Sandwich station (Massachusetts)

Sandwich station is a railway station in Sandwich, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. It is currently only used by the Cape Cod Central Railroad as a whistle stop for its seasonal excursion trains.

For the railway station in Kent, see Sandwich railway station.
Sandwich, MA
Sandwich station in 2011
General information
LocationJarves Street
Sandwich, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°45′36″N 70°29′32″W
Owned byMassDOT
Line(s)Cape Main Line
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Parking~20 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1848
Rebuilt1878
Services
Preceding station Cape Cod Central Railroad Following station
Buzzards Bay
Terminus
 Main Line West Barnstable
toward Hyannis
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Buzzards Bay
toward New York
 Cape Codder
1986–1996
 West Barnstable
toward Hyannis
Preceding station Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad Following station
Buzzards Bay
toward Braintree or Attleboro
 Braintree-Hyannis
Closed 1988
 West Barnstable
toward Hyannis
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Sagamore
toward Boston
 Boston–​Hyannis East Sandwich
toward Hyannis
Boston–​Provincetown East Sandwich
toward Provincetown
Buzzards Bay
toward New York
 Cape Codder West Barnstable
toward Hyannis

History
The second Sandwich station building around 1918

The original passenger station in Sandwich was opened in May 1848 when the Cape Cod Branch Railroad extended its rail line from Middleborough to Sandwich.[1] The original station was replaced by a brick station building with a wooden freight house in 1878.[2][1] It was demolished in the 1980s.

Scheduled year-round passenger service was operated to Sandwich from 1848 until June 30, 1959, when the New Haven Railroad discontinued all passenger service on its Old Colony division. During the summers of 1961 to 1964 the New Haven Railroad operated weekend service between New York and Hyannis, with a scheduled stop in Sandwich. New Haven trains of the 1930s-1960s included the Day Cape Codder, Neptune and Night Cape Codder, in addition to several trains a day year round to Boston.

The station also saw a restoration of seasonal service between 1984 and 1988 when the Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad operated service between Braintree, Massachusetts and Cape Cod. The Sandwich station was also used from 1986 to 1996 for Amtrak's Cape Codder service.[1] However, it has not been a stop for the seasonal Cape Flyer train service initiated in 2013.

Sandwich station currently serves as a whistle stop for select tourist excursion trains operated by Cape Cod Central Railroad,[3] and also serves as the "turning point" for trains traveling to Mill Creek in Sandwich.[4]

References
  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. 151. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.
  2. Fourteenth Annual Report of the Old Colony Railroad Co. to the Stockholders. Old Colony Railroad Company. November 1878. p. 7.
  3. "Cape Cod Train Routes & Stations". Cape Cod Central Railroad. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  4. "Cape Cod Canal Day Excursion Train". Cape Cod Central Railroad. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

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