Barnstable station
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For the station in Devon, England, see Barnstaple railway station.
Barnstable station was a railway station located on Railroad Avenue in Barnstable, Massachusetts. It was constructed in 1889 by the Old Colony Railroad.[1][2] From the latter years of the 19th century to the 1950s, the station served daily New Haven Railroad trains from Boston, and due for points further east on the Cape. For several decades in the mid-20th century, the station also served the New Haven's day and night versions of its seasonal New York - Hyannis Cape Codder trains.[3] The station was torn down after the New Haven ended passenger rail service to the Cape in 1959.
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Location | Railroad Avenue Barnstable, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°41′58.32″N 70°18′23.14″W | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Cape Main Line | ||||||||||||||
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Rebuilt | 1889 | ||||||||||||||
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