present location of Fields Corner station on the Red Line
Shawmut 4.6 (7.4)   Consolidated from stations at Melville Avenue and Centre Street in 1884
Present location of Shawmut station on the Red Line
Ashmont 5.2 (8.4)   Present location of Ashmont station on the Red Line and Mattapan Trolley
Cedar Grove 5.6 (9.0)   Present location of Cedar Grove station on the Mattapan Trolley
Milton Milton 6.4 (10.3)   Junction with Dorchester and Milton Branch
Previously named Milton Lower Mills
Present location of Milton station on the Mattapan Trolley

Dorchester and Milton Branch

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Further information: Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad
Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Boston Neponset 4.9 (7.9)   Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Granite Bridge 5.9 (9.5)
Milton Milton 6.8 (10.9)   Junction with Shawmut Branch
Previously named Milton Lower Mills and Milton Mills
Present location of Milton station on the Mattapan Trolley
Central Avenue 7.1 (11.4)   Present location of Central Avenue station on the Mattapan Trolley
Boston Mattapan 8.1 (13.0)   Present location of Mattapan station on the Mattapan Trolley

Granite Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Quincy Atlantic 5.5 (8.9)   Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Montclair 6.1 (9.8)
Milton East Milton 7.5 (12.1)  
Quincy West Quincy 8.6 (13.8)  

South Shore Branch

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Further information: South Shore Railroad
Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Braintree Braintree   Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
East Braintree  
Weymouth Weymouth   Now Weymouth Landing/East Braintree, served by Greenbush Line
Weymouth Heights  
East Weymouth   Now served by Greenbush Line
Hingham West Hingham Now served by Greenbush Line
Hingham  
Old Colony House Junction with Nantasket Beach Branch; now Nantasket Junction, served by Greenbush Line
North Cohasset
Cohasset King Street
Cohasset  
Beechwood
Scituate North Scituate   Now served by Greenbush Line
Egypt  
Scituate  
Greenbush   Now served by Greenbush Line
Marshfield East Marshfield  
Sea View  
Marshfield Centre
Marshfield  
Webster Place  
Duxbury Duxbury  
South Duxbury  
Island Creek
Kingston Kingston   Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line

Nantasket Beach Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Hingham Old Colony House Junction with South Shore Branch; now Nantasket Junction, served by Greenbush Line
Hull Nantasket  
Surfside
Irvington
Kenberma  
Strawberry Hill
Bay Side
Allerton  
Windermere
Stony Beach
Hull
Pemberton

Hanover Branch

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Further information: Hanover Branch Railroad (Massachusetts)
Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Abington North Abington   Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line; station building is now a restaurant
Rockland Rockland  
Hanover West Hanover  
Winslows Crossing
South Hanover  
Curtis Crossing  
Hanover  

Whitman to Bridgwater Junction

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Whitman Whitman   Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line; now served by Kingston/Plymouth Line
Washington Street  
East Bridgewater Browns Station
East Bridgewater  
Elmwood  
West Bridgewater Westdale   Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line

Plymouth and Middleborough Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Plymouth Plymouth   Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Darby  
Carver North Carver
Middleborough East Middleborough
Middleborough   Junction with South Braintree-Fall River, Cape Cod and Taunton lines; future station to be served by South Coast Rail and Middleborough/Lakeville Line

South Braintree to Fall River

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Further information: Fall River Railroad (1846)
Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Braintree South Braintree   Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line, site is now a shopping plaza
Mayflower Park   Junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line, also known as Braintree Highlands
Holbrook Holbrook   Now served by Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Avon Avon  
Brockton Montello   Now served by Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Brockton   Now served by Middleborough/Lakeville Line and CapeFlyer
Campello   Now served by Middleborough/Lakeville Line
West Bridgewater Matfield   Junction with West Bridgewater Branch
Westdale   Junction with Whitman Branch
Bridgewater Bridgewater   Station building is now a Burger King restaurant
Titicut
Middleborough Middleborough   Junction with Cape Cod, Taunton, and Plymouth branches; future station to be served by South Coast Rail and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Lakeville Lakeville  
Berkley Myricks   Junction with Taunton-New Bedford Branch
Freetown Assonet  
Crystal Spring
Fall River Somerset Junction
Steep Brook
Bowenville   junction with Warren Branch; future Fall River station to be served by South Coast Rail
Fall River Wharf   Fall River Line wharf, on spur from main line
Ferry Street   Future Battleship Cove station to be served by South Coast Rail

