West Falmouth station was a railroad station located on Old Dock Road in West Falmouth, Massachusetts.[1]
West Falmouth | |||||||||||
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 Circa-1910 postcard of West Falmouth station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Old Dock Road Road, West Falmouth, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°36′14.29″N 70°38′12.31″W / 41.6039694°N 70.6367528°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Falmouth Branch | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1964 | ||||||||||
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The original station opened in 1872.[1] It was torn down after rail service ended and the structure was removed prior to September, 1999. The tracks were raised and removed in 2008. In the following year, the Shining Sea Bikeway was completed in North Falmouth next to the rail line to Otis Air National Guard Base.
References
edit- ^ a b 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. 146. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.
External links
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