Taunton station (Amtrak)
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Taunton station was a passenger rail station located south of Oak Street in downtown Taunton, Massachusetts. As Taunton Central station, it served local and Boston-focused routes from 1836 to 1964. A later station at the same site served Amtrak's Cape Codder from 1986 to 1996, and Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad commuter trains in 1988.
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Location | 2-10 Oak Street, Taunton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Middleboro Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | August 1836 (New Bedford & Taunton) 1986 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1958 (New Haven) 1996 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Taunton Central (until 1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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