List of Old Colony Railroad stations

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List of Old Colony Railroad stations

The following is a list of historic Old Colony Railroad (OCRR) stations, at the time of the 1893 lease by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and shortly after.[1] City/town include current town name, some of which were incorporated after 1893. Stations currently used by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority or Amtrak are indicated within the notes column.

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Map of OCRR lines, 1893

All stations are located in the state of Massachusetts unless otherwise noted.

Central Division

Boston to Plymouth

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Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Boston Boston 0.0 (0.0) Boston terminus moved from Kneeland Street to South Station in 1899
South Boston 0.7 (1.1)
Crescent Avenue 2.4 (3.9) Present location of JFK/UMass station on the Red Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston Line, and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Savin Hill 3.0 (4.8) Present location of Savin Hill station on the Red Line
Harrison Square 3.6 (5.8) Junction with Shawmut Branch
Popes Hill 4.3 (6.9)
Neponset 4.9 (7.9) Junction with Dorchester and Milton Branch
Quincy Atlantic 5.5 (8.9) Junction with Granite Branch
Norfolk Downs 6.1 (9.8)
Wollaston Heights 6.7 (10.8) Present location of Wollaston station on the Red Line
Quincy 8.0 (12.9) Present location of Quincy Center on the Red Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston Line, and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Quincy Adams 8.7 (14.0) Originally named South Quincy
Present location of Quincy Adams station on the Red Line
Braintree Braintree 10.1 (16.3) Junction with South Shore Branch
South Braintree 11.4 (18.3) Junction with Middleborough-Fall River main line
Weymouth South Weymouth 14.9 (24.0)
Abington North Abington 17.8 (28.6) Junction with Hanover Branch
Abington 19.2 (30.9) Present location of Abington station on the Kingston Line
Whitman Whitman 21.1 (34.0) Junction with East Bridgewater Branch
Present location of Halifax station on the Kingston Line
Hanson North Hanson 23.1 (37.2)
South Hanson 24.6 (39.6) Present location of Hanson station on the Kingston Line
Burrage 26.2 (42.2) Also called Bournetown
Monponsett 27.1 (43.6)
Halifax Halifax 28.4 (45.7) Present location of Halifax station on the Kingston Line
Kingston Silver Lake 29.9 (48.1) Also called Plympton
Kingston 33.3 (53.6) Junction with South Shore Branch
Plymouth Cordage 35.4 (57.0) Originally named North Plymouth and later Seaside
Present location of Plymouth station on the Kingston Line
Plymouth 37.4 (60.2) Junction with Plymouth and Middleborough Branch
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Shawmut Branch

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Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Boston Harrison Square 3.6 (5.8) Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Fields Corner 4.0 (6.4) Present location of Fields Corner station on the Red Line
Shawmut 4.6 (7.4) Consolidated from stations at Melville Avenue and Centre Street in 1884
Present location of Shawmut station on the Red Line
Ashmont 5.2 (8.4) Present location of Ashmont station on the Red Line and Mattapan Line
Cedar Grove 5.6 (9.0) Present location of Cedar Grove station on the Mattapan Line
Milton Milton 6.4 (10.3) Junction with Dorchester and Milton Branch
Previously named Milton Lower Mills
Present location of Milton station on the Mattapan Line
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Dorchester and Milton Branch

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Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Boston Neponset 4.9 (7.9) Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Granite Bridge 5.9 (9.5)
Milton Milton 6.8 (10.9) Junction with Shawmut Branch
Previously named Milton Lower Mills and Milton Mills
Present location of Milton station on the Mattapan Line
Central Avenue 7.1 (11.4) Present location of Central Avenue station on the Mattapan Line
Boston Mattapan 8.1 (13.0) Present location of Mattapan station on the Mattapan Line
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Granite Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Quincy Atlantic 5.5 (8.9) Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Montclair 6.1 (9.8)
Milton East Milton 7.5 (12.1)
Quincy West Quincy 8.6 (13.8)
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South Shore Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Braintree Braintree Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
East Braintree
Weymouth Weymouth Now Weymouth Landing/East Braintree, served by Greenbush Line
Weymouth Heights
East Weymouth Now served by Greenbush Line
Hingham West Hingham Now served by Greenbush Line
Hingham
Old Colony House Junction with Nantasket Beach Branch; now Nantasket Junction, served by Greenbush Line
North Cohasset
Cohasset King Street
Cohasset
Beechwood
Scituate North Scituate Now served by Greenbush Line
Egypt
Scituate
Greenbush Now served by Greenbush Line
Marshfield East Marshfield
Sea View
Marshfield Centre
Marshfield
Webster Place
Duxbury Duxbury
South Duxbury
Island Creek
Kingston Kingston Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
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Nantasket Beach Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Hingham Old Colony House Junction with South Shore Branch; now Nantasket Junction, served by Greenbush Line
Hull Nantasket
Surfside
Irvington
Kenberma
Strawberry Hill
Bay Side
Allerton
Windermere
Stony Beach
Hull
Pemberton
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Hanover Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Abington North Abington Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line; station building is now a restaurant
Rockland Rockland
Hanover West Hanover
Winslows Crossing
South Hanover
Curtis Crossing
Hanover
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Whitman to Bridgwater Junction

