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The Downeaster began service, with a stop at the newly renovated Haverhill station, on December 14, 2001. [1] Haverhill station was temporarily closed for MBTA service on July 15, 2024, for replacement of the South Elm Street bridge in Bradford. Bradford station will be the outer terminal of the line until Haverhill station reopens in mid-2025.
By using the Wildcat Branch to cross between the Lowell and Haverhill lines, the Downeaster can pass a Haverhill train. [citation needed] Passengers are generally prohibited from purchasing Downeaster tickets to ride between Woburn and Boston, a route served by MBTA commuter trains; this keeps seats free for longer-distance passengers.
The Haverhill Line (formerly Haverhill/Reading Line) is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running north from downtown Boston, Massachusetts to Haverhill.The service operates on the Western Route of the former Boston and Maine Railroad, which extends north to Portland, Maine, though MBTA commuter rail service has not continued north of Massachusetts since 1967.
Several Amtrak intercity routes run on MBTA tracks: the Acela and Northeast Regional over the Providence/Stoughton Line, the Lake Shore Limited over the Framingham/Worcester Line, and the Downeaster over portions of the Lowell and Haverhill lines. [5] Private companies also operate freight service over much of the system (see § Freight service).
The Wildcat Branch is a single track railroad branch line which connects the MBTA Lowell Line in Wilmington, Massachusetts to the MBTA Haverhill Line at Wilmington Junction. The total length of the branch line from the connection with the Lowell Line to the merge with the Haverhill Line is 2.88 miles (4.63 km).
Andover and Haverhill Railroad: B&M: 1837 1839 Boston and Portland Railroad: Andover and Wilmington Railroad: B&M: 1833 1837 Andover and Haverhill Railroad: Asbury Grove Railroad: B&M: 1870 1870 Eastern Railroad: Ashburnham Railroad: B&M: 1871 1885 Fitchburg Railroad: Athol and Enfield Railroad: NYC: 1869 1873 Springfield, Athol and North ...
Route 147: West Springfield and Springfield: ... Route 12 bridge VT 12 ... South Newbury and Haverhill: 1805, 1823, 1862, 1866, 1979 ...
West End: Science Park: August 20, 1955 North End: North Station: June 28, 2004 MBTA subway: Orange MBTA Commuter Rail: Fitchburg, Lowell, Haverhill, Newburyport/Rockport MBTA bus: 4 Amtrak: Downeaster EZRide Original surface station was open from September 3, 1898 to March 27, 1997. Elevated station was open from June 1, 1912 to June 24, 2004 ...