West Chatham station
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West Chatham station (sometimes called Hotel Chatham) was a flag stop train station located in West Chatham, Massachusetts.
LocationGeorge Ryder Road
Chatham, Massachusetts
Chatham, Massachusetts
Coordinates41.68913°N 69.99222°W
LineChatham Branch
Opened1887[1]
West Chatham | |||||||||||
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| Location | George Ryder Road Chatham, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.68913°N 69.99222°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.[2][3] It was immediately leased by the Old Colony Railroad, which controlled all rail lines on Cape Cod, as its Chatham Branch.[4][5] The Old Colony was leased by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1893.[4]
Passenger service on the Chatham Branch ended in 1931; it was the first line on Cape Cod to lose service.[4][6] Freight service continued until the line was abandoned in 1937.[7][8] The stations were sold to private individuals; all but Chatham were eventually demolished.[9]
