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Surviving Massachusetts Railroad Stations

The information here covers surviving Massachusetts railroad stations. The Railroad Station Historical Society (RSHS) and my many thanks to them for such (the information here would not have been possible without their invaluable resources) provided much of the research for this page. If you would like to learn more about the Railroad Station Historical Society or are considering becoming a member please click here to visit their website.

Also, if you know of a railroad station or depot in your area that is not preserved or in danger of being demolished please take action to see if it can be saved. These buildings are beautiful works of architecture and it has been proven time and again that preserved historic railroad stations (whether still in use as a train station or not) increase the value and attractiveness of an area for both visitors and businesses (particularly if it is located in a downtown area). Not only that, but you will be saving an important piece of history!

Acushnet: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, privately owned.

Adams: Originally built by the Boston & Albany Railroad, used as a business. Also, the former B&A freight depot here still stands, also used as a business. Lastly, a second B&A depot here still stands, used as a municipal building.

Adamsdale: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, privately owned.

Allston: The original B&A passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Amesbury: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Amherst: The original Boston & Maine and Central Vermont passenger depots here still stand, both used as a businesses.

Andover: The original Boston & Maine Railroad freight and passenger depots still stand, used as businesses.

Ashland: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Athol: The original B&M passenger and freight depots here still stand.

Attleboro: Two former New Haven Railroad stations here still stand, one used as an Amtrak stop the other as a business. Also, the former NYNH&H freight depot here still stands.

Auburn: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Avon: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Ballardvale: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, privately owned.

Barrowsville: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, privately owned.

Bedford: The original Boston & Maine passenger and freight depots here still stand.

Belmont: The original Boston & Maine passenger and freight depots here still stand.

Beverly: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Beverly Farms: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Bolton: The original B&M passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

Boston: The original New Haven passenger station here still stands, used by Amtrak/MBTA.

Boxford: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, privately owned. Also, the former B&M freight depot here still stands, privately owned.

Bradford: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Bridgewater: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Brighton Center: The original B&A passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

Buzzards Bay: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used by the Bay Colony and Cape Cod Railroads.

Cambridge: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands.

Canton Junction: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Chatham: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, home of the Chatham Railroad Museum. Also, the former New Haven freight depot here still stands, home of the Chatham Historical Society.

Chelmsford: The original New Haven freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Cheshire: Originally built by the Berkshire Street Railway, used as a municipal building. Also, the former B&A freight and passenger depots here still stand, used as businesses.

Chester: Originally built by the Boston & Albany, used as a museum.

Chicopee Falls: The original Boston & Maine freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Cliftondale: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, privately owned.

Clinton: The original B&M passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Cohasset: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Concord: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Dalton: Two former B&A stations here still stand, both used as businesses.

Danvers: The former B&M freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Danvers Junction: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Dover: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

East Brewster: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, privately owned.

East Brookfield: The original B&A passenger depot here still stands, owned by CSX.

East Charlemont: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

East Holliston: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

East Longmeadow: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

East Northfield: Original freight depot built by the Central Vermont Railway still stands, vacant.

East Sandwich: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used by the Bay Colony and Cape Cod Railroads.

East Walpole: The original New Haven freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

East Whately: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Easthampton: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Easton: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, privately owned.

Erving: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business. Also, the former B&M freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Essex: Former freight depot built by the Boston & Maine Railroad still stands, used as a business.

Falmouth: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used as a business.

Franklin: Two former New Haven passenger depots here still stands, used as a businesses.

Franklin Junction: The original New Haven freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Gilbertville: The original Boston & Albany passenger and freight depots here still stand, used as businesses. Also a former B&M passenger depot here remains, used as a business.

Great Barrington: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used as a business.

Grey Gables: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, moved to Bourne and used as a business.

Groton: The original Boston & Maine freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Hadley: The original Boston & Maine freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Hamilton: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, vacant.

Hatfield: The original Boston & Maine freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Haverville: Two former freight depots built by the Boston & Maine Railroad still stand, used as a businesses.

Hingham: Two original New Haven passenger depots here still stand, used as a businesses.

