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Haverhill station (Massachusetts)

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requested new station buildings on both sides of the tracks, the B&M instead added another story to the existing station and removed the clock tower. A pedestrian tunnel led to a waiting room on the west side of the tracks. The B&M used a temporary station at Essex Street while construction was in progress. The final cost of the project was $ 750,000 (equivalent to $ 19,700,000 in 2023). The existing freight house was not raised, while the former brick freight house was cut in half and moved away from the tracks for reuse. All three structures are still extant, though the newer freight house was partially destroyed by a fire.
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in the early 1990s; however, MBTA and town officials could not agree on the details of the Haverhill reconstruction. The MBTA opened bidding on the Haverhill station project - which included accessible mini-high platforms and a 160-space parking lot - in June 1998. The $ 4 million project was
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In the 1890s, the city began pushing for the elimination of grade crossings, including busy Washington Street adjacent to the station. A 1904–06 project eliminated crossings at Washington, Essex, Winter, and Elm streets by raising the railroad through Bradford and Haverhill. Although the city
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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. Amtrak service will continue to serve Haverhill.
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On January 3, 1965, the B&M discontinued all intercity service on the mainline; a single commuter round trip to Dover was retained. On June 30, 1967, that trip was curtailed to Haverhill; Haverhill and several towns to the south paid to retain the single trip.
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A new brick station with a four-sided clock tower, design by local architect Josiah Littlefield, was built in 1867 on the east side of the tracks. A larger wooden freight house replaced the brick freight house several years later.
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Haverhill was temporarily closed for MBTA service on July 15, 2024, though Amtrak trains continue to serve the station. MBTA service is expected to resume in mid-2025.
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became the outer limit for some commuter service in the 1850s, Haverhill remained the terminus of some trains.
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began service, with a stop at the newly renovated Haverhill station, on December 14, 2001.
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in 1976; Haverhill withdrew support and the trip was discontinued in June 1976. The
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The Boston and Maine Railroad; a history of the main road, with its tributary lines
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The other stations on the northern section of the Haverhill Line were modified for
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The Boston and Portland Railroad opened to Haverhill in 1840 and was renamed
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A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses
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Haverhill, MA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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local bus service; the Washington Square Transit Center is located
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via Haverhill on January 1, 1840. The railroad was renamed as the
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (June 2, 1998).
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An inbound MBTA train at Haverhill station in May 2017
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MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Essex County, Massachusetts
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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1979
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Buildings and structures in Haverhill, Massachusetts
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A purple and silver passenger train at a somewhat elevated station, viewed from above
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Haverhill, Massachusetts
42°46′25″N 71°05′11″W / 42.7735°N 71.0864°W / 42.7735; -71.0864
MBTA
Western Route
side platforms
MVRTA
Amtrak
HHL

Amtrak
Woburn
Boston North
Downeaster
Exeter
Brunswick

MBTA
Bradford
North Station
Haverhill Line
regional rail
Haverhill, Massachusetts
United States
Amtrak
Downeaster
MBTA Commuter Rail
Haverhill/Reading Line

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