List of Old Colony Railroad stations

Map of O.C.R.R. lines, 1893

The following is a list of Historic Old Colony Railroad 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 MBTA or Amtrak are indicated within the notes column.

Central Division

Line City/town Station/Jct. Milepost Image Notes
Boston to Plymouth Boston Kneeland Street Station 0 Boston terminus later moved to South Station in 1899 by New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
South Boston
Crescent Avenue
Savin Hill Savin Hill (MBTA station) Red Line stop
Harrison Square Junction with Shawmut Branch
Neponset Junction with Dorchester and Milton Branch
Quincy Atlantic Junction with West Quincy Branch; North Quincy (MBTA station) Red Line stop located two blocks south of historic Atlantic Station
Norfolk Downs
Wollaston Heights Wollaston (MBTA station) Red Line stop
Quincy Quincy Center (MBTA station) Red Line and Commuter Rail stop
Quincy Adams Quincy Adams (MBTA station) Red Line stop
Braintree Braintree junction with South Shore Branch; Braintree (MBTA station) Red Line and Commuter Rail stop (located midway between former O.C.R.R. Braintree and South Braintree stations)
South Braintree junction with Middleborough-Fall River main line; site now occupied by a shopping plaza
Weymouth South Weymouth
Abington North Abington historic station now a restaurant
Abington Abington (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Whitman Whitman Whitman (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Hanson North Hanson
South Hanson Hanson (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Halifax Halifax Halifax (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Kingston Silver Lake
Kingston Kingston / Route 3 (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located on spur south of historic station
Plymouth Seaside Commuter Rail stop located in North Plymouth
Plymouth Plymouth (MBTA station)
Shawmut Branch Boston Harrison Square
Fields Corner Fields Corner MBTA station
Shawmut Shawmut (MBTA station) Red Line stop
Ashmont Ashmont (MBTA station) Red Line stop
Cedar Grove Junction with Dorchester and Milton Branch, south of Cedar Grove Station; Cedar Grove (MBTA station) Red Line stop
Dorchester and Milton Branch Boston Neponset
Granite Bridge
Milton Milton Milton (MBTA station) Red Line stop
Central Avenue
(Lower Mills)
Central Avenue (MBTA station) Red Line stop
Boston Mattapan Mattapan (MBTA station) Red Line stop
Granite Branch Quincy Atlantic
Milton East Milton
Quincy West Quincy junction with Plymouth main line just north of Braintree station
South Shore Branch
(Braintree to Kingston)
Braintree Braintree junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
East Braintree
Weymouth Weymouth Weymouth Landing/East Braintree (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
North Weymouth
East Weymouth East Weymouth (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located just across Weymouth Back River from historic station location
Hingham West Hingham West Hingham (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located just south of historic station location
Hingham
Old Colony House Junction with Nantasket Beach Branch; Nantasket Junction (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
North Cohasset Cohasset (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located between historic North Cohasset and King Street stations
Cohasset King Street
Cohasset
Beechwood
Scituate North Scituate North Scituate (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Egypt
Scituate Harbor
Greenbush Greenbush (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Marshfield East Marshfield
Sea View
Marshfield Centre
Marshfield
Webster Place
Duxbury Millbrook
South Duxbury
Island Creek
Kingston Kingston Junction with Plymouth main line
Nantasket Beach Branch Hingham Old Colony House Junction with South Shore Branch; Nantasket Junction (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Hull Nantasket
Surfside
Irvington
Kenberma
Strawberry Hill
Bay Side
Allerton
Windermere
Stony Beach
Hull
Pemberton
Hanover Branch Abington North Abington
Rockland Rockland
Hanover West Hanover
South Hanover
Hanover Four Corners
Abington and Bridgewater Branch Whitman Whitman
Washington Street
East Bridgewater Browns Station
East Bridgewater
Elmwood Spur line to South Braintree line
Plymouth and Middleborough Branch Plymouth Plymouth
Carver North Carver
Middleborough East Middleborough
Middleborough junction with South Braintree-Fall River line; Middleborough/Lakeville (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located south of historic station location on branch to Cape Cod
South Braintree to
Fall River
Braintree South Braintree junction with Boston-Plymouth main line; site now occupied by a shopping plaza
Mayflower Park
(Braintree Highlands)
junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line
Holbrook Holbrook Holbrook/Randolph (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Avon Avon
Brockton Montello Montello (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Brockton Brockton (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Campello also known as Keith; Campello (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
West Bridgewater Matfield Junction with Easton Branch
Westdale spur to Whitman Branch
Bridgewater Bridgewater Bridgewater (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located south of historic O.C.R.R. station, now a Burger King
Titicut
Middleborough Middleborough junctions with Cape Cod, Taunton and Plymouth Branches; Middleborough/Lakeville (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located south of historic station location on branch to Cape Cod
Lakeville Lakeville
Berkley Myricks Junction with Taunton-New Bedford branch
Freetown Assonet
Crystal Spring
Fall River Somerset Junction junction with Mayflower Park-Somerset main line (no station)
Bowenville junction with Warren Branch; also known as "Fall River Station"
Central Street spur to steamboat wharfs
Ferry Street
Mayflower Park to
Fall River
Braintree Mayflower Park also known as Braintree Highlands
Randolph Randolph
Stoughton North Stoughton
Stoughton
Stoughton Junction junction with Stoughton Branch to Boston and Providence Railroad
Easton North Easton
Easton junction with Easton Branch to West Bridgewater
Raynham Raynham junction with Whittenton Branch
Taunton Dean Street
Weir Junction
North Dighton
Dighton Dighton
Somerset Somerset
Fall River Somerset Junction junction with Fall River-South Braintree main line
Fall River to Newport Fall River Ferry Street
Tiverton Tiverton
Portsmouth Bristol Ferry
Coal Mines
Portsmouth Grove
Newport Newport Park
Newport
Easton Branch
(Easton to West Bridgewater)
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 Middleborough Middleborough junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line; Middleborough/Lakeville (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located south of historic station location on branch to Cape Cod
Lakeville Lakeville
Taunton East Taunton junction with Taunton-New Bedford line

