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West Falmouth station

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West Falmouth
Circa-1910 postcard of West Falmouth station
General information
LocationOld Dock Road Road, West Falmouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°36′14.29″N 70°38′12.31″W / 41.6039694°N 70.6367528°W / 41.6039694; -70.6367528
Line(s)Falmouth Branch
History
Opened1872
Closed1964
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
North Falmouth
toward Boston
Boston–​Woods Hole Falmouth
toward Woods Hole

West Falmouth station was a railroad station located on Old Dock Road in West Falmouth, Massachusetts.[1]

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

  1. ^ 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.

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