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commuter service to Fall River and New Bedford. A new
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1077:33.2 km
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846:11.8 mi
735:18.7 km
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379:13.4 km
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1448:Cape Codder
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374:8.3 mi
281:0.0 mi
126:Track gauge
117:Line length
102:Operator(s)
1675:Categories
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1503:References
1172:34 km
1129:to Hyannis
851:19 km
491:in Raynham
1481:Stoughton
1382:-Taunton
1380:Mansfield
1312:Attleboro
558:Stoughton
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161:Route map
112:Technical
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581:(closed)
145: in
43:Overview
1483:to the
1457:Taunton
1442:Conrail
1416:Hyannis
1365:History
1320:Taunton
1304:MassDOT
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