RAILROAD STATIONS

MASSACHUSETTS

Railroad Stations in Massachusetts, now in its twenty-seventh year, is a site devoted to the history, location, and uses of railroad depots, whether still standing or long gone, throughout the thirteen counties of Massachusetts. Readers are invited to consult the tables and links below and submit additions, corrections, photos, and comments to make this a more detailed, more precise, and more complete site.  Over 1300 different stations are now pictured!

Word reaches us via the Lawrence (MA) Eagle Tribune (11/28/23) the MassBay Callboy (January 2024), and the Bulletin of Railway Station Historical Society 57, No. 2 (2024) of the impending demolition of the 1931 Railroad Station in Lawrence, MA.  Any additional information on this would be appreciated.

Anyone interested in seeking out the stations listed on this website or the locations where former stations once stood is strongly urged to consult Matt Cosgro's excellent website  Nashua City Station for clear maps of every station site in the state of Massachusetts (and throughout New England).

Previous Updates:   1/8/25   3/2/23 10/6/22   1/30/22   11/18/20   8/26/20   7/2/20    4/16/20   3/10/20   2/5/20   12/6/19   6/13/19   3/11/19   12/22/18   8/1/18   7/15/18  7/15/18   8/1/18   3/19/19   2/22/18   11/12/18   5/4/17  1/23/17   10/22/16   11/17/16   9/20/16   8/15/16   6/20/16   1/10/16   6/24/15   1/9/15   10/4/14  4/19/14   6/9/14   5/26/13   5/4/13   1/8/12   10/8/11   6/7/11   12/30/10   9/23/10   9/12/10   6/10/10    12/29/09   10/3/09   6/25/09   5/10/09   1/2/09   10/5/08   6/30.08   5/10/08   2/6/08   11/18/07   6/27/07   2/12/07   2/10/07    9/17/06   6/10/06   5/30/06   2/17/06   12/4/05  (see update archive)                                                                                                                                                                             

 Stations Still Standing in Massachusetts: click on a county:

A few notes if you're planning on visiting these stations:

• In this post-9/11 world, be careful not to behave so as to raise suspicions, especially around railroad installations (yards, bridges, structures).  Carry identification and if asked, be forthright about who you are and what your intentions are.
• Stations listed as Private are usually someone's home. Some people don't care that you like trains and don't want anyone around taking pictures. Ask first!
• Stations listed as Business are just that, and photos can be easily had.
• Stations listed as Municipal are local/state-run offices such as police, fire, library, highway, and village offices. Hours are usually 9-5 if you want to look around.
• Stations listed as Society are owned and operated by a society, and may also contain a museum.
• Track is In Use means that there is an active railroad using the tracks. Be careful around the tracks and always ask for permission when on railroad property.
• Station Type = Combination, Freight, and Passenger.
• "Moved" means that the address given is the current, not the original location of the station. Consult "Notes" column.

If I don't have a piece of information, such as a built date or street, you'll see a ???. Please e-mail me a message if you are able to contribute information to this page. Be sure to include what station you are referring to (railroad and city).

Photos: A camera next to a town or city name indicates an image of that station located in the archive; a red camera indicates an historical map image of the station.  Click on either camera to see the image.  As I often receive duplicate photos or different views of the same station, I will occasionally rotate different people's photos on the county pages. If you send me a photo scan, I will inscribe an attribution to you; if you prefer to do it yourself, please inscribe in small letters at top or bottom the year of the photo, and your full name. I typically will list multiple camera symbols; on the Counties pages, this usually signifies current photos plus black-and-white images from days gone by (for purposes of comparison), while on the Other Stations Page, these usually signify multiple "historical" black-and-white images. I believe that all photos and other images included at this site that are not attributed to the individuals who submitted them are in the public domain and that their use does not violate any copyright laws; please write to me if you know this not to be the case for any image here.  For the record, I allow no advertising and make no money from the site; in fact, it costs me money to maintain it.