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South Truro station

Coordinates: 41°57′50″N 70°03′57″W / 41.963797°N 70.065807°W / 41.963797; -70.065807 (South Truro station)
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South Truro
South Truro station in October 1931
General information
LocationRyder Beach Road near Old County Road
Truro, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°57′50″N 70°03′57″W / 41.963797°N 70.065807°W / 41.963797; -70.065807 (South Truro station)
History
OpenedJuly 23, 1873 (1873-07-23)[1]
ClosedJuly 17, 1938
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Wellfleet
toward Boston
Boston–​Provincetown Truro

South Truro station was a train station located in the southern part of Truro, Massachusetts. The first passenger service was on July 23, 1873.[2][1]

Passenger service through Truro to Provincetown ended in July 1938, but freight service survived until 1960, when the tracks above North Eastham were abandoned.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Andrew T. Eldredge (March 12, 2003). Railroads of Cape Cod and the Islands. Arcadia Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-4396-2861-4.
  2. ^ Theriault, Wor. James J. "The Railroad Comes To Provincetown". King Hirams's Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  3. ^ Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Cape Cod Historical Publications. pp. 232, 238. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.
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