Amherst station
Amherst is a former intercity rail station located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The station was built by the Amherst and Belchertown Railroad in 1853; it was served by the Central Vermont Railway until 1947.Photo: HP R817, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- 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.
Emily Dickinson Museum
Museum
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Emily Dickinson Museum 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 American poet Emily Dickinson, whose poems were discovered in her bedroom there after her death. Emily Dickinson Museum is situated 910 feet northwest of Amherst station.
Beneski Museum of Natural History
Museum
The Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College, is located on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. It showcases fossils and minerals collected locally and abroad, many by past and present students and professors. Beneski Museum of Natural History is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Amherst station.
Mead Art Museum
Museum
Mead Art Museum houses the fine art collection of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Opened in 1949, the building is named after architect William Rutherford Mead, of the prestigious architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. Mead Art Museum is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Amherst station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherst and East Village Historic District.
Amherst
Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amherst is a town in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Amherst is home to about 35,000 residents as well as the campuses of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, and Hampshire College.
East Village Historic District
Neighborhood
The East Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing the center of the East Village of Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It includes properties on Main Street, North East Street, and South East Street.
South Amherst
Suburb
South Amherst is a census-designated place in the town of Amherst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2010 census. South Amherst is situated 2½ miles south of Amherst station.
Amherst station
- Categories: former railway station, building, and transportation
- Location: Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.37524° or 42° 22′ 31″ northLongitude
-72.51167° or 72° 30′ 42″ westOpen location code
87J99FGQ+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 217241202OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationWikidata 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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