Sandwich station (Massachusetts)

For the railway station in Kent, see Sandwich railway station.

Sandwich station is a railway station in Sandwich, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. It is currently only used by the Cape Cod Central Railroad as a whistle stop for its seasonal excursion trains.

Sandwich, MA
Sandwich station in 2011
General information
Location	Jarves Street Sandwich, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°45′36″N 70°29′32″W
Owned by	MassDOT
Line(s)	Cape Main Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Construction
Parking	~20 spaces
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1848
Rebuilt	1878
Services
Preceding station Cape Cod Central Railroad Following station Buzzards Bay Terminus Main Line West Barnstable toward Hyannis
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Buzzards Bay toward New York Cape Codder 1986–1996 West Barnstable toward Hyannis Preceding station Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad Following station Buzzards Bay toward Braintree or Attleboro Braintree-Hyannis Closed 1988 West Barnstable toward Hyannis Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Sagamore toward Boston Boston–​Hyannis East Sandwich toward Hyannis Boston–​Provincetown East Sandwich toward Provincetown Buzzards Bay toward New York Cape Codder West Barnstable toward Hyannis
Location

History

The second Sandwich station building around 1918

The original passenger station in Sandwich was opened in May 1848 when the Cape Cod Branch Railroad extended its rail line from Middleborough to Sandwich.^[1] The original station was replaced by a brick station building with a wooden freight house in 1878.^[2][1] It was demolished in the 1980s.

Scheduled year-round passenger service was operated to Sandwich from 1848 until June 30, 1959, when the New Haven Railroad discontinued all passenger service on its Old Colony division. During the summers of 1961 to 1964 the New Haven Railroad operated weekend service between New York and Hyannis, with a scheduled stop in Sandwich. New Haven trains of the 1930s-1960s included the Day Cape Codder, Neptune and Night Cape Codder, in addition to several trains a day year round to Boston.

The station also saw a restoration of seasonal service between 1984 and 1988 when the Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad operated service between Braintree, Massachusetts and Cape Cod. The Sandwich station was also used from 1986 to 1996 for Amtrak's Cape Codder service.^[1] However, it has not been a stop for the seasonal Cape Flyer train service initiated in 2013.

Sandwich station currently serves as a whistle stop for select tourist excursion trains operated by Cape Cod Central Railroad,^[3] and also serves as the "turning point" for trains traveling to Mill Creek in Sandwich.^[4]

References

1. Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads Including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Joan Hollister Farson (First ed.). Yarmouthport, Massachusetts: Cape Cod Historical Publications. p. 151. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.
2. Fourteenth Annual Report of the Old Colony Railroad Co. to the Stockholders. Old Colony Railroad Company. November 1878. p. 7.
3. "Cape Cod Train Routes & Stations". Cape Cod Central Railroad. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
4. "Cape Cod Canal Day Excursion Train". Cape Cod Central Railroad. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

External links

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