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Whitman Whitman Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line; now served by Kingston/Plymouth Line
Washington Street
East Bridgewater Browns Station
East Bridgewater
Elmwood
West Bridgewater Westdale Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line
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Plymouth and Middleborough Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Plymouth Plymouth Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line
Darby
Carver North Carver
Middleborough East Middleborough
Middleborough Junction with South Braintree-Fall River, Cape Cod and Taunton lines; future station to be served by South Coast Rail and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
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South Braintree to Fall River

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Braintree South Braintree Junction with Boston-Plymouth main line, site is now a shopping plaza
Mayflower Park Junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line, also known as Braintree Highlands
Holbrook Holbrook Now served by Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Avon Avon
Brockton Montello Now served by Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Brockton Now served by Middleborough/Lakeville Line and CapeFlyer
Campello Now served by Middleborough/Lakeville Line
West Bridgewater Matfield Junction with West Bridgewater Branch
Westdale Junction with Whitman Branch
Bridgewater Bridgewater Station building is now a Burger King restaurant
Titicut
Middleborough Middleborough Junction with Cape Cod, Taunton, and Plymouth branches; future station to be served by South Coast Rail and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Lakeville Lakeville
Berkley Myricks Junction with Taunton-New Bedford Branch
Freetown Assonet
Crystal Spring
Fall River Somerset Junction
Steep Brook
Bowenville junction with Warren Branch; future Fall River station to be served by South Coast Rail
Fall River Wharf Fall River Line wharf, on spur from main line
Ferry Street Future Battleship Cove station to be served by South Coast Rail
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Mayflower Park to Fall River

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Braintree Mayflower Park Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line; also known as Braintree Highlands
Randolph Randolph
Stoughton North Stoughton
South Stoughton
Stoughton Junction Junction with Boston and Providence Railroad Stoughton Branch
Easton North Easton
Easton Junction with West Bridgewater Branch
Raynham Raynham Junction with Whittenton Branch
Taunton Dean Street Future Taunton station to be served by South Coast Rail
Weir Junction
Weir Village
North Dighton
Dighton Dighton
Somerset Somerset
Fall River Somerset Junction Junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line
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Fall River to Newport

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State Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
MA Fall River Ferry Street Future Battleship Cove station to be served by South Coast Rail
RI Tiverton Tiverton
Portsmouth Bristol Ferry
Coal Mines
Portsmouth Grove
Newport Middletown
Newport Served by heritage Newport and Narragansett Bay Railroad
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West Bridgewater Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Easton Easton junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line
South Easton
Sequosett
West Bridgewater Cocheset
West Bridgewater
Matfield junction with South Braintree-Fall River main line
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Middleborough to Taunton

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Middleborough Middleborough 0 (0) Junction with South Braintree-Fall River, Cape Cod, and Plymouth lines; future station to be served by South Coast Rail and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Lakeville Turnpike 2.0 (3.2)
North Lakeville 2.9 (4.7)
Taunton Chage's 3.8 (6.1)
East Taunton 5.8 (9.3)
Cotley Junction 7.9 (12.7) Not a station - junction with Taunton and New Bedford lines
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Whittenton Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
Raynham Raynham Junction with Mayflower Park–Fall River mainline
Taunton Whittenton
Whittenton Junction Junction with Taunton Branch
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Cape Cod Division

