South Harwich station
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South Harwich station was a train station located in South Harwich, Massachusetts. Built in 1887, it was a small wooden structure.[2]
South Harwich, Massachusetts
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| Location | Depot Road South Harwich, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°41′6.23″N 70°2′21.71″W | ||||||||||
| Line | Chatham Branch | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1887[1] | ||||||||||
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The Chatham Railroad opened between Harwich and Chatham on November 21, 1887.[3][4] It was immediately leased by the Old Colony Railroad, which controlled all rail lines on Cape Cod, as its Chatham Branch.[5][6] The Old Colony was leased by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1893.[5]
Passenger service on the Chatham Branch ended in 1931; it was the first line on Cape Cod to lose service.[5][7] Freight service continued until the line was abandoned in 1937.[8][9] The stations were sold to private individuals; all but Chatham were eventually demolished.[10]
