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.

All stations are located in the state of Massachusetts unless otherwise noted.

Central Division edit

Boston to Plymouth edit

Location	Station	Miles (km)	Notes
Boston	Boston	0.0 (0.0)	Boston terminus moved from Kneeland Street to South Station in 1899
	South Boston	0.7 (1.1)
	Crescent Avenue	2.4 (3.9)	Present location of JFK/UMass station on the Red Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston Line, and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
	Savin Hill	3.0 (4.8)	Present location of Savin Hill station on the Red Line
	Harrison Square	3.6 (5.8)	Junction with Shawmut Branch
	Popes Hill	4.3 (6.9)
	Neponset	4.9 (7.9)	Junction with Dorchester and Milton Branch
Quincy	Atlantic	5.5 (8.9)	Junction with Granite Branch
	Norfolk Downs	6.1 (9.8)
	Wollaston Heights	6.7 (10.8)	Present location of Wollaston station on the Red Line
	Quincy	8.0 (12.9)	Present location of Quincy Center on the Red Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston Line, and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
	Quincy Adams	8.7 (14.0)	Originally named South Quincy Present location of Quincy Adams station on the Red Line
Braintree	Braintree	10.1 (16.3)	Junction with South Shore Branch
Braintree	South Braintree	11.4 (18.3)	Junction with Middleborough-Fall River main line
Weymouth	South Weymouth	14.9 (24.0)
Abington	North Abington	17.8 (28.6)	Junction with Hanover Branch
Abington	Abington	19.2 (30.9)	Present location of Abington station on the Kingston Line
Whitman	Whitman	21.1 (34.0)	Junction with East Bridgewater Branch Present location of Halifax station on the Kingston Line
Hanson	North Hanson	23.1 (37.2)
	South Hanson	24.6 (39.6)	Present location of Hanson station on the Kingston Line
	Burrage	26.2 (42.2)	Also called Bournetown
	Monponsett	27.1 (43.6)
Halifax	Halifax	28.4 (45.7)	Present location of Halifax station on the Kingston Line
Kingston	Silver Lake	29.9 (48.1)	Also called Plympton
Kingston	Kingston	33.3 (53.6)	Junction with South Shore Branch
Plymouth	Cordage	35.4 (57.0)	Originally named North Plymouth and later Seaside Present location of Plymouth station on the Kingston Line
Plymouth	Plymouth	37.4 (60.2)	Junction with Plymouth and Middleborough Branch

Shawmut Branch edit

Location	Station	Miles (km)	Notes
Boston	Harrison Square	3.6 (5.8)	Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
	Fields Corner	4.0 (6.4)	Present location of Fields Corner station on the Red Line
	Shawmut	4.6 (7.4)	Consolidated from stations at Melville Avenue and Centre Street in 1884 Present location of Shawmut station on the Red Line
	Ashmont	5.2 (8.4)	Present location of Ashmont station on the Red Line and Mattapan Trolley
	Cedar Grove	5.6 (9.0)	Present location of Cedar Grove station on the Mattapan Trolley
Milton	Milton	6.4 (10.3)	Junction with Dorchester and Milton Branch Previously named Milton Lower Mills Present location of Milton station on the Mattapan Trolley

Dorchester and Milton Branch edit

Location	Station	Miles (km)	Notes
Boston	Neponset	4.9 (7.9)	Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Boston	Granite Bridge	5.9 (9.5)
Milton	Milton	6.8 (10.9)	Junction with Shawmut Branch Previously named Milton Lower Mills and Milton Mills Present location of Milton station on the Mattapan Trolley
Milton	Central Avenue	7.1 (11.4)	Present location of Central Avenue station on the Mattapan Trolley
Boston	Mattapan	8.1 (13.0)	Present location of Mattapan station on the Mattapan Trolley

Granite Branch edit

Location	Station	Mile (km)	Notes
Quincy	Atlantic	5.5 (8.9)	Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Quincy	Montclair	6.1 (9.8)
Milton	East Milton	7.5 (12.1)
Quincy	West Quincy	8.6 (13.8)

South Shore Branch edit

Location	Station	Notes
Braintree	Braintree	Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Braintree	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 edit

Location	Station	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 edit

Location	Station	Notes
Abington	North Abington	Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line; station building is now a restaurant
Rockland	Rockland
Hanover	West Hanover
	Winslows Crossing
	South Hanover
	Curtis Crossing
	Hanover

Whitman to Bridgwater Junction edit

Location	Station	Notes
Whitman	Whitman	Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line; now served by Kingston/Plymouth Line
Whitman	Washington Street
East Bridgewater	Browns Station
	East Bridgewater
	Elmwood
West Bridgewater	Westdale	Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line