Middleborough to Provincetown

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Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Middleborough Middleborough 34.6 (55.7) Thumb Junction with South Braintree-Fall River, Taunton, and Plymouth branches; future station to be served by South Coast Rail and Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Rock 39.5 (63.6)
South Middleboro 41.7 (67.1) Thumb
Wareham Tremont 45.6 (73.4) Thumb Junction with Fairhaven Branch; also known as Tremont
South Wareham 47.2 (76.0)
Parker Mills 48.6 (78.2)
Wareham 49.3 (79.3) Thumb Now Wareham Village, served by CapeFlyer
Tempest Knob 49.8 (80.1)
Onset 51.3 (82.6) Thumb Also called Agawam, East Wareham, and Onset Junction
Onset 52.7 (84.8) Also called Onset Bay. Closed in 1891.[2]
Bourne Buzzards Bay 54.6 (87.9) Thumb Junction with Woods Hole Branch; originally named Cohasset Narrows, now served by CapeFlyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Bourne 56.0 (90.1) Thumb Originally named Monument, now served by CapeFlyer
Bournedale 58.8 (94.6) Thumb
Sandwich Sagamore 60.0 (96.6) Thumb Served by the heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Sandwich 62.5 (100.6) Thumb
East Sandwich 65.2 (104.9) Thumb
Barnstable West Barnstable 69.7 (112.2) Thumb Served by the heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Pond Village 72.3 (116.4) Short-lived station – only in service briefly after the line opened
Barnstable 73.3 (118.0) Thumb
Yarmouth Yarmouth 75.8 (122.0) Thumb Junction with Hyannis Branch; also known as Yarmouthport
Bass River 78.7 (126.7) Thumb Also known as South Yarmouth
Dennis South Dennis 81.4 (131.0) Thumb
Harwich North Harwich 83.0 (133.6) Thumb
Harwich 84.9 (136.6) Thumb Junction with Chatham Branch
Pleasant Lake 86.8 (139.7) Thumb
Brewster Brewster 89.7 (144.4) Thumb
East Brewster 92.2 (148.4) Thumb
Orleans Orleans 94.6 (152.2) Thumb
Eastham Eastham 97.5 (156.9) Thumb
North Eastham 99.9 (160.8) Thumb
Wellfleet South Wellfleet 103.5 (166.6) Thumb
Wellfleet 106.2 (170.9) Thumb
Truro South Truro 109.1 (175.6) Thumb
Truro 111.0 (178.6) Thumb
Corn Hill 111.6 (179.6) Thumb
North Truro 114.0 (183.5) Thumb Later named Moorland
Provincetown Puritan Heights 117.7 (189.4)
Provincetown 120.1 (193.3) Thumb
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Fairhaven Branch

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Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Wareham Tremont 45.6 (73.4) Thumb Junction with Cape Cod main line
Marion Marion 50.6 (81.4) Thumb
Mattapoisett Mattapoisett 55.4 (89.2) Thumb
Fairhaven Fairhaven 60.5 (97.4) Thumb
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Woods Hole Branch

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Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Bourne Buzzards Bay 54.6 (87.9) Thumb Junction with Cape Cod main line, now served by CapeFlyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Gray Gables 55.4 (89.2) Thumb
Monument Beach 56.4 (90.8) Thumb
Pocasset 58.2 (93.7) Thumb
Cataumet 60.1 (96.7) Thumb
Falmouth North Falmouth 61.3 (98.7) Thumb Junction with Camp Edwards spur
West Falmouth 64.6 (104.0) Thumb
Falmouth 68.4 (110.1) Thumb
Woods Hole 72.0 (115.9) Thumb
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Hyannis Branch

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Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Yarmouth Yarmouth 75.8 (122.0) Thumb Junction with Cape Cod main line
Camp 77.0 (123.9) Thumb
Barnstable Hyannis 79.2 (127.5) Thumb Now Hyannis Transportation Center, served by Cape Flyer and heritage Cape Cod Central Railroad
Hyannisport 80.85 (130.1) Thumb
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Chatham Branch

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Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Harwich Harwich 84.9 (136.6) Thumb Junction with Cape Cod main line
Harwich Center 85.7 (137.9) Thumb
South Harwich 87.6 (141.0) Thumb
Chatham South Chatham 88.7 (142.7) Thumb
West Chatham 90.1 (145.0)
Chatham 92.0 (148.1) Thumb Now the Chatham Railroad Museum[3]
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Martha's Vineyard Railroad

