Whale's Tooth (MBTA station)
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WHALE'S TOOTH
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New Bedford station, closed in 1959 on an early postcard.
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| Location | 536 Acushnet Avenue New Bedford, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°38′36.23″N 70°55′31.33″W / 41.6433972°N 70.9253694°WCoordinates: 41°38′36.23″N 70°55′31.33″W / 41.6433972°N 70.9253694°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | New Bedford Subdivision | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform (planned) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | SRTA BUS | ||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | June 21, 1886 | ||||||||||
| Opening | 2022 (planned) | ||||||||||
| Closed | June 30, 1959 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2030 (planned) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | New Bedford Depot | ||||||||||
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Whale's Tooth is the future terminus of the MBTA Commuter Rail's New Bedford branch of the South Coast Rail project. Located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. The station will be built as part of the state's effort to extend rail service to Fall River and New Bedford. Whale's tooth station is will be built on the former New Bedford and Taunton Railroad.
Situated east of Acushnet Avenue between Pearl and Willis Streets with a park on the west side of the station, is the Romanesque style Old Colony Railroad Station.
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