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In 2017, the project was re-evaluated due to cost issues. A new proposal released in March 2017 called for early service via
Middleborough by 2024, followed by full service via Stoughton by 2029. Battleship Cove would have only been built during the second phase. By mid-2017, plans called for the
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in Fall River. Newport was the terminal of the steamers until 1869, when they returned to Fall River. A station may have been briefly located at Cherry Street in the early 1870s. In 1872, the Fall River Line became part of the Old Colony system; in 1893, the Old Colony in turn became part of the
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Steamship service between Fall River and New York ended in 1937, and passenger service between Fall River and
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to the north serving commuters—and will be open seasonally. Previous passenger service to Fall River included stations at Fall River Wharf (1847–1937) and Ferry Street (1864–1958). The Wharf station was the terminus of the
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Topographical Atlas of Surveys - Bristol County, Massachusetts
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670:"Figure 3.2-29 Battleship Cove Station Conceptual Station Design"
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764:. Massachusetts Department of Transportation. p. 7.
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646:"Fall River - Battleship Cove Rail Alternative"
494:The Phillips History of Fall River: Fascicle II
557:Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985).
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600:"South Coast Rail Fact Sheet: October 2008"
582:"Table 19: Boston-New Bedford-Fall River".
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