Durham–UNH station
Durham–UNH | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 3 Depot Street Durham, New Hampshire United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°08′22″N 70°56′28″W / 43.1393669°N 70.9409891°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | University of New Hampshire | ||||||||||
Line(s) | PAR Western Route | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections | UNH Wildcat Buses | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | Amtrak: DHM | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1912 (B&M) December 14, 2001 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
Closed | June 30, 1967 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2008 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY 2022 | 43,299[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Durham–University of New Hampshire station, also known as Durham–UNH station or simply Durham station, is a passenger rail station in Durham, New Hampshire, served by Amtrak's Downeaster line. The historic depot, which now houses the UNH Dairy Bar, is situated just west of downtown Durham on the campus of the University of New Hampshire (UNH). The station is owned by the university, but an adjacent parking area is managed by the town of Durham. On average, about 161 rail passengers board or detrain daily at Durham, making it the third-busiest Amtrak stop in New Hampshire.[2]
Service
Durham is served by five Downeaster trains in each direction daily. Durham is approximately one hour by train from Portland and 1:30 from Boston.[3] UNH students and Durham residents comprise most of the riders, as the lack of parking available to the general public means most commuters drive to and park at Dover or Exeter, the stations north and south respectively of Durham.
The university operates both a free on-campus bus shuttle service, Campus Connector Shuttle, and Wildcat Transit, an off-campus service, serving the cities and towns of Dover, Lee, Madbury, Newmarket, Newington, and Portsmouth. The bus services operate year-round but scale back outside of the academic year. There is a Wildcat Transit and UNH Campus Connector bus stop approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) from the platform on Main Street.
History
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In 1958, the B&M was approved to discontinue all its interstate passenger services. The station was sold by the B&M to UNH for $1 in 1960 and soon converted to an ice cream bar.
Regular passenger service returned with the opening of the Downeaster on December 14, 2001.[8] The depot was maintained as a restaurant and renovated in 2007-2008 by the university with funding assistance from the United States Department of Transportation. It reopened on August 11, 2008, featuring an upgraded Dairy Bar (a restaurant operated by UNH Hospitality Services).
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of New Hampshire" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2019, State of New Hampshire" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Amtrak Train Schedules". Amtrak. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ a b Paine, Maggie; Woodward, Mylinda (Winter 2001). "All Aboard!". UNH Magazine. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ISBN 9780942147087.
- ^ "Durham, NH (DHM)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ O'Connell, Richard W. (August 18, 1968). "Old railroad depots take on new careers". Boston Globe. p. A-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.