Plymouth and Middleborough Branch edit

Location	Station	Notes
Plymouth	Plymouth	Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Plymouth	Darby
Carver	North Carver
Middleborough	East Middleborough
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 edit

Location	Station	Notes
Braintree	South Braintree	Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line, site is now a shopping plaza
Braintree	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 West Bridgewater Branch
West Bridgewater	Westdale	Junction with Whitman Branch
Bridgewater	Bridgewater	Station building is now a Burger King restaurant
Bridgewater	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
Freetown	Crystal Spring
Fall River	Somerset Junction
	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 edit

Location	Station	Notes
Braintree	Mayflower Park	Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line; also known as Braintree Highlands
Randolph	Randolph
Stoughton	North Stoughton
	South Stoughton
	Stoughton Junction	Junction with Boston and Providence Railroad Stoughton Branch
Easton	North Easton
Easton	Easton	Junction with West Bridgewater 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 edit

State	Location	Station	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	Newport	Served by heritage Newport and Narragansett Bay Railroad

West Bridgewater Branch edit

Location	Station	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 edit

Location	Station	Mile (km)	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)
Lakeville	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

Whittenton Branch edit

Location	Station	Notes
Raynham	Raynham	Junction with Mayflower Park–Fall River mainline
Taunton	Whittenton
Taunton	Whittenton Junction	Junction with Taunton Branch

Cape Cod Division edit

Middleborough to Provincetown edit

Location	Station	Miles (km)	Notes
Middleborough	Middleborough	34.6 (55.7)	Junction with South Braintree-Fall River, Taunton, and Plymouth branches; future station to be served by South Coast Rail and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
	Rock	39.5 (63.6)
	South Middleboro	41.7 (67.1)
Wareham	Tremont	45.6 (73.4)	Junction with Fairhaven Branch; also known as Tremont
	South Wareham	47.2 (76.0)
	Parker Mills	48.6 (78.2)
	Wareham	49.3 (79.3)	Now Wareham Village, served by CapeFlyer
	Tempest Knob	49.8 (80.1)
	Onset	51.3 (82.6)	Also called Agawam, East Wareham, and Onset Junction
	Onset	52.7 (84.8)	Also called Onset Bay. Closed in 1891.^[2]
Bourne	Buzzards Bay	54.6 (87.9)	Junction with Woods Hole Branch; originally named Cohasset Narrows, now served by CapeFlyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
	Bourne	56.0 (90.1)	Originally named Monument, now served by CapeFlyer
	Bournedale	58.8 (94.6)
Sandwich	Sagamore	60.0 (96.6)	Served by the heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
	Sandwich	62.5 (100.6)
	East Sandwich	65.2 (104.9)
Barnstable	West Barnstable	69.7 (112.2)	Served by the heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
	Pond Village	72.3 (116.4)	Short-lived station – only in service briefly after the line opened
	Barnstable	73.3 (118.0)
Yarmouth	Yarmouth	75.8 (122.0)	Junction with Hyannis Branch; also known as Yarmouthport
Yarmouth	Bass River	78.7 (126.7)	Also known as South Yarmouth
Dennis	South Dennis	81.4 (131.0)
Harwich	North Harwich	83.0 (133.6)
	Harwich	84.9 (136.6)	Junction with Chatham Branch
	Pleasant Lake	86.8 (139.7)
Brewster	Brewster	89.7 (144.4)
Brewster	East Brewster	92.2 (148.4)
Orleans	Orleans	94.6 (152.2)
Eastham	Eastham	97.5 (156.9)
Eastham	North Eastham	99.9 (160.8)
Wellfleet	South Wellfleet	103.5 (166.6)
Wellfleet	Wellfleet	106.2 (170.9)
Truro	South Truro	109.1 (175.6)
	Truro	111.0 (178.6)
	Corn Hill	111.6 (179.6)
	North Truro	114.0 (183.5)	Later named Moorland
Provincetown	Puritan Heights	117.7 (189.4)
Provincetown	Provincetown	120.1 (193.3)

Fairhaven Branch edit

Location	Station	Miles (km)	Notes
Wareham	Tremont	45.6 (73.4)	Junction with Cape Cod main line
Marion	Marion	50.6 (81.4)
Mattapoisett	Mattapoisett	55.4 (89.2)
Fairhaven	Fairhaven	60.5 (97.4)

Woods Hole Branch edit

Location	Station	Miles (km)	Notes
Bourne	Buzzards Bay	54.6 (87.9)	Junction with Cape Cod main line, now served by CapeFlyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
	Gray Gables	55.4 (89.2)
	Monument Beach	56.4 (90.8)
	Pocasset	58.2 (93.7)
	Cataumet	60.1 (96.7)
Falmouth	North Falmouth	61.3 (98.7)	Junction with Camp Edwards spur
	West Falmouth	64.6 (104.0)
	Falmouth	68.4 (110.1)
	Woods Hole	72.0 (115.9)

