Orleans station (Massachusetts)

The first Orleans Train Station in Orleans, Massachusetts was built by the Old Colony Railroad in 1865 when the rail line was extended from Yarmouth to Orleans. The original station was replaced by a newer station around 1890.[1]

Orleans
Postcard of Orleans station in the early 1900s
LocationMain Street, Orleans, Massachusetts
United States
Coordinates41°47′19.51″N 69°59′34.56″W
Construction
Structure typeWooden
History
Opened1865
Closed1941
Previous namesOld Colony Railroad (1873-1893),
New Haven Railroad (1893-1941)

Passenger service to this station ended in the late 1930s when the New Haven Railroad discontinued scheduled service between Yarmouth and Provincetown.

See also

  • List of Stations of the Old Colony Railroad on Cape Cod

References

  1. Eldredge, Andrews T. (2003). Railroads of Cape Cod and the Islands. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-0-7385-1157-3.

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