Haverhill station (Massachusetts)
Haverhill | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Haverhill Station in May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Washington Street at Railroad Square Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°46′25″N 71°05′11″W / 42.7735°N 71.0864°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western Route | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  MVRTA: 1, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 51, 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 159 spaces ($4.00 daily) 6 accessible spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | HHL (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 7 (MBTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | December 17, 1979[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 44,827 (annual)[2]  0.71% (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 290 (weekday average boardings)[3] (MBTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Haverhill is an intercity and regional rail station located in downtown Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States. It is served by Amtrak's Downeaster service and the MBTA Commuter Rail Haverhill/Reading Line; it is the northern terminus of MBTA service.
History
The Boston and Portland Railroad opened to Haverhill in 1840; it was merged into the Boston and Maine Railroad in 1840. A freight house was built soon after, and a second freight house in 1870; both structures (the earlier cut in half) are still extant.[4] The B&M built a new passenger station in 1905 as part of a grade crossing elimination project; it was demolished in the 1960s.
On January 3, 1965, the B&M discontinued all intercity service past Haverhill; a single commuter round trip to Dover was retained.[5][1] On June 30, 1967, that trip was curtailed to Haverhill; Haverhill and several towns to the south paid to retain the single trip.[1] North Andover stopped funding in 1974 and Andover in 1975; Haverhill withdrew support and the trip was discontinued in June 1976.[1] After a three-year period with no rail service, the current station opened on December 17, 1979 when the MBTA funded a return of several daily round trips.[1]
The other stations on the northern section of the Haverhill Line were modified for accessibility in the early 1990s; however, MBTA and town officials could not agree on the details of the Haverhill reconstruction.[6] The MBTA opened bidding on the Haverhill station project - which included accessible mini-high platforms and a 160-space parking lot - in June 1998.[7] The $4 million project was projected to take 18 months.[6] The Downeaster began service on December 14, 2001.[1]
Bus connections
Haverhill is one of two major hubs for MVRTA fixed-route local bus service. Nine routes run from the Washington Square Transit Center three blocks to the east:
- 1: Lawrence-Methuen-Haverhill
- 13: Main Street/North Avenue
- 14: Bradford/Ward Hill
- 15: Hilldale Avenue/Haverhill Commons
- 16: Washington Street/Westgate Plaza
- 18: Riverside
- 51: Haverhill-Amesbury
- 83: Salisbury Beach/Hampton Beach
References
- ^ a b c d e f Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Massachusetts" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017.
- ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ LaPointe, Gary. "Existing Railroad Stations in Essex County, Massachusetts". Railroad Stations in Massachusetts. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ Bell, Tom (October 29, 2014). "Downeaster train service adds stop in Kennebunk". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ a b Cole, Caroline Louise (January 4, 1998). "Haverhill sees train station as downtown 'centerpiece'". Boston Globe. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (June 2, 1998). "Notice to Bidders". Boston Globe. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
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