Mayflower Park to Fall River

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See also: Dighton and Somerset Railroad
Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Braintree Mayflower Park   Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line; also known as Braintree Highlands
Randolph Randolph
Stoughton North Stoughton  
South Stoughton  
Stoughton Junction Junction with Boston and Providence Railroad Stoughton Branch
Easton North Easton  
Easton Junction with West Bridgewater Branch
Raynham Raynham   Junction with Whittenton Branch
Taunton Dean Street   Future Taunton station to be served by South Coast Rail
Weir Junction  
Weir Village  
North Dighton
Dighton Dighton
Somerset Somerset
Fall River Somerset Junction Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line

Fall River to Newport

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State Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
MA Fall River Ferry Street   Future Battleship Cove station to be served by South Coast Rail
RI Tiverton Tiverton
Portsmouth Bristol Ferry
Coal Mines
Portsmouth Grove
Newport Middletown
Newport Served by heritage Newport and Narragansett Bay Railroad

West Bridgewater Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Easton Easton junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line
South Easton
Sequosett
West Bridgewater Cocheset
West Bridgewater
Matfield   junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line

Middleborough to Taunton

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Middleborough Middleborough 0 (0)   Junction with South Braintree-Fall River, Cape Cod, and Plymouth lines; future station to be served by South Coast Rail and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Lakeville Turnpike 2.0 (3.2)
North Lakeville 2.9 (4.7)
Taunton Chage's 3.8 (6.1)
East Taunton 5.8 (9.3)
Cotley Junction 7.9 (12.7)   Not a station - junction with Taunton and New Bedford lines

Whittenton Branch

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See also: Whittenton Branch
Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Raynham Raynham   Junction with Mayflower Park–Fall River mainline
Taunton Whittenton  
Whittenton Junction Junction with Taunton Branch

Cape Cod Division

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Middleborough to Provincetown

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Further information: Cape Cod Railroad
Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Middleborough Middleborough 34.6 (55.7)   Junction with South Braintree-Fall River, Taunton, and Plymouth branches; future station to be served by South Coast Rail and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Rock 39.5 (63.6)
South Middleboro 41.7 (67.1)  
Wareham Tremont 45.6 (73.4)   Junction with Fairhaven Branch; also known as Tremont
South Wareham 47.2 (76.0)
Parker Mills 48.6 (78.2)
Wareham 49.3 (79.3)   Now Wareham Village, served by CapeFlyer
Tempest Knob 49.8 (80.1)
Onset 51.3 (82.6)   Also called Agawam, East Wareham, and Onset Junction
Onset 52.7 (84.8) Also called Onset Bay. Closed in 1891.[2]
Bourne Buzzards Bay 54.6 (87.9)   Junction with Woods Hole Branch; originally named Cohasset Narrows, now served by CapeFlyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Bourne 56.0 (90.1)   Originally named Monument, now served by CapeFlyer
Bournedale 58.8 (94.6)  
Sandwich Sagamore 60.0 (96.6)   Served by the heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Sandwich 62.5 (100.6)  
East Sandwich 65.2 (104.9)  
Barnstable West Barnstable 69.7 (112.2)   Served by the heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Pond Village 72.3 (116.4) Short-lived station – only in service briefly after the line opened
Barnstable 73.3 (118.0)  
Yarmouth Yarmouth 75.8 (122.0)   Junction with Hyannis Branch; also known as Yarmouthport
Bass River 78.7 (126.7)   Also known as South Yarmouth
Dennis South Dennis 81.4 (131.0)  
Harwich North Harwich 83.0 (133.6)  
Harwich 84.9 (136.6)   Junction with Chatham Branch
Pleasant Lake 86.8 (139.7)  
Brewster Brewster 89.7 (144.4)  
East Brewster 92.2 (148.4)  
Orleans Orleans 94.6 (152.2)  
Eastham Eastham 97.5 (156.9)  
North Eastham 99.9 (160.8)  
Wellfleet South Wellfleet 103.5 (166.6)  
Wellfleet 106.2 (170.9)  
Truro South Truro 109.1 (175.6)  
Truro 111.0 (178.6)  
Corn Hill 111.6 (179.6)  
North Truro 114.0 (183.5)   Later named Moorland
Provincetown Puritan Heights 117.7 (189.4)
Provincetown 120.1 (193.3)  

Fairhaven Branch

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Further information: Fairhaven Branch Railroad
Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Wareham Tremont 45.6 (73.4)   Junction with Cape Cod main line
Marion Marion 50.6 (81.4)  
Mattapoisett Mattapoisett 55.4 (89.2)  
Fairhaven Fairhaven 60.5 (97.4)  

