Whale's Tooth station
WHALE'S TOOTH | |||||||||||
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.jpg) An early postcard of the former New Bedford station | |||||||||||
| Location |
536 Acushnet Avenue New Bedford, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°38′36.23″N 70°55′31.33″W / 41.6433972°N 70.9253694°WCoordinates: 41°38′36.23″N 70°55′31.33″W / 41.6433972°N 70.9253694°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | New Bedford Subdivision | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform (planned) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
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| Construction | |||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces (Planned) | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 21, 1886 | ||||||||||
| Opening | 2022 (planned) | ||||||||||
| Closed | September 5, 1958 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2030 (planned) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | New Bedford Depot | ||||||||||
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Whale's Tooth is the future terminus of the MBTA Commuter Rail's New Bedford branch of the South Coast Rail project. Located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.[1] The station will be built as part of the state's effort to extend rail service to Fall River and New Bedford. Whale's Tooth station will be built on the former New Bedford and Taunton Railroad.
Historic station
Situated east of Acushnet Avenue between Pearl and Willis Streets with a park on the west side of the station, was the Romanesque style Old Colony Railroad Station.
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