Bradford station
Bradford | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 10 Railroad Avenue Bradford, Haverhill, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°46′01″N 71°05′18″W / 42.76694°N 71.08833°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Western Route | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | 303 spaces ($2.00 fee) | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 12 spaces | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 7 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 170 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Bradford station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in the Bradford neighborhood of Haverhill, Massachusetts, served by the Haverhill Line. The Haverhill Line's layover yard is located adjacent to the station.
History
The Boston and Portland Railroad opened to Bradford (at the time, a separate town), across the Merrimack River from Haverhill, on October 26, 1837.[2]: 5 It was the terminus of the line until the January 1, 1840 extension across the river and into New Hampshire. The Boston and Portland became the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) in 1843.[2]: 6
The Newburyport Railroad opened its Haverhill Branch between Georgetown and Bradford on September 22, 1851, with regular service beginning the next month.[2]: 25 The B&M obtained control of the Newburyport in 1855 and leased it in 1860.[3]: 302 The B&M built a new depot building in the 1870s, likely as part of a double-tracking project.[4] It was raised 8 feet (2.4 m) in 1904–05 as part of a grade crossing elimination project.[5]
Passenger service on the Haverhill Branch ended in 1933, though a short segment to a paper mill remained in freight use until 1982.[3]: 302 The B&M sold the depot for commercial reuse in the 1960s, though service to Bradford continued until the last remaining Haverhill round trip was canceled in April 1976.[4][6] MBTA Commuter Rail service resumed on December 17, 1979.[6]
Prior to 1987, when the system was operated by B&M successor
As of 2022[update], the MBTA plans to relocate and expand the layover facility in the mid-to-late 2020s.[11]
References
- ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ a b c Bradlee, Francis Boardman Crowninshield (1921). The Boston and Maine Railroad; a history of the main road, with its tributary lines. Essex Institute – via Internet Archive.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-942147-12-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-942147-08-7.
- ^ "Haverhill's $750,000 Job". Boston Globe. December 3, 1905. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ Sessler, Amy (December 27, 1992). "Dawn train engines rouse neighbors". Boston Globe North Weekly. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Goldstein, Meredith (February 5, 2004). "Steam builds for silencing of idle trains". Boston Globe North. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Goldstein, Meredith (August 12, 2004). "T to turn down volume at rail station". Boston Globe North. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ MBTA : ACCESS; The Guide to Accessible Services and Facilities. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 1992. p. 15 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority FY23-27 Capital Investment Plan (CIP): Proposed" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 2022. p. 70.
External links
Media related to Bradford station at Wikimedia Commons