Taunton station (Amtrak)

Taunton, MA
The 1986-built platform photographed in December 2014
General information
Location	2-10 Oak Street, Taunton, Massachusetts
Line(s)	Middleboro Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
History
Opened	August 1836 (New Bedford & Taunton) 1986 (Amtrak)
Closed	1958 (New Haven) 1996 (Amtrak)
Previous names	Taunton Central (until 1964)
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Providence toward New York Cape Codder 1986–1996 Wareham toward Hyannis Preceding station Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad Following station Attleboro Terminus Attleboro Branch (1988) Wareham toward Hyannis or Falmouth Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Attleboro toward New York Cape Codder Wareham toward Hyannis or Woods Hole

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.