Hyannis Branch edit

Location	Station	Miles (km)	Notes
Yarmouth	Yarmouth	75.8 (122.0)	Junction with Cape Cod main line
Yarmouth	Camp	77.0 (123.9)
Barnstable	Hyannis	79.2 (127.5)	Now Hyannis Transportation Center, served by Cape Flyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Barnstable	Hyannisport	80.85 (130.1)

Chatham Branch edit

Location	Station	Miles (km)	Notes
Harwich	Harwich	84.9 (136.6)	Junction with Cape Cod main line
	Harwich Center	85.7 (137.9)
	South Harwich	87.6 (141.0)
Chatham	South Chatham	88.7 (142.7)
	West Chatham	90.1 (145.0)
	Chatham	92.0 (148.1)	Now the Chatham Railroad Museum^[3]

Martha's Vineyard Railroad edit

Location	Station	Miles (km)	Notes
Oak Bluffs	Oak Bluffs	0.0 (0.0)
Edgartown	Edgartown	5.5 (8.9)
	Katama	8.6 (13.8)	At Mattakeset Lodge
	South Beach	8.6 (13.8)	On a short branch that left the mainline west of Katama

Taunton and New Bedford lines edit

Mansfield to New Bedford edit

Location	Station	Notes
Mansfield	Mansfield	Junction with Boston and Providence line; current MBTA Commuter Rail station
Norton	Norton	historic depot now a private residence
Taunton	Cranes
	Attleborough Junction	Junction with Taunton-Attleborough Branch
	Whittenton Junction	Junction with Whittenton Branch
	Taunton Central	site now a shopping plaza
	Weir Junction	Junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line
	Cotley Junction	Not a station - junction with Middleborough–Taunton branch
Berkley	Myricks	Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line
Freetown	East Freetown
Freetown	Braleys
New Bedford	Acushnet	Planned site of Church Street station
	Mount Pleasant Junction	Junction with Fall River line
	New Bedford
	New Bedford Wharf

New Bedford to Fall River edit

Location	Station	Notes
New Bedford	Mount Pleasant	near junction with Taunton-New Bedford line
Dartmouth	North Dartmouth
Dartmouth	Hicksville
Westport	Westport Factory	located at Highland Road
	Hemlock
	North Westport
Fall River	Flint Village	located at Quequechan Street
Fall River	Watuppa	located at what is now Plymouth Avenue

Taunton to Attleborough edit

Location	Station	Notes
Taunton	Attleborough Junction	Junction with Taunton-Mansfield line
Norton	Norton Furnace
	Barrowsville
	Chartley
Attleborough	Bearcroft
Attleborough	Attleboro

Northern Division edit

Mansfield to Fitchburg edit

Location	Station	Notes
Mansfield	Mansfield	junction with Boston and Providence line; Mansfield (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Foxborough	Foxborough
Foxborough	North Foxborough
Walpole	South Walpole	crosses Wrentham-Dedham line
Walpole	Walpole	crosses New York and New England Railroad main line
Medfield	Medfield
Sherborn	South Sherborn
Framingham	South Framingham	line 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
	Framingham	junction with Framingham and Lowell line
Southborough	Fayville
Southborough	Southborough
Marlborough	Marlborough Junction	junction with short branch to Marlborough
Northborough	Rock Hill
Northborough	Northborough
Berlin	Berlin
Berlin	West Berlin	crosses Boston & Maine Central Mass. Division line
Bolton	Ballville
Clinton	Lancaster Mills Branch	Junction with Lancaster Mills Branch
Clinton	Clinton	crosses Boston & Maine Worcester, Nashua and Portland Division line
Sterling	Pratts Junction	Junction with Fitchburg and Worcester Branch; south to Sterling and Sterling Junction
Leominster	Gates Crossing
	Leominster
	West Leominster
Fitchburg	South Fitchburg
Fitchburg	Fitchburg	junction with Fitchburg Railroad; Fitchburg (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop

Framingham to Lowell edit

Location	Station	Notes
Framingham	Framingham	junction with Mansfield-Fitchburg line
Framingham	North Framingham
Sudbury	South Sudbury
	Sudbury
	North Sudbury
Concord	Concord Junction
Concord	Middlesex Junction
Acton	Acton
Acton	North Acton	Junction with Concord Railroad, Nashua Branch
Carlisle	Carlisle
Chelmsford	South Chelmsford
Chelmsford	Chelmsford
Lowell	Lowell	Junction 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 edit

