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MASSACHUSETTSRailroad Stations in Massachusetts
, now in its twenty-sixth 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. Nearly 1300 different stations are now pictured!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).
A rare but necessary commercial advertisement on this site: John H. Roy Jr.'s comprehensive and painstakingly researched book A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses has been published by Branch Line Press of Pepperell MA. Click here for more information and to order a copy. This book joins Karr's and Lindsell's books as indispensible works on rail lines in southern and northern New England.
Can You Help? Can you help to resolve any of the various depot mysteries on the site's Verify Page?
Recent Updates:
March 2, 2023: Updated Barnstable County [added postcards: Chatham, Buzzards Bay]; Berkshire County [added postcards: West Stockbridge, Dalton]; Essex County [added postcards: Beverly, Swampscott]; Hampden County [added postcard: Springfield (repl.)]; Hampshire County [added postcard: North Hatfield, Northampton]; Middlesex County [moved North Somerville to Gone Page (w/ image)]; Norfolk County [added postcards: Millis, Norwood, Dover]; Suffolk County [added postcard: Shawmut]; Worcester County [added photo: Southville; added postcards: Worcester Union {2}]; Color Postcard Archive [added postcards: Beverly (Ess. Co.); Winter Hill (Mid. Co.); Siasonset (Nant. Co.); North Station (orig.) (Suff. Co.); Worcester Union, Gardner (Worc.)]; Other Stations Page (Gone) [added Nantasket (orig. & repl.) and Hull (Ply. Co.), Somerville Jct. (Mid. Co.) (w/ images) from Check Page; moved North Somerville from Middlesex County Page (w/ images); added postcards: Provincetown (Barns. Co.); Hoosac Tunnel (east), Hoosac Tunnel (west), Pittsfield 1st Union (Berk. Co.); ; Deerfield (B&M), Greenfield {2}, Millers Falls, Turners Falls (NH) (Frank. Co.); Bondsville (B&A), Springfield (3rd) (Hampd. Co.); Greenwich Village (Hampsh. Co.); Riverview, Newton Highlands (orig.), South Lowell, Somerville, Somerville Jct., Somerville Highlands, Somerville Union (orig.) Winter Hill (repl.) (Mid. Co.); Siasconset (Nant. Co.); Brookline Village (orig.), Brookline Village, Brookline Hills, Clicquot (orig.), Farm St., Norwood (repl.), Quincy, Medfield Jct. (repl.), Weymouth Hts., Wollaston, East Dedham, Dedham (2nd), Atlantic, East Braintree, East Weymouth (repl.) (Norf. Co.); Campello (northbound), Campello (southbound), Middleboro, Nantasket (repl.) (Ply. Co.); Orient Hts., Jamaica Plain (2nd) {4}, Forest Hills (orig.), Boston Back Bay (orig.), Park Square (repl.), Boston North Station (orig.), Bellevue (westbound), Bellevue (eastbound) (Suff. Co.); Gardner, North Dana (Worc. Co.)]; Other Stations Page (Check) [moved Nantasket (orig. & repl.) and Hull (Ply. Co.), Somerville Jct. (Mid. Co.) (w/ images) to Gone Page; added maplet: Dodgeville (Bris. Co.); added postcard: Chapel (Norf. Co.)]; Further Reference Page [added 8 titles to MA. Arts. Sect. (Riehl, Nowell, Thompson, Reilly, Penniman & Park, Cornwall, Byron, Anonymous); added 8 titles to Depots sect.: Grant {3}, Finch, Shanley, Smith, Thompson, Howland]; Field Operatives Page [Thanks again to all of the usual suspects!]; Index (Count) Page [1 standing station removed (North Somerville); 6 stations newly listed and pictured Chapel, Newton Highlands (orig.), South Lowell, Somerville, Somerville Union Square (orig.), East Weymouth. Also, upgraded 22 different images, site-wide.
Previous Updates: 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:
Current Total: 305 standing stations listed /
1311 different stations picturedOther Station Lists, Photos, and Information: Click on ANY additional link you would like to see (some links not yet created; please check back):
Navigating the Stations:
A few notes if you're planning on visiting these stations:
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.
Page designed by Gary LaPointe (and Michael Sellers)
Charles WooleverTable format and "Navigating the Stations" text designed by
©1998 Gary LaPointe
This site uses GIF images from
Ken Houghton's RailImages