Woods Hole Branch

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Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Bourne Buzzards Bay 54.6 (87.9)   Junction with Cape Cod main line, now served by CapeFlyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Gray Gables 55.4 (89.2)  
Monument Beach 56.4 (90.8)  
Pocasset 58.2 (93.7)  
Cataumet 60.1 (96.7)  
Falmouth North Falmouth 61.3 (98.7)   Junction with Camp Edwards spur
West Falmouth 64.6 (104.0)  
Falmouth 68.4 (110.1)  
Woods Hole 72.0 (115.9)  

Hyannis Branch

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Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Yarmouth Yarmouth 75.8 (122.0)   Junction with Cape Cod main line
Camp 77.0 (123.9)  
Barnstable Hyannis 79.2 (127.5)   Now Hyannis Transportation Center, served by Cape Flyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Hyannisport 80.85 (130.1)  

Chatham Branch

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Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Harwich Harwich 84.9 (136.6)   Junction with Cape Cod main line
Harwich Center 85.7 (137.9)  
South Harwich 87.6 (141.0)  
Chatham South Chatham 88.7 (142.7)  
West Chatham 90.1 (145.0)
Chatham 92.0 (148.1)   Now the Chatham Railroad Museum[3]

Martha's Vineyard Railroad

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Further information: Martha's Vineyard Railroad
Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Oak Bluffs Oak Bluffs 0.0 (0.0)  
Edgartown Edgartown 5.5 (8.9)
Katama 8.6 (13.8)   At Mattakeset Lodge
South Beach 8.6 (13.8) On a short branch that left the mainline west of Katama

Taunton and New Bedford lines

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Mansfield to New Bedford

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Mansfield Mansfield   Junction with Boston and Providence line; current MBTA Commuter Rail station
Norton Norton   historic depot now a private residence
Taunton Cranes  
Attleborough Junction Junction with Taunton-Attleborough Branch
Whittenton Junction Junction with Whittenton Branch
Taunton Central   site now a shopping plaza
Weir Junction   Junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line
Cotley Junction   Not a station - junction with Middleborough–Taunton branch
Berkley Myricks   Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line
Freetown East Freetown
Braleys  
New Bedford Acushnet   Planned site of Church Street station
Mount Pleasant Junction Junction with Fall River line
New Bedford  
New Bedford Wharf

New Bedford to Fall River

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
New Bedford Mount Pleasant   near junction with Taunton-New Bedford line
Dartmouth North Dartmouth
Hicksville  
Westport Westport Factory located at Highland Road
Hemlock
North Westport
Fall River Flint Village located at Quequechan Street
Watuppa   located at what is now Plymouth Avenue

Taunton to Attleborough

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Taunton Attleborough Junction Junction with Taunton-Mansfield line
Norton Norton Furnace
Barrowsville  
Chartley  
Attleborough Bearcroft
Attleboro  

Northern Division

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Mansfield to Fitchburg

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Mansfield Mansfield   junction with Boston and Providence line; Mansfield (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Foxborough Foxborough  
North Foxborough  
Walpole South Walpole   crosses Wrentham-Dedham line
Walpole   crosses New York and New England Railroad main line
Medfield Medfield  
Sherborn South Sherborn
Framingham South Framingham   line crosses Boston and Albany Railroad main line; Framingham (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located behind historic Boston and Albany station, which is now a restaurant
Lake View  
Framingham   junction with Framingham and Lowell line
Southborough Fayville
Southborough  
Marlborough Marlborough Junction junction with short branch to Marlborough
Northborough Rock Hill
Northborough
Berlin Berlin
West Berlin   crosses Boston & Maine Central Mass. Division line
Bolton Ballville
Clinton Lancaster Mills Branch Junction with Lancaster Mills Branch
Clinton   crosses Boston & Maine Worcester, Nashua and Portland Division line
Sterling Pratts Junction Junction with Fitchburg and Worcester Branch; south to Sterling and Sterling Junction
Leominster Gates Crossing
Leominster  
West Leominster
Fitchburg South Fitchburg
Fitchburg   junction with Fitchburg Railroad; Fitchburg (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop

Framingham to Lowell

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Framingham Framingham   junction with Mansfield-Fitchburg line
North Framingham  
Sudbury South Sudbury  
Sudbury  
North Sudbury
Concord Concord Junction  
Middlesex Junction
Acton Acton
North Acton   Junction with Concord Railroad, Nashua Branch
Carlisle Carlisle
Chelmsford South Chelmsford
Chelmsford
Lowell Lowell   Junction with Boston and Maine Railroad at Ayers City; Lowell (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located just north of former junction; historic Lowell B&M station was located further north on Dutton Street