Boston to Providence edit

State	Location	Station	Notes
MA	Boston	Boston (Park Square)	Replaced by South Station in 1899
		Columbus Avenue	Crossing of Boston and Albany Railroad, now the site of Back Bay station
		Chickering
		Roxbury	Now the site of Roxbury Crossing station
		Heath Street	Now the site of Jackson Square station
		Boylston	Now the site of Stony Brook station
		Jamaica Plain	Now the site of Green Street station
		Forest Hills	Junction with West Roxbury Branch
		Mount Hope
		Clarendon Hills
		Hazelwood
		Hyde Park	Still an active station
		Readville	Junction with Midland Branch and Dedham Branch; still an active station
	Dedham	Green Lodge	Now the site of Route 128 station
	Canton	Canton Junction	Junction with Stoughton Branch; still an active station
	Sharon	Sharon	Still an active station
	Sharon	Sharon Heights
	Foxborough	East Foxborough
	Mansfield	Mansfield	Junction with Framingham and New Bedford lines; still an active station
	Mansfield	West Mansfield
	Attleborough	Attleboro	Junction with Taunton and Attleborough branches; still an active station.
		Dodgeville
		East Junction	Junction with East Junction Branch
		Hebronville
RI	Central Falls	Central Falls	Junction with Providence and Worcester Railroad. Replaced by Pawtucket–Central Falls station in 1916.
	Pawtucket	Pawtucket	Replaced by Pawtucket–Central Falls station in 1916
	Pawtucket	Woodlawn	Junction with Moshassuck Valley Railroad
	Providence	Providence	Replaced by Providence station in 1986

Stoughton Branch edit

Location	Station	Notes
Canton	Canton Junction	junction with Boston and Providence main line
	Canton
	Springdale
Stoughton	West Stoughton
	Stoughton Central
	Junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line

West Roxbury to Attleborough edit

Location	Station	Notes
Boston	Forest Hills	Junction with Boston–Providence mainline; still an active station
	Roslindale	Still an active station
	Bellevue	Still an active station
	Highland	Still an active station
	West Roxbury	Still an active station. Junction with Needham Cutoff after 1907.
	Spring Street
Dedham	Dedham	junction with Dedham-Readville Branch
Westwood	Islington	Junction with New York and New England Railroad; still an active station
Norwood	Ellis
	Norwood	Still an active station
	Norwood Central	Still an active station
	Winslow	Junction with New York and New England Railroad
Walpole	Cedar Junction	junction with Mansfield-Framingham line
Norfolk	Pondville
Wrentham	Wrentham
Wrentham	Wampum
Plainville	Plainville
North Attleborough	North Attleborough	After 1903, junction with line to Valley Falls.
	Chestnut Street
	Falls Village
Attleborough	Farmers
Attleborough	Attleborough	Junction with Boston–Providence mainline

East Junction Branch edit

Location	Station	Notes
Attleborough	East Junction	Junction with Boston–Providence mainline
Seekonk	Perrins
Seekonk	Perrins Bridge
East Providence	Rumford
	Junction with East Providence Branch
	East Providence
	Junction with Providence-Bristol line	Original junction was at the east end of India Point Railroad Bridge. In 1908, it was moved north to the Crook Point Bascule Bridge when the East Side Railroad Tunnel was opened.
Providence	Fox Point

Providence, Warren and Bristol edit

Providence to Bristol edit

Location	Station	Notes
Providence	Providence / Fox Point	Relocated to Providence Union Station with the opening of the East Side Railroad Tunnel in 1908.
East Providence	Junction with East Junction Branch	Junction with East Providence Branch and East Junction Branch. Junction relocated north to Crook Point Bascule Bridge in 1908.
	East Providence
	Kettle Point
	Squantum
	Silver Spring
	Union Club
	Pomham Club
	Riverside
	Bullocks Point
Barrington	Drownsville
	West Barrington
	Nayatt
	Barrington
	Hampden Meadows
Warren	North Warren
	Warren	Junction with Warren-Fall River branch
	South Warren
Bristol	Beach Terrace
	Bristol Highlands
	Poppasquash Road
	Bristol

Warren to Fall River edit

Location	Station	Image	Notes
Warren	Warren		junction with Providence-Bristol line
Warren	East Warren
Swansea	Touisset
	Ocean Grove
	South Swansea
Somerset	Brayton Point
Brayton Wharf		Original terminal of the line; became a short spur when the line was extended to Fall River
Brayton
Fall River	Fall River		Junction with Fall River main line

References edit

^ 1891 Massachusetts State Atlas, Geo H Walker & Co
^ "Onset's Union Depo". Boston Globe. May 14, 1891. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Chatham Railroad Museum Archived 2010-10-16 at the Wayback Machine

[1] 1891 Massachusetts State Atlas, Geo H Walker & Co

[2] "Onset's Union Depo". Boston Globe. May 14, 1891. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Chatham Railroad Museum Archived 2010-10-16 at the Wayback Machine

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