List of Old Colony Railroad stations

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

Boston to Plymouth

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Boston Kneeland Street Station 0.0 (0.0) Boston terminus later moved to South Station in 1899 by New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
South Boston
Crescent Avenue
Savin Hill Now served by Red Line
Harrison Square Junction with Shawmut Branch
Neponset Junction with Dorchester and Milton Branch
Quincy Atlantic Junction with Granite Branch, two blocks north of North Quincy Red Line station
Norfolk Downs
Wollaston Heights Now Wollaston, served by Red Line
Quincy Now Quincy Center, served by Red Line, Greenbush Line, and Old Colony Lines
Quincy Adams Originally named South Quincy, now served by Red Line
Braintree Braintree Junction with South Shore Branch
South Braintree Junction with Middleborough-Fall River main line, site is now a shopping plaza
Weymouth South Weymouth
Abington North Abington Junction with Hanover Branch; station building is now a restaurant
Abington Now served by Kingston/Plymouth Line
Whitman Whitman Junction with Abington and Bridgwater Branch; now served by Kingston/Plymouth Line
Hanson North Hanson
South Hanson Now served by Kingston/Plymouth Line
Halifax Halifax Now served by Kingston/Plymouth Line
Kingston Silver Lake
Kingston Junction with South Shore Branch; station building is now a restaurant
Plymouth Cordage Originally named North Plymouth and later Seaside; now Plymouth, served by Kingston/Plymouth Line
Plymouth

Shawmut Branch

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Boston Harrison Square Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Fields Corner Now served by Red Line
Shawmut Now served by Red Line
Ashmont Now served by Red Line
Cedar Grove Junction with Dorchester and Milton Branch; located south of current Red Line station

Dorchester and Milton Branch

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Boston Neponset
Granite Bridge Junction with Shawmut Branch
Milton Milton Originally named Milton Mills; now served by Mattapan Trolley
Central Avenue Now served by Mattapan Trolley
Boston Mattapan Now served by Mattapan Trolley

Granite Branch

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Quincy Atlantic Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Milton East Milton
Quincy West Quincy Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line just north of Braintree station

South Shore Branch

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

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

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
South Hanover
Hanover Four Corners

Whitman to Bridgwater Junction

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

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

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 Easton 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 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

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
Stoughton Junction with Boston and Providence Railroad Stoughton Branch; now served by Providence/Stoughton Line
Easton North Easton
Easton junction with Easton 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

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

Easton Branch

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

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

Cape Cod Division

Middleborough to Provincetown

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Middleborough Middleborough Junction with South Braintree-Fall River, Taunton, and Plymouth branches; future station to be served by South Coast Rail and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Rock Village 39.3 (63.2)
South Middleborough 41.5 (66.8)
Wareham West Wareham 45.3 (72.9) Junction with Fairhaven Branch; also known as Tremont
South Wareham 47.0 (75.6)
Parker Mills
Wareham 49.1 (79.0) Now Wareham Village, served by CapeFlyer
Tempest Knob 51.1 (82.2)
East Wareham Previously named Agawam, later Onset
Bourne Buzzards Bay 54.4 (87.5) Junction with Woods Hole Branch; originally named Cohasset Narrows, now served by CapeFlyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Bourne Originally named Monument, now served by CapeFlyer
Bournedale 58.1 (93.5)
Sandwich Sagamore 59.6 (95.9) Served by the heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Sandwich 62.0 (99.8)
East Sandwich
Barnstable West Barnstable 69.2 (111.4) Served by the heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Barnstable 72.8 (117.2)
Yarmouth Yarmouth 75.4 (121.3) Junction with Hyannis Branch; also known as Yarmouthport
Bass River 79.7 (128.3) Also known as South Yarmouth
Dennis South Dennis 81.0 (130.4)
Harwich North Harwich 82.6 (132.9)
Harwich 84.4 (135.8) Junction with Chatham Branch
Pleasant Lake 86.3 (138.9)
Brewster Brewster 89.2 (143.6)
East Brewster 91.7 (147.6)
Orleans Orleans 94.1 (151.4)
Eastham Eastham 97.0 (156.1)
North Eastham 99.5 (160.1)
Wellfleet South Wellfleet 103.8 (167.0)
Wellfleet 105.7 (170.1)
Truro South Truro 108.7 (174.9)
Truro 110.5 (177.8)
Corn Hill
North Truro 113.6 (182.8) Later named Moorland
Provincetown Provincetown 120.3 (193.6)