Boston and Providence Division

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Boston to Providence

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State Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
MA Boston Boston (Park Square)   Replaced by South Station in 1899
Columbus Avenue   Crossing of Boston and Albany Railroad, now the site of Back Bay station
Chickering  
Roxbury   Now the site of Roxbury Crossing station
Heath Street Now the site of Jackson Square station
Boylston   Now the site of Stony Brook station
Jamaica Plain   Now the site of Green Street station
Forest Hills   Junction with West Roxbury Branch
Mount Hope  
Clarendon Hills  
Hazelwood  
Hyde Park   Still an active station
Readville   Junction with Midland Branch and Dedham Branch; still an active station
Dedham Green Lodge Now the site of Route 128 station
Canton Canton Junction   Junction with Stoughton Branch; still an active station
Sharon Sharon   Still an active station
Sharon Heights  
Foxborough East Foxborough  
Mansfield Mansfield   Junction with Framingham and New Bedford lines; still an active station
West Mansfield  
Attleborough Attleboro   Junction with Taunton and Attleborough branches; still an active station.
Dodgeville
East Junction   Junction with East Junction Branch
Hebronville
RI Central Falls Central Falls Junction with Providence and Worcester Railroad. Replaced by Pawtucket–Central Falls station in 1916.
Pawtucket Pawtucket   Replaced by Pawtucket–Central Falls station in 1916
Woodlawn   Junction with Moshassuck Valley Railroad
Providence Providence   Replaced by Providence station in 1986

Stoughton Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Canton Canton Junction   junction with Boston and Providence main line
Canton  
Springdale  
Stoughton West Stoughton
Stoughton Central  
Junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line

West Roxbury to Attleborough

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Boston Forest Hills   Junction with Boston–Providence mainline; still an active station
Roslindale   Still an active station
Bellevue   Still an active station
Highland   Still an active station
West Roxbury   Still an active station. Junction with Needham Cutoff after 1907.
Spring Street
Dedham Dedham   junction with Dedham-Readville Branch
Westwood Islington   Junction with New York and New England Railroad; still an active station
Norwood Ellis
Norwood Still an active station
Norwood Central   Still an active station
Winslow Junction with New York and New England Railroad
Walpole Cedar Junction junction with Mansfield-Framingham line
Norfolk Pondville
Wrentham Wrentham  
Wampum  
Plainville Plainville
North Attleborough North Attleborough   After 1903, junction with line to Valley Falls.
Chestnut Street  
Falls Village
Attleborough Farmers
Attleborough   Junction with Boston–Providence mainline

East Junction Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Attleborough East Junction   Junction with Boston–Providence mainline
Seekonk Perrins
Perrins Bridge  
East Providence Rumford  
Junction with East Providence Branch
East Providence
Junction with Providence-Bristol line Original junction was at the east end of India Point Railroad Bridge. In 1908, it was moved north to the Crook Point Bascule Bridge when the East Side Railroad Tunnel was opened.
Providence Fox Point

Providence, Warren and Bristol

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Providence to Bristol

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Providence Providence / Fox Point Relocated to Providence Union Station with the opening of the East Side Railroad Tunnel in 1908.
East Providence Junction with East Junction Branch Junction with East Providence Branch and East Junction Branch. Junction relocated north to Crook Point Bascule Bridge in 1908.
East Providence  
Kettle Point
Squantum
Silver Spring
Union Club
Pomham Club
Riverside  
Bullocks Point  
Barrington Drownsville
West Barrington  
Nayatt
Barrington  
Hampden Meadows
Warren North Warren
Warren   Junction with Warren-Fall River branch
South Warren
Bristol Beach Terrace
Bristol Highlands
Poppasquash Road
Bristol

Warren to Fall River

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Warren Warren   junction with Providence-Bristol line
East Warren
Swansea Touisset  
Ocean Grove
South Swansea
Somerset Brayton Point
Brayton Wharf   Original terminal of the line; became a short spur when the line was extended to Fall River
Brayton
Fall River Fall River   Junction with Fall River main line

References

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  1. ^ 1891 Massachusetts State Atlas, Geo H Walker & Co
  2. ^ "Onset's Union Depo". Boston Globe. May 14, 1891. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Chatham Railroad Museum Archived 2010-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
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