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Location Station Miles (km) Image Notes
Oak Bluffs Oak Bluffs 0.0 (0.0) Thumb
Edgartown Edgartown 5.5 (8.9)
Katama 8.6 (13.8) Thumb At Mattakeset Lodge
South Beach 8.6 (13.8) On a short branch that left the mainline west of Katama
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Taunton and New Bedford lines

Mansfield to New Bedford

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
MansfieldMansfieldThumbJunction with Boston and Providence line; current MBTA Commuter Rail station
NortonNortonThumbhistoric depot now a private residence
TauntonCranesThumb
Attleborough JunctionJunction with Taunton-Attleborough Branch
Whittenton JunctionJunction with Whittenton Branch
Taunton CentralThumbsite now a shopping plaza
Weir JunctionThumbJunction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line
Cotley JunctionThumbNot a station - junction with Middleborough–Taunton branch
BerkleyMyricksThumbJunction with South Braintree-Fall River main line
FreetownEast Freetown
BraleysThumb
New BedfordAcushnetThumbPlanned site of Church Street station
Mount Pleasant JunctionJunction with Fall River line
New BedfordThumb
New Bedford Wharf
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New Bedford to Fall River

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
New BedfordMount PleasantThumbnear junction with Taunton-New Bedford line
DartmouthNorth Dartmouth
HicksvilleThumb
WestportWestport Factorylocated at Highland Road
Hemlock
North Westport
Fall RiverFlint Villagelocated at Quequechan Street
WatuppaThumblocated at what is now Plymouth Avenue
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Taunton to Attleborough

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
TauntonAttleborough JunctionJunction with Taunton-Mansfield line
NortonNorton Furnace
BarrowsvilleThumb
ChartleyThumb
AttleboroughBearcroft
AttleboroThumb
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Northern Division

Mansfield to Fitchburg

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
MansfieldMansfieldThumbjunction with Boston and Providence line; Mansfield (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
FoxboroughFoxboroughThumb
North FoxboroughThumb
WalpoleSouth WalpoleThumbcrosses Wrentham-Dedham line
WalpoleThumbcrosses New York and New England Railroad main line
MedfieldMedfieldThumb
SherbornSouth Sherborn
FraminghamSouth FraminghamThumbline crosses Boston and Albany Railroad main line; Framingham (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located behind historic Boston and Albany station, which is now a restaurant
Lake ViewThumb
FraminghamThumbjunction with Framingham and Lowell line
SouthboroughFayville
SouthboroughThumb
MarlboroughMarlborough Junctionjunction with short branch to Marlborough
NorthboroughRock Hill
Northborough
BerlinBerlin
West BerlinThumbcrosses Boston & Maine Central Mass. Division line
BoltonBallville
ClintonLancaster Mills BranchJunction with Lancaster Mills Branch
ClintonThumbcrosses Boston & Maine Worcester, Nashua and Portland Division line
SterlingPratts JunctionJunction with Fitchburg and Worcester Branch; south to Sterling and Sterling Junction
LeominsterGates Crossing
LeominsterThumb
West Leominster
FitchburgSouth Fitchburg
FitchburgThumbjunction with Fitchburg Railroad; Fitchburg (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop
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Framingham to Lowell

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
FraminghamFraminghamThumbjunction with Mansfield-Fitchburg line
North FraminghamThumb
SudburySouth SudburyThumb
SudburyThumb
North Sudbury
ConcordConcord JunctionThumb
Middlesex Junction
ActonActon
North ActonThumbJunction with Concord Railroad, Nashua Branch
CarlisleCarlisle
ChelmsfordSouth Chelmsford
Chelmsford
LowellLowellThumbJunction with Boston and Maine Railroad at Ayers City; Lowell (MBTA station) Commuter Rail stop located just north of former junction; historic Lowell B&M station was located further north on Dutton Street
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Boston and Providence Division