Chatham Branch

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Harwich Harwich Junction with Cape Cod main line
Harwich Center
South Harwich
Chatham South Chatham
Chatham historic depot now the Chatham Railroad Museum[2]

Hyannis Branch

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Yarmouth Yarmouth Junction with Cape Cod main line
Barnstable Hyannis Now Hyannis Transportation Center, served by Cape Flyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Hyannisport

Woods Hole Branch

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Bourne Buzzards Bay Junction with Cape Cod main line; originally named Cohasset Narrows, now served by CapeFlyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Monument Beach
Pocasset
Cataumet
Falmouth North Falmouth Junction Camp Edwards spur
West Falmouth
Falmouth
Woods Hole

Martha's Vineyard Railroad

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Oak Bluffs Oak Bluffs
Edgartown Edgartown
Katama
South Beach

Fairhaven Branch

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Wareham West Wareham Junction with Cape Cod main line; also known as Tremont
Marion Marion
Mattapoisett Mattapoisett
Fairhaven Fairhaven

Taunton and New Bedford lines

Mansfield to New Bedford

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
MansfieldMansfieldJunction with Boston and Providence line; current MBTA Commuter Rail station
NortonNortonhistoric depot now a private residence
TauntonCranes
Attleborough JunctionJunction with Taunton-Attleborough Branch
WhittentonJunction with Whittenton Branch
Taunton Centralsite now a shopping plaza
Weir JunctionJunction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line
Cotley JunctionNot a station - junction with Middleborough–Taunton branch
BerkleyMyricksJunction with South Braintree-Fall River main line
FreetownEast Freetown
Braleys
New BedfordAcushnetPlanned site of Church Street station
Mount Pleasant JunctionJunction with Fall River line
New Bedford
New Bedford Wharf

New Bedford to Fall River

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
New BedfordMount Pleasantnear junction with Taunton-New Bedford line
DartmouthNorth Dartmouth
Hicksville
WestportWestport Factorylocated at Highland Road
Hemlock
North Westport
Fall RiverFlint Villagelocated at Quequechan Street
Watuppalocated at what is now Plymouth Avenue

Taunton to Attleborough

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
TauntonJunction with Taunton-Mansfield line
NortonNorton Furnace
Chartley
AttleboroughBarecroft
Junction with Boston and Providence line

Northern Division

Mansfield to Fitchburg

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
MansfieldMansfieldjunction with Boston and Providence line; Mansfield (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
FoxboroughFoxborough
North FoxboroughFoxboro (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located north of historic station site
WalpoleSouth Walpolecrosses Wrentham-Dedham line
Walpolecrosses New York and New England Railroad main line
MedfieldMedfield
SherbornSouth Sherborn
FraminghamSouth Framinghamline 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
Framinghamjunction with Framingham and Lowell line
SouthboroughFayville
Southborough
MarlboroughMarlborough Junctionjunction with short branch to Marlborough
NorthboroughRock Hill
Northborough
BerlinBerlin
West Berlincrosses Boston & Maine Central Mass. Division line
BoltonBallville
ClintonLancaster Mills BranchJunction with Lancaster Mills Branch
Clintoncrosses Boston & Maine Worcester, Nashua and Portland Division line
SterlingPratts JunctionJunction with Fitchburg and Worcester Branch; south to Sterling and Sterling Junction
LeominsterGates Crossing
Leominster
West Leominster
FitchburgSouth Fitchburg
Fitchburgjunction with Fitchburg Railroad; Fitchburg (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop

Framingham to Lowell

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
FraminghamFraminghamjunction with Mansfield-Fitchburg line
North Framingham
SudburySouth Sudbury
Sudbury
North Sudbury
ConcordConcord Junction
Middlesex Junction
ActonActon
North ActonJunction with Concord Railroad, Nashua Branch
CarlisleCarlisle
ChelmsfordSouth Chelmsford
Chelmsford
LowellLowellJunction 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

