Provincetown Train Station

Provincetown Train Station
Location	Bradford Street, Provincetown
Coordinates	42°03′11.87″N 70°11′10.82″W / 42.0532972°N 70.1863389°W
Platforms	Yes
Construction
Structure type	Wooden
History
Opened	1873
Closed	1938
Previous names	Old Colony Railroad (1873-1893) New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (1893-1960)

The Provincetown Train Station was located on Bradford Street (formerly Back Street) between Alden and Standish Streets in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

The first scheduled train arrived in Provincetown on July 23, 1873 to much fanfare. It was reported that when the first train with dignitaries arrived old cannons boomed out salutes, church bells were rung and a brass band helped the crowd march up to the Pavilion on High Pole Hill.^[1]

Passenger service to Provincetown ended in July 1938 but freight service survived until 1960, when the tracks above North Eastham were abandoned.^[2]

Historical images

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  Stereoscope view by G.H. Nickerson, c. 1875–1885
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  Looking down from
  High Pole Hill
  c. 1880–1900
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  c. 1910
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  c. 1910
• 
  c. 1920

See also

• List of Stations of the Old Colony Railroad on Cape Cod

References

1. Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Cape Cod Historical Publications. pp. 40–42. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.
2. Farson (1993), pp. 232 & 238.