Woods Hole station

Woods Hole
Early-20th-century postcard of Woods Hole station
General information
LocationRailroad Avenue
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°31′22.42″N 70°40′08.99″W / 41.5228944°N 70.6691639°W / 41.5228944; -70.6691639
Line(s)Falmouth Branch
ConnectionsFerry transport Ferry service to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
History
Opened1872 (1872)
Closed1964 (1964)
Rebuilt1899
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Falmouth
toward Boston
Boston–​Woods Hole Terminus
Falmouth
toward New York
Cape Codder

Woods Hole station was a station on the Old Colony Railroad located in the village of Woods Hole in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts.[1] It served as the terminus for the railroad's branch line to Woods Hole and offered ferry connections to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

  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. 147. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.