Hinsdale: Originally built by the Boston & Albany Railroad, privately owned.

Holbrook: The original New Haven passenger freight here still stands, privately owned.

Holden: Two original B&M passenger depots and a freight station here still stand, all used as businesses.

Holliston: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Holyoke: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot and three freight depots here still stand, all used as a businesses.

Hopedale: The original Grafton & Upton Railroad passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Hopkinton: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a museum.

Housatonic: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used as a business. Also, the former NYNH&H freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Hudson: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Hull: The original New Haven freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Hyannis: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used as by the Bay Colony and Cape Cod Railroads.

Hyannis/Yarmouth: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used by the Bay Colony and Cape Cod Railroads.

Kendal Green: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

Kingston: Two original New Haven passenger depots and a freight depot here still stand, used as a businesses.

Lake Pleasant: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Lakeville: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Lancaster: The original B&M freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Lawerence: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Lee: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used as a business. Also, the former NYNH&H freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Leominster: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Lenox: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used as a museum.

Lexington: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a museum.

Littleton: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Longmeadow: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a municipal building.

Lowell: Two former Boston & Maine passenger depots here still stand.

Lynn Common: Original freight depot built by the Boston & Maine Railroad still stands, used as a business.

Malden: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Manchester: Original freight depot built by the Boston & Maine Railroad still stands, used as a business.

Maple Grove: The former B&A freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Marlborough: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Marion: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Mattapan: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, vacant.

Medford: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Methuen: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business. Also, the former B&M freight depot here still stands, vacant.

Middleboro: The original New Haven freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Middleton: Three former Boston & Maine depots here still stand.

Milford: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Millis: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a municipal building.

Monson: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Montague: Originally built by the Central Vermont Railway.

Monument Beach: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, privately owned.

Nantasket Beach: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Nantasket Junction: The original New Haven freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Natick: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Needham Center: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Needham Junction: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

New Lenox: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, privately owned.

New Salem: Originally built by the Boston & Albany Railroad, used as a business.

Newton Centre: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Newton Highlands: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands.

Newton Upper Falls: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a museum.

North Abington: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

North Adams: The former B&A freight depot here still stands, used as a museum.

North Amherst: The original CV freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

North Andover: One former passenger station and two freight depots of the B&M still stand, all used as businesses.

North Attleboro: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, privately owned.

North Billerica: The original Boston & Maine freight and passenger depots here still stand.

North Brookfield: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

North Easton: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used as a museum.

North Framingham: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

North Grafton: The original Grafton & Upton Railroad passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

North Hanson: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

North Hatfield: The original Boston & Maine passenger and freight depots here still stand.

North Reading: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

North Scituate: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

North Somerville: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Northfield: Originally built by the Central Vermont Railway, privately owned.

Northampton: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Norton: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, vacant.

Norwood Central: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Onset (Originally Onset Bay): The passenger depot built by an NYNH&H predecessor here still stands, used as a business.

Otto River: The original B&M freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Palmer: Originally built by the Boston & Albany, used as a business. Also, the former CV freight depot here still stands.

Pepperell: The original Boston & Maine passenger and freight depots here still stand, used as a businesses.

Pilgrim Heights: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, privately owned.

Pittsfield: Pittsfield Union Station (New York Central/New Haven) is used as an Amtrak stop.

Pleasant Lake: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used as a business.

Pride's Crossing: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Provincetown: The former NYNH&H freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Reading: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Renfrew: Originally built by the Boston & Albany Railroad, used as a business.

Rockland: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Rockport: Original freight depot built by the Boston & Maine Railroad still stands, used as a business.

Rosemont: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Salem: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Saundersville: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

Sharon: Two original New Haven passenger depots here still stand, used as MBTA station stops.

Saugus: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Shawsheen: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Shelburne Falls: Original freight depot built by the Boston & Maine Railroad still stands, used as a museum.

Sheffield: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, privately owned. Also, the former NYNH&H freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Sherborn: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

Shirley: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Silver Hill: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

South Athol: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

South Deerfield: Original freight depot built by the Boston & Maine Railroad still stands, used as a business.

South Essex: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, privately owned.