Cape Cod Division

See also: List of railroad stations on Cape Cod

Line City/town Station/Jct. Milepost Image Notes
Middleborough to Provincetown Middleborough Middleborough junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line; Middleborough/Lakeville (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located south of historic station location on branch to Cape Cod
Rock Village 39.3
South Middleborough 41.5
Wareham West Wareham 45.3 also known as Tremont; junction with Fairhaven Branch
South Wareham 47.0
Parker Mills
Wareham 49.1
Tempest Knob 51.1
East Wareham also known as Agawam until 1885, and later as Onset
Bourne Buzzards Bay 54.4 junction with Woods Hole Branch; originally known as Cohasset Narrows
Bourne 55.4 originally known as Monument
Bournedale 58.1 originally known as North Sandwich
Sandwich Sagamore 59.6 originally known as West Sandwich
Sandwich 62.0
East Sandwich also known as Spring Hill
Barnstable West Barnstable 69.2
Barnstable 72.8
Yarmouth Yarmouth 75.4 also known as Yarmouthport; junction with Hyannis Branch
South Yarmouth 79.7 Also known as Bass River
Dennis South Dennis 81.0
Harwich North Harwich 82.6
Harwich 84.4 junction with Chatham Branch
Pleasant Lake 86.3
Brewster Brewster 89.2
East Brewster 91.7
Orleans Orleans 94.1
Eastham Eastham 97.0
North Eastham 99.5
Wellfleet South Wellfleet 103.8
Wellfleet 105.7
Truro South Truro 108.7
Truro 110.5
North Truro 113.6
Provincetown Provincetown 120.3
Chatham Branch Harwich Harwich
Harwich Center
South Harwich
Chatham South Chatham
Chatham Chatham historic depot now the Chatham Railroad Museum[2]
Hyannis Branch Yarmouth Yarmouth
Barnstable Hyannis
Hyannisport demolished in 1930s
Woods Hole Branch Bourne Buzzards Bay
Monument Beach
Pocasset
Cataumet
Falmouth North Falmouth junction with line to Camp Edwards
West Falmouth
Falmouth
Woods Hole
Martha's Vineyard Railroad Oak Bluffs Oak Bluffs
Edgartown Edgartown
Katama
South Beach
Fairhaven Branch Wareham West Wareham
Marion Marion
Mattapoisett Mattapoisett
Fairhaven Fairhaven

Taunton and New Bedford lines

Line City/town Station/Jct. Milepost Image Notes
Mansfield to New Bedford Mansfield Mansfield junction with Boston and Providence line; Mansfield (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Norton Norton historic depot now a private residence
Taunton Cranes
Attleborough Junction Junction with Taunton-Attleborough Branch
Whittenton Junction with Whittenton Branch
Taunton Central site now a shopping plaza
Weir Junction Junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line
Junction with Middleborough branch
Berkley Myricks Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line
Freetown East Freetown
New Bedford Braleys
Acushnet
Mount Pleasant Junction Junction with Fall River line
New Bedford
Marine Terminal
New Bedford to Fall River New Bedford Mount Pleasant near junction with Taunton-New Bedford line
Dartmouth North Dartmouth
Hicksville
Westport Westport Factory located at Highland Road
Hemlock
North Westport
Fall River Flint Village located at Quequechan Street
Watuppa located at what is now Plymouth Avenue
Taunton to Attleborough Taunton Junction with Taunton-Mansfield line
Norton Norton Furnace
Chartley
Attleborough Barecroft
Junction with Boston and Providence line

