See also: History of rail in Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham Branch
Former site of East Dedham station, photographed in 2015
Overview
Status
Abandoned
Owner
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad later Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Locale
Southeastern Massachusetts
Termini
Boston South Station
Dedham
Stations
7
Service
Type
Commuter rail
System
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Operator(s)
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 1893-1964 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 1966-1967
History
Opened
1835 (Boston and Providence Railroad)
Closed
April 21, 1967[1]
Technical
Line length
11.7 miles[2]
Character
Surface-level
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
Legend
South Station
Back Bay
to Worcester
to Needham Heights
and West Medway
Mount Hope
Hyde Park
Midland Branch
Readville
to Providence and Stoughton
to Blackstone
East Dedham
Stone Haven
Dedham
to Islington
to West Roxbury
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The Dedham Branch was a spur line of the Boston and Providence Railroad (later acquired by the Old Colony Railroad, and then by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad), opened in 1835, which ran from the junction with the main line (now the Providence/Stoughton Line and part of the Franklin/Foxboro Line) at Readville through to central Dedham; it was the first railroad branch line in Massachusetts.[3] In 1966, it became part of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, but was abandoned the next year.[1]
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