South Framingham: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

South Hanson: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, vacant.

South Lancaster: The original B&M passenger depot here still stands, vacant.

South Lawrence: Original freight depot built by the Boston & Maine Railroad still stands.

South Lee: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used as a business.

South Sudbury: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

South Truro: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, privately owned.

South Walpole: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a municipal building.

South Weymouth: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Southbridge: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a municipal building.

Southville: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

Spencer: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Springfield: Originally built by the Boston & Albany, used as a station stop.

Sterling Center: The original New Haven freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Sterling Junction: The original B&M freight depot here still stands.

Stockbridge: Originally built by the Berkshire Street Railway, privately owned. Also, the former New Haven Railroad passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

Stoneham: Two former Boston & Maine passenger depots here still stand.

Stoughton: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a MBTA station.

Sudbury: The original New Haven passenger and freight depots here still stand, privately owned.

Swampscott: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, used as a business.

Taunton: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used as a business.

Tewksbury: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

Topsfield: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, privately owned. Also, a former B&M freight depot here still stands, privately owned.

Touisset: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, privately owned.

Townsend: The original Boston & Maine passenger and freight depots here still stand.

Uxbridge: The original New Haven passenger and freight depots here still stand, used as a businesses.

Wakefield: The original Boston & Maine passenger and freight depots here still stand, used as a businesses.

Wakefield Centre: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Walpole: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a station stop.

Waltham Highlands: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Ware: The original B&A freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Warren: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands along with two freight depots, all used as businesses.

Wayland: The original Boston & Maine passenger and freight depots here still stand, used as a businesses.

Webster: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Wellesley: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Wellesley Farms: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands.

Wellesley Hills: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

West Andover: Originally built by the Boston & Maine Railroad, privately owned.

West Barnstable: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used by the Bay Colony and Cape Cod Railroads.

West Berlin: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

West Boylston: The original New Haven freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

West Brookfield: Two original Boston & Albany passenger depots here still stand along with a freight depot.

West Chelmsford: The original Boston & Maine freight depot here still stands, vacant.

West Concord: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

West Newton: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

West Springfield: The original Boston & Albany freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

West Stockbridge: Originally built by the New Haven Railroad, used as a business.

Westborough: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Westfield: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business. Also, the former New Haven freight depot here still stands.

Westford: The original Boston & Maine passenger and freight depots here still stand, privately owned.

Weston: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

Whately: The original freight and passenger depots built by the Boston & Maine Railroad still stand, used as a businesses.

Whitinsville: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Wilkinsonville: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

Williamsburg: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Williamstown: Originally built by the Boston & Albany Railroad, used as a business. Also, two former B&A freight depots here still stand, one vacant and the other used as a business.

Wilmington: Two former Boston & Maine passenger depots and a freight depot here still stand.

Winchendon: The original B&M passenger depot here still stands, vacant.

Winchester: The original Boston & Maine passenger and freight depots here still stand.

Woburn: The original Boston & Maine passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Woodland: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Worcester: The original Boston & Albany passenger depot here still stands, used as a business.

Wrentham: The original New Haven passenger depot here still stands, privately owned.

Many thanks to Ed Barrett for help with this page. Also, for more information about surviving Massachusetts railroad stations and structures please click here.

While all books featuring a general history of railroad stations in this country can certainly not cover them all two books which do a very good job of covering a general history of such are Train Stations: Whistle Stops, Rail Stations of North America by author Alexander Mitchell and The American Train Depot & Roundhouse from author Hans Halberstadt. While, again, both books are just a very general overview of some of the great stations that once stood in this country they are both quite good with lots of historical photographs, including that of Grand Central Terminal and the late Pennsylvania Station (it also gives a history of the thousands of small depots that existed in most communities). Mr. Halberstadt’s book particularly covers the history of railroad stations quite well, delving deeper into exactly what went on, on a daily basis in and around them. All in all if you’re interested in stations and depots, or would like to learn more about exactly how they worked you’re sure to enjoy either book, or both. If you're interested in perhaps purchasing these books please visit The Railroad Diamond by clicking the tab in the menu to your left marked "TRD Store".


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