Northern Division

Line City/town Station/Jct. Milepost Image Notes
Mansfield to Fitchburg Mansfield Mansfield junction with Boston and Providence line; Mansfield (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Foxborough Foxborough
North Foxborough Foxboro (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located north of historic station site
Walpole South Walpole crosses Wrentham-Dedham line
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
Marlborough Marlborough Junction junction with short branch to Marlborough
Northborough Rock Hill
Northborough
Berlin Berlin
West Berlin crosses Boston & Maine Central Mass. Division line
Bolton Ballville
Clinton Lancaster Mills Branch Junction with Lancaster Mills Branch
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 junction with Fitchburg Railroad; Fitchburg (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Framingham to Lowell Framingham Framingham junction with Mansfield-Fitchburg line
North Framingham
Sudbury South Sudbury
Sudbury
North Sudbury
Concord Concord Junction
Middlesex Junction
Acton Acton
North Acton Junction with Concord Railroad, Nashua Branch
Carlisle Carlisle
Chelmsford South 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

Line City/town Station/Jct. Milepost Image Notes
Boston to Providence Boston Boston (Park Square) moved to South Station in 1899
Crossing of Boston and Albany Railroad near Dartmouth Street, now site of Back Bay (MBTA station)
Chickering Massachusetts Avenue (MBTA Orange Line station) located one block north of historic Chickering station
Roxbury now Roxbury Crossing (MBTA station) Orange Line stop
Heath now Jackson Square (MBTA station) Orange Line stop
Boylston now Stony Brook (MBTA station) Orange Line stop
Jamaica Plain now Green Street (MBTA station) Orange Line stop
Forest Hills junction with West Roxbury Branch; Forest Hills (MBTA station) Orange Line and Commuter Rail (Needham Line) stop
Mt. Hope Closed in 1979
Clarendon Hills (Hyde Park)
Hazelwood (Hyde Park)
Hyde Park Hyde Park (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Readville Readville (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop Franklin Line
Dedham Green Lodge
Canton Canton Junction junction with Stoughton Branch; Canton Junction (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Sharon Sharon Sharon (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Sharon Heights
Foxborough East Foxborough
Mansfield Mansfield junction with Framingham/Taunton branches; Mansfield (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
West Mansfield
Attleborough Attleborough junction with Taunton/North Attleborough branches; Attleboro (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Dodgeville
East Junction junction with India Point Branch
Hebronville
Pawtucket Pawtucket-Central Falls
Broad Street
Woodlawn
Providence Providence Providence Amtrak/MBTA station relocated in 1986
Stoughton Branch Canton Canton Junction junction with Boston and Providence main line
Canton Canton Center (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Springdale
Stoughton West Stoughton
Stoughton Central Stoughton (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line
West Roxbury to Attleborough Boston Forest Hills ] junction with Boston and Providence main line; Forest Hills (MBTA station) Orange Line and Commuter Rail (Needham Line) stop
Roslindale Now Roslindale Village (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Central Station (West Roxbury) now Bellevue (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Highland now Highland (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
West Roxbury now West Roxbury (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Spring Street
Boston Dedham junction with Dedham-Readville Branch
Junction with New York and New England Railroad
Westwood Islington Islington (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Norwood Ellis
Railroad Ave now Norwood Depot (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Norwood Central Norwood Central (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
Winslow junction with New York and New England Railroad
Walpole Cedar Junction junction with Mansfield-Framingham line
Norfolk Pondville
Wrentham Wrentham
Wampum
Plainville Plainville
North Attleborough North Attleborough
Attleborough Farmers
Attleborough junction with Boston and Providence Railroad main line
India Point Branch Attleborough East Junction junction with Boston and Providence main line
Seekonk Perrins
East Providence Rumford
Junction with Providence and Worcester line
Junction with Providence-Bristol line crosses Seekonk River at India Point; crossing moved north in 1908 with opening of East Side Railroad Tunnel

Other lines

Line City/town Station/Jct. Milepost Image Notes
Providence to Bristol Providence Providence / India Point later relocated to Providence Union Station with opening of East Side Railroad Tunnel in 1908.
East Providence East Providence junction with India Point Branch[3]
Kettle Point
Squantum
Silver Spring
Union Club
Pomham Club
Riverside
Bullocks Point
Barrington Drownsville
Nyatt
Barrington
Warren Warren Junction with Warren-Fall River branch
Bristol Bristol
Warren to Fall River Warren Warren junction with Providence-Bristol line
Swansea Coles
South Swansea
Somerset Brayton Point
Fall River Bowenville crosses 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
  3. Providence County Atlas, 1895
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