| Fairhaven Branch Railroad | |
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| Overview | |
| Status | Abandoned |
| Owner | Fairhaven Branch Railroad 1854-1861 New Bedford & Taunton Railroad 1861-1879 Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad 1879-1883 Old Colony Railroad 1883-1893 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 1893-1953 |
| Locale | Southeastern Massachusetts |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 5 |
| Service | |
| System | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad |
| Operator(s) | Fairhaven Branch Railroad 1854-1861 New Bedford & Taunton Railroad 1861-1879 Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad 1879-1883 Old Colony Railroad 1883-1893 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 1893-1953 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1854 |
| Closed | 1953 (Fairhaven–Marion) 1976 (Marion–Tremont) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 15.1 miles (24.3 km) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Fairhaven Branch Railroad was a short-line railroad in Massachusetts. It ran from West Wareham on the Cape Cod main line of the Old Colony Railroad, southwest to Fairhaven, a town across the Acushnet River from New Bedford.