Taunton station (Old Colony Railroad)

Taunton
The historic Old Colony Railroad Station building. A new MBTA platform would be built just to the north.
General information
Location	Off Dean Street Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°54′16″N 71°4′56″W / 41.90444°N 71.08222°W / 41.90444; -71.08222
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Dean Street Industrial Track
Platforms	1 side platform (proposed)
Tracks	1 (current) 2 (proposed)
Construction
Parking	209 (proposed)
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces (proposed)
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1866
Opening	2030 (proposed)
Closed	1897
Rebuilt	1876
Previous names	Dean Street
Planned services
Preceding station MBTA Following station East Taunton toward Battleship Cove or New Bedford South Coast Rail 2030 (proposed) Raynham Place toward South Station
Old Colony Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Taunton, Massachusetts
Built	1876
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Taunton MRA
NRHP reference No.	84002192 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 5, 1984

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.