New Bedford station
New Bedford | |||||||||||
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.jpg) An early postcard of the former New Bedford station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 536 Acushnet Avenue New Bedford, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°38′36.23″N 70°55′31.33″W / 41.6433972°N 70.9253694°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | New Bedford Subdivision | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform (planned) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  SRTA | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces (planned) | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 21, 1886 | ||||||||||
| Opening | 2023 (planned) | ||||||||||
| Closed | September 5, 1958 | ||||||||||
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New Bedford (formerly Whale's Tooth) is the future terminus of the MBTA Commuter Rail's New Bedford branch of the South Coast Rail project. Located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.[1] The station will be built as part of the state's effort to extend rail service to Fall River and New Bedford. New Bedford station will be built on the former New Bedford and Taunton Railroad. The station is anticipated to open in 2023 along with the rest of South Coast Rail Phase 1.
In 2019, the planned station name was changed from Whale's Tooth to New Bedford for clarity.[2]
Historic station
Situated east of Acushnet Avenue between Pearl and Willis Streets with a park on the west side of the station, was the Romanesque style Old Colony Railroad Station.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.southcoastrail.com/downloads/WT_Station_Layout.pdf
- ^ Barnes, Jennette (September 6, 2019). "Proposed King's Highway train station moved to Church Street". South Coast Today.
External links
Media related to New Bedford station at Wikimedia Commons