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Taunton station (Old Colony Railroad)
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Old Colony Railroad Station is an historic Italianate train station located off Dean Street (US Route 44) in Taunton, Massachusetts. The historic station, also known as Dean Street, is proposed to be joined by the modern Taunton station around 2030 as part of Phase 2 of the South Coast Rail project.
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![]() The historic Old Colony Railroad Station building. A new MBTA platform would be built just to the north. | |||||||||||
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Location | Off Dean Street Taunton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°54′16″N 71°4′56″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Dean Street Industrial Track | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform (proposed) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 (current) 2 (proposed) | ||||||||||
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Parking | 209 (proposed) | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces (proposed) | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1866 | ||||||||||
Opening | 2030 (proposed) | ||||||||||
Closed | 1897 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1876 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Dean Street | ||||||||||
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Old Colony Railroad Station | |||||||||||
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Location | Taunton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Built | 1876 | ||||||||||
Architectural style | Italianate | ||||||||||
MPS | Taunton MRA | ||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 84002192 [1] | ||||||||||
Added to NRHP | July 5, 1984 | ||||||||||
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