Amherst station

Amherst is a former intercity rail station located in . The station was built by the Amherst and Belchertown Railroad in 1853; it was served by the Central Vermont Railway until 1947.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: former railway station in Amherst, Massachusetts, US
  • Also known as: “Old Amherst Train Station”
  • Address: 13 Railroad Street, Amherst, MA 01002

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Emily Dickinson Museum and Beneski Museum of Natural History.

Museum
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The is a historic house museum consisting of two houses: the Dickinson Homestead and the Evergreens. The Dickinson Homestead was the birthplace and home from 1855 to 1886 of 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson, whose poems were discovered in her bedroom there after her death. is situated 910 feet northwest of Amherst station.

Museum
The , Amherst College, is located on the campus of Amherst College in . It showcases fossils and minerals collected locally and abroad, many by past and present students and professors. is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Amherst station.

Museum
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houses the fine art collection of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, US. Opened in 1949, the building is named after architect William Rutherford Mead, of architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Amherst station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amherst and East Village Historic District.

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is a town in the of Western Massachusetts. is home to about 35,000 residents as well as the campuses of the University of Massachusetts, College, and Hampshire College.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district encompassing the center of the East Village of , United States. It includes properties on Main Street, North East Street, and South East Street.

Suburb
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is a census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2010 census. is situated 2½ miles south of Amherst station.

Amherst station

Latitude
42.37524° or 42° 22′ 31″ north
Longitude
-72.51167° or 72° 30′ 42″ west
Open location code
87J99FGQ+38
Open­Street­Map ID
way 217241202
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­train_station
Wiki­data ID
Q4746005
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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Amherst station” goes by many names.
  • French: “Amherst”
  • French: “gare d’Amherst”
  • German: “Amherst”
  • Urdu: “ایمہرسٹ اسٹیشن (میساچوسٹس)”
  • Urdu: “ایمہرسٹ اسٹیشن”

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