West Gloucester station

West Gloucester station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on the Newburyport/Rockport Line, located off Massachusetts Route 133 in the west part of Gloucester, Massachusetts.

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Type: Railway stop
Description: commuter rail station in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Also known as: “West Gloucester Station”
Address: 290 Essex Avenue, Gloucester, 01930-2350

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beechbrook Cemetery and Hammond Castle.

Beechbrook Cemetery

Cemetery

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Beechbrook Cemetery is situated 3,600 feet northwest of West Gloucester station.

Hammond Castle is located on the Atlantic coast in the Magnolia area of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The castle, which was constructed between 1926 and 1929, was the home, laboratory, and museum of John Hays Hammond Jr., an inventor and pioneer in the study of remote control who held over four hundred patents. Hammond Castle is situated 2 miles south of West Gloucester station.

Gloucester station

Railway station

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Gloucester station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Located off Railroad Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Gloucester, it serves the Rockport branch of the Newburyport/Rockport Line. Gloucester station is situated 2 miles east of West Gloucester station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Gloucester Historic District and Gloucester.

Central Gloucester Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Central Gloucester Historic District encompasses the historic commercial, civic, and residential core of the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Central Gloucester Historic District is situated 2 miles east of West Gloucester station.

Gloucester

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Gloucester is a city in Massachusetts. One of the country's oldest settlements, established in 1623, it serves as America's oldest seaport. Although the sea is contributing less to the city's economy, Gloucester is still a true New England fishing center as immortalized in the movie The Perfect Storm.

Magnolia

Hamlet

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Magnolia is a small village in Gloucester, located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Manchester-by-the-Sea town line in the southwestern part of the city. Magnolia is situated 2½ miles south of West Gloucester station.

West Gloucester station

Categories: railway station, station, and transportation
Location: City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.61189° or 42° 36′ 43″ north

Longitude

-70.70543° or 70° 42′ 20″ west

Elevation

69 feet (21 metres)

Operator

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Network

MBTA

Open location code

87JFJ76V+QR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7005410958

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=halt

GeoNames ID

4954958

Wikidata ID

Q7985233

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“West Gloucester station” goes by many names.

Chinese: “西格罗斯特站”
French: “gare de West Gloucester”
French: “West Gloucester”
Urdu: “ویسٹ گلوسٹر اسٹیشن”

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