Bournedale station

Bournedale station was a railroad station serving Bournedale, Massachusetts. Opened in 1848, it was relocated in 1911 during construction of the Cape Cod Canal and closed in the 1920s.

Bournedale
A train at Bournedale station around 1900
General information
LocationSandwich Road near Autumn Way
Bourne, Massachusetts
Coordinates41.772559°N 70.555811°W / 41.772559; -70.555811
Line(s)Cape Main Line
History
Opened1848
Closed1920s
Rebuilt1911
Previous namesNorth Sandwich, Sampson[1]
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Bourne
toward Boston
 Boston–​Hyannis Sagamore
toward Hyannis
Boston–​Provincetown Sagamore
toward Provincetown

History

North Sandwich station was built by the Cape Cod Branch Railroad when the line was extended from Wareham to Sandwich in 1848.[2] It was located off what is now Herring Run Road on the south side of the Herring River, approximately where the north canal service road / bike path is now located.[3] Originally a flag stop, its ridership grew as Bournedale became a resort community. A new combination depot was built in 1895, by which time the stop was called Bournedale.[4]

The 1909–1916 widening of the river into the Cape Cod Canal necessitated the relocation of the Cape Main Line between Buzzards Bay and Sagamore.[5] The relocated line opened in late 1911, with Bourne station moved about 1,500 feet (460 m) east to the south side of the new canal.[6][7][8] A ferry service was operated to connect the village to the station; a road bridge was never built despite requests from residents.[9][10]

Bournedale station was closed between 1924 and 1930.[11][12][13] The station building is no longer extant.[14] The ferry service continued to run until August 15, 1932.[15]

References
  1. Karr, Ronald Dale (2017). The Rail Lines of Southern New England (2 ed.). Branch Line Press. p. 409. ISBN 9780942147124.
  2. 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. 340. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.
  3. Walling, Henry Francis (1857), Map of the town of Sandwich, Barnstable County, Mass. – via Wikimedia Commons
  4. "New Station at Bournedale". Boston Globe. December 14, 1895. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Relocating Cape Cod Tracks". Boston Globe. February 11, 1911. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "Right of way and track map, Old Colony R.R. Co. operated by the New York, New Haven and Hartford R.R. Co operating from Middleboro to Provincetown station 1255+20 to station 1308, town of Bourne, state of Mass". New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. June 30, 1915. hdl:11134/20002:860060463 – via University of Connecticut Archives & Special Collections.
  7. "Railroad is Rushing Work". Boston Globe. October 2, 1911. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. "Attractive Highway". Boston Globe. December 6, 1911. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  9. Dimock, Gioia. Images of America: Bourne. Arcadia Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 9781467121989.
  10. "Hearing About a Bridge". Boston Globe. March 28, 1914. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  11. "Appendix B – Project History". Major Rehabilitation Evaluation Report And Environmental Assessment: Cape Cod Canal Highway Bridges: Bourne, Massachusetts. United States Army Corps of Engineers New England District. March 2020. p. B-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2021.
  12. "Table 32". Time Tables East of New London and Willimantic. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. September 28, 1924. p. 22.
  13. Time Tables: Boston, Middleboro, Provincetown, Plymouth, North Easton, Taunton, New Bedford, Fall River, Newport, And Intermediate Stations, Including the Fairhaven, Woods Hole, Hyannis, Chatham, and Hanover Branches. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. June 9, 1930 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  14. Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780942147087.
  15. Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, Part 1. United States Army Corps of Engineers. 1933. p. 50 – via Google Books.

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