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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.
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.
The Downeaster resumed its full schedule on August 1, 2015, following the completion of the track repairs. [35] By December 2015, the Downeaster was up to a monthly on-time percentage of 86%, well above the national average.
Since it owned the tracks and equipment, the MBTA bid out the operating contract, which was won by the B&M. The B&M began operating the southside lines on March 15, 1977; for the first time, all Boston commuter service was operated by one entity. [28]: 16 Although all operation was subsidized by this time, a small number of cuts took place.
Amtrak: Downeaster MBTA Commuter Rail: Fitchburg Line, Lowell Line, and Haverhill Line MBTA subway: Orange Line, Green Line (D and E branches) MBTA bus: 4 EZRide: Chelsea: 4.1 (6.6) Chelsea: MBTA subway: Silver Line MBTA bus: 112, 114 Was located 0.4 miles (0.6 km) to the east until 2021 2 Lynn: 9.9 (15.9) River Works: For River Works employees ...
After Portland service ended, a single commute-hour round trip to Dover ran until June 30, 1967, when it was cut back to Haverhill, Massachusetts. [5] A new station building was constructed for the introduction of Downeaster service in December 2001. [3]
It is also served by Megabus (via Concord Coach Lines), as well as the Greater Portland Metro route 1 and BREEZ bus services. [4] The station is open from 4:30 AM to 12:15 AM and from 2:45 AM to 3:15 AM. [5] Portland Transportation Center is located in Portland's Libbytown neighborhood, [6] about a half mile west of the former site of Portland ...
North Station is a commuter rail and intercity rail terminal station in Boston, Massachusetts.It is served by four MBTA Commuter Rail lines – the Fitchburg Line, Haverhill Line, Lowell Line, and Newburyport/Rockport Line – and the Amtrak Downeaster intercity service.