Monument Beach station

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Monument Beach
Monument Beach Train Station.JPG
LocationShore Road, Monument Beach, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°43′09″N 70°36′52″W / 41.71917°N 70.61444°W / 41.71917; -70.61444Coordinates: 41°43′09″N 70°36′52″W / 41.71917°N 70.61444°W / 41.71917; -70.61444
Owned byPrivate party
Line(s)Falmouth Branch
PlatformsYes, with canopies
History
Opened1875
Closed1950s
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Gray Gables
toward Boston
 Boston–​Woods Hole Pocasset
toward Woods Hole

Monument Beach station is a former train station located on the Shore Road in Monument Beach, Massachusetts.[1]

History[]

The 3rd Station - c. 1910s

The station was originally built in 1875, three years after the Woods Hole branch of the Old Colony Railroad opened.[1] The small depot was eventually replaced by a larger depot.[1] This building was destroyed in 1906, when the village burned down.[1] It was then replaced by the current structure, a building which still has its protective overhangs over the platforms,[1] despite the fact that it is now a private residence.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads Including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Joan Hollister Farson (First ed.). Yarmouthport, Massachusetts: Cape Cod Historical Publications. p. 340. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.

External links[]

Media related to Monument Beach station at Wikimedia Commons

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