Boston to Providence

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State Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
MABostonBoston (Park Square)ThumbReplaced by South Station in 1899
Columbus AvenueThumbCrossing of Boston and Albany Railroad, now the site of Back Bay station
ChickeringThumb
RoxburyThumbNow the site of Roxbury Crossing station
Heath StreetNow the site of Jackson Square station
BoylstonThumbNow the site of Stony Brook station
Jamaica PlainThumbNow the site of Green Street station
Forest HillsThumbJunction with West Roxbury Branch
Mount HopeThumb
Clarendon HillsThumb
HazelwoodThumb
Hyde ParkThumbStill an active station
ReadvilleThumbJunction with Midland Branch and Dedham Branch; still an active station
DedhamGreen LodgeNow the site of Route 128 station
CantonCanton JunctionThumbJunction with Stoughton Branch; still an active station
SharonSharonThumbStill an active station
Sharon HeightsThumb
FoxboroughEast FoxboroughThumb
MansfieldMansfieldThumbJunction with Framingham and New Bedford lines; still an active station
West MansfieldThumb
AttleboroughAttleboroThumbJunction with Taunton and Attleborough branches; still an active station.
Dodgeville
East JunctionThumbJunction with East Junction Branch
Hebronville
RICentral FallsCentral FallsJunction with Providence and Worcester Railroad. Replaced by Pawtucket–Central Falls station in 1916.
PawtucketPawtucketThumbReplaced by Pawtucket–Central Falls station in 1916
WoodlawnThumbJunction with Moshassuck Valley Railroad
ProvidenceProvidenceThumbReplaced by Providence station in 1986
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Stoughton Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
CantonCanton JunctionThumbjunction with Boston and Providence main line
CantonThumb
SpringdaleThumb
StoughtonWest Stoughton
Stoughton CentralThumb
Junction with Mayflower Park-Fall River main line
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West Roxbury to Attleborough

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
BostonForest HillsThumbJunction with Boston–Providence mainline; still an active station
RoslindaleThumbStill an active station
BellevueThumbStill an active station
HighlandThumbStill an active station
West RoxburyThumbStill an active station. Junction with Needham Cutoff after 1907.
Spring Street
DedhamDedhamThumbjunction with Dedham-Readville Branch
WestwoodIslingtonThumbJunction with New York and New England Railroad; still an active station
NorwoodEllis
NorwoodStill an active station
Norwood CentralThumbStill an active station
WinslowJunction with New York and New England Railroad
WalpoleCedar Junctionjunction with Mansfield-Framingham line
NorfolkPondville
WrenthamWrenthamThumb
WampumThumb
PlainvillePlainville
North AttleboroughNorth AttleboroughThumbAfter 1903, junction with line to Valley Falls.
Chestnut StreetThumb
Falls Village
AttleboroughFarmers
AttleboroughThumbJunction with Boston–Providence mainline
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East Junction Branch

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
AttleboroughEast JunctionThumbJunction with Boston–Providence mainline
SeekonkPerrins
Perrins BridgeThumb
East ProvidenceRumfordThumb
Junction with East Providence Branch
East Providence
Junction with Providence-Bristol lineOriginal junction was at the east end of India Point Railroad Bridge. In 1908, it was moved north to the Crook Point Bascule Bridge when the East Side Railroad Tunnel was opened.
ProvidenceFox Point
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Providence, Warren and Bristol

Providence to Bristol

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
ProvidenceProvidence / Fox PointRelocated to Providence Union Station with the opening of the East Side Railroad Tunnel in 1908.
East ProvidenceJunction with East Junction BranchJunction with East Providence Branch and East Junction Branch. Junction relocated north to Crook Point Bascule Bridge in 1908.
East ProvidenceThumb
Kettle Point
Squantum
Silver Spring
Union Club
Pomham Club
RiversideThumb
Bullocks PointThumb
BarringtonDrownsville
West BarringtonThumb
Nayatt
BarringtonThumb
Hampden Meadows
WarrenNorth Warren
WarrenThumbJunction with Warren-Fall River branch
South Warren
BristolBeach Terrace
Bristol Highlands
Poppasquash Road
Bristol
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Warren to Fall River

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Location Station Mile (km) Image Notes
WarrenWarrenThumbjunction with Providence-Bristol line
East Warren
SwanseaTouissetThumb
Ocean Grove
South Swansea
SomersetBrayton Point
Brayton WharfThumbOriginal terminal of the line; became a short spur when the line was extended to Fall River
Brayton
Fall RiverFall RiverThumbJunction with Fall River main line
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