Barnstable station

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.

Barnstable
Early-20th-century postcard of the station
General information
Location	Railroad Avenue Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°41′58.32″N 70°18′23.14″W
Line(s)	Cape Main Line
History
Rebuilt	1889
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station West Barnstable toward Boston Boston–​Hyannis Yarmouth toward Hyannis Boston–​Provincetown Yarmouth toward Provincetown
Location