Dover Transportation Center is an Amtrak train station in Dover, New Hampshire, United States. The station is served by five daily Downeaster round trips. An average of 150 passengers board or alight at Dover daily, making it the second-busiest stop in New Hampshire.[2]
Dover Transportation Center Dover, NH | |||||||||||
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 Dover Transportation Center in June 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 33 Chestnut Street Dover, New Hampshire United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°11′54″N 70°52′38″W / 43.19833°N 70.87722°W | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | PAR Main Line | ||||||||||
| Connections |  COAST: 1, 12, 13, 33, 34 Wildcat Transit: Route 3 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: DOV | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1842 December 15, 2001 | ||||||||||
| Closed | June 30, 1967 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1875 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY 2022 | 43,622[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
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History edit
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The Boston & Maine Railroad (B&M) opened its first Dover station, a wood-frame structure with a small train shed, in 1842.[3] It was replaced by a one-story brick structure on July 15, 1874.[4] The B&M ran intercity service to Portland, Maine on its Western Route (now the Pan Am Railways mainline) until January 4, 1965. 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] C&J Trailways originally used the building, but later constructed their bus station closer to New Hampshire Route 16. In October 2018, the city approved a five-year lease of the building to a bagel shop.[6]
Bus connections edit
Bus service is provided by COAST to locations within Dover and the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire as well as UNH Wildcat Transit to Durham and the University of New Hampshire.
References edit
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of New Hampshire" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of New Hampshire" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ a b "Dover, NH (DOV)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
- ^ "New Depot Opened". Boston Globe. July 15, 1874. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ Early, Brian (October 10, 2018). "Bagel shop to open at Dover Transportation Center". Fosters.
External links edit
Media related to Dover Transportation Center at Wikimedia Commons
- Dover, NH – Amtrak
- Dover, NH – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Dover Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
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