Boston to Providence

State Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
MABostonBoston (Park Square)moved to South Station in 1899
Crossing of Boston and Albany Railroadnear Dartmouth Street, now site of Back Bay (MBTA station)
ChickeringMassachusetts Avenue (MBTA Orange Line station) located one block north of historic Chickering station
Roxburynow Roxbury Crossing (MBTA station) Orange Line stop
Heathnow Jackson Square (MBTA station) Orange Line stop
Boylstonnow Stony Brook (MBTA station) Orange Line stop
Jamaica Plainnow Green Street (MBTA station) Orange Line stop
Forest Hillsjunction with West Roxbury Branch; Forest Hills (MBTA station) Orange Line and Commuter Rail (Needham Line) stop
Mt. HopeClosed in 1979
Clarendon Hills (Hyde Park)
Hazelwood (Hyde Park)
Hyde ParkHyde Park (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
ReadvilleReadville (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop Franklin Line
DedhamGreen Lodge
CantonCanton Junctionjunction with Stoughton Branch; Canton Junction (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
SharonSharonSharon (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Sharon Heights
FoxboroughEast Foxborough
MansfieldMansfieldjunction with Framingham/Taunton branches; Mansfield (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
West Mansfield
AttleboroughAttleboroughjunction with Taunton/North Attleborough branches; Attleboro (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Dodgeville
East Junctionjunction with India Point Branch
Hebronville
RIPawtucketPawtucket-Central Falls
Broad Street
Woodlawn
ProvidenceProvidenceProvidence Amtrak/MBTA station relocated in 1986

Stoughton Branch

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
CantonCanton Junctionjunction with Boston and Providence main line
CantonCanton Center (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
SpringdaleSpringdale station (Massachusetts)
StoughtonWest Stoughton
Stoughton CentralStoughton (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line

West Roxbury to Attleborough

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
BostonForest Hillsjunction with Boston and Providence main line; Forest Hills (MBTA station) Orange Line and Commuter Rail (Needham Line) stop
RoslindaleNow Roslindale Village (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Central Station (West Roxbury)now Bellevue (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Highlandnow Highland (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
West Roxburynow West Roxbury (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Spring Street
BostonDedhamjunction with Dedham-Readville Branch
Junction with New York and New England Railroad
WestwoodIslingtonIslington (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
NorwoodEllis
Railroad Avenow Norwood Depot (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Norwood CentralNorwood Central (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Winslowjunction with New York and New England Railroad
WalpoleCedar Junctionjunction with Mansfield-Framingham line
NorfolkPondville
WrenthamWrentham
Wampum
PlainvillePlainville
North AttleboroughNorth Attleborough
AttleboroughFarmers
Attleboroughjunction with Boston and Providence Railroad main line

India Point Branch

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
AttleboroughEast Junctionjunction with Boston and Providence main line
SeekonkPerrins
East ProvidenceRumford
Junction with Providence and Worcester line
Junction with Providence-Bristol linecrosses Seekonk River at India Point; crossing moved north in 1908 with opening of East Side Railroad Tunnel

Other lines

Providence to Bristol

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
ProvidenceProvidence / India Pointlater relocated to Providence Union Station with opening of East Side Railroad Tunnel in 1908.
East ProvidenceEast Providencejunction with India Point Branch[3]
Kettle Point
Squantum
Silver Spring
Union Club
Pomham Club
Riverside
Bullocks Point
BarringtonDrownsville
Nyatt
Barrington
WarrenWarrenJunction with Warren-Fall River branch
BristolBristol

Warren to Fall River

Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
WarrenWarrenjunction with Providence-Bristol line
SwanseaColes
South Swansea
SomersetBrayton Point
Fall RiverBowenvillecrosses Taunton River at Slades Ferry Bridge and joins Fall River main line

References

  1. 1891 Massachusetts State Atlas, Geo H Walker & Co
  2. Chatham Railroad Museum Archived 2010-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Providence County Atlas, 1895
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