Bourne station

Bourne station is a train station in Bourne, Massachusetts, served by the CapeFlyer.[2]

Bourne
Bourne station in June of 2019
Location21 Bourne Bridge Road
Bourne, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°44′47.90″N 70°35′20.03″W
Owned byMassDOT
Line(s)Cape Main Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority[1]
Steamship Authority Shuttle [1]
Construction
ParkingNone[2]
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMay 24, 2019[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Buzzards Bay
toward South Station
 CapeFLYER Hyannis
Terminus

History

Former station
Postcard of Bourne station

The first Bourne station was built by the Cape Cod Branch Railroad when the railroad line was extended from Wareham to Sandwich in 1848.[4] It was located at what is now Old Bridge Road on the north side of the Monument River, approximately where the north canal service road / bike path is now located.[5]

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.[6] The relocated line opened in late 1911, with Bourne station moved about 800 feet (240 m) south to Keene Street on the south side of the canal.[7][8]

CapeFLYER station

In September 2014 it was announced that local officials were considering a new station along the CapeFlyer route in Bourne for the 2015 season. According to the announcement, the station stop would be located on government land under the Bourne Bridge.[9] In November 2014 the state announced construction of the station would occur, along with trackside improvements and signal houses on both sides of the bridge, as well as improvements to switches in the area. Additionally, a 4,000 foot siding would be constructed so trains could wait at the bridge.[10]

In February 2015, it was announced that station construction would be delayed for one year, due to the amount of winter snow and local unease over the project.[11]

In September 2015, it was announced that plans to build the station were suspended, although there was still a push by some within the community to build the station behind the Gallo Ice Arena.[12][13] The station could also be used for commuter rail.[14]

While initial plans for a fully constructed station were not realized, a prefabricated section of high-level platform was installed in May 2019 at the Bourne Bridge site,[15] which the CapeFlyer began serving shortly after completion. Parking areas are not provided, as the station is primarily intended for train passengers to be picked up or dropped off.[2]

See also
  • List of Stations of the Old Colony Railroad on Cape Cod

References
  1. "Upper Cape". CCRTA. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  2. Billmair, Darlene. "CapeFLYER Train Stations". CapeFlyer Official Website. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. Treffeisen, Beth (June 2, 2019). "Travelers keen on new stop for CapeFLYER". Cape Cod Times.
  4. 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.
  5. Walling, Henry Francis (1857), Map of the town of Sandwich, Barnstable County, Mass. – via Wikimedia Commons
  6. "Relocating Cape Cod Tracks". Boston Globe. February 11, 1911. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "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 1096+80 to station 1148+70.10, town of Bourne, state of Mass". New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. June 30, 1915. hdl:11134/20002:860072201 – via University of Connecticut Archives & Special Collections.
  8. "Railroad is Rushing Work". Boston Globe. October 2, 1911. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bourne Stop on Cape Flyer Route to be Considered For Next Season". CapeCod.com. 17 September 2014.
  10. Rausch, Michael J. (13 November 2014). "MassDOT To Build New CapeFLYER Station". Enterprise Newspapers. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  11. Barber, C. Ryan (12 February 2015). "CapeFlyer rail platform project delayed a year". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  12. Gately, Paul (23 September 2015). "CapeFlyer ridership, revenue increase in third season". Wicket Local Bourne. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  13. Rausch, Michael (September 25, 2015). "Home Bourne Bourne News Revenue, Ridership Up For CapeFLYER". The Enterprise.
  14. Vaccaro, Adam (April 8, 2016). "Don't count on weekday MBTA rail service to the Cape". Boston.com. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  15. Rausch, Michael J. (May 16, 2019). "Lack Of Notice About Train Platform Miffs Bourne Selectmen". Cape News.
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