South Truro station

South Truro
Location Southern Truro, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°58′5.16″N 70°4′13.44″W / 41.9681000°N 70.0704000°W / 41.9681000; -70.0704000 (South Truro Train Station)Coordinates: 41°58′5.16″N 70°4′13.44″W / 41.9681000°N 70.0704000°W / 41.9681000; -70.0704000 (South Truro Train Station)
Operated by Old Colony Railroad (1873-1893);
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (1893-1960)
Platforms Yes
History
Opened July 23, 1873 (1873-07-23)[1]
Closed 1960 (1960)

The South Truro station was located in the southern part of Truro, Massachusetts. The first passenger service was on 23 July 1873.[2][1]

Passenger service through Truro to Provincetown ended in July 1938, but freight service survived until 1960, when the tracks above North Eastham were abandoned.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Andrew T. Eldredge (12 March 2003). Railroads of Cape Cod and the Islands. Arcadia Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-4396-2861-4.
  2. ↑ Theriault, Wor. James J. "The Railroad Comes To Provincetown". King Hirams's Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Cape Cod Historical Publications. pp. 232, 238. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.


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