Onset station

Onset
The former station building in 2013
Coordinates 41°45′25″N 70°40′33″W / 41.75694°N 70.67583°W / 41.75694; -70.67583Coordinates: 41°45′25″N 70°40′33″W / 41.75694°N 70.67583°W / 41.75694; -70.67583

Onset station is a former train station located on Depot Street in the village of East Wareham, Massachusetts. One of seven railroad stations in Wareham, Massachusetts, it known by a variety of names, including Onset, Agawam, East Wareham, Onset Bay, Onset Beach, and Onset Junction.[1] Passenger service to Onset ended on June 30, 1959 when the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad ended passenger service on its Old Colony division.[2]

The former station building is today used by an antique store that is located behind Depot Motors in East Wareham.

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References

  1. ↑ Karr, Ronald Dale (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England. Branch Line Press. pp. 337–341. ISBN 0942147022.
  2. ↑ Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads Including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Joan Hollister Farson (First ed.). Yarmouthport, Massachusetts: Cape Cod Historical Publications. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.

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