The Route

Proposed Route and Stations

The proposed route for the passenger train service would be an extension of the existing Boston to Lowell service operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) along existing but upgraded tracks all the way to Concord.

There would be new stations in Nashua (East Spitbrook Road and Downtown), Merrimack, Bedford (for the town and Manchester Airport), Manchester, Hooksett and Concord.

Sample Schedules

The following are sample schedules from commuter service that was operated during 1980-81. The first schedule is of a train leaving Concord for Boston, and the second is of the trial railbus-train combination for off-peak commuter service.

Peak Train Departures

	Inbound (read down)	Outbound (read up)
Concord	5:49 am	6:56 pm (arrival)
...	...	...
Boston	7:46 am (arrival)	5:00 pm

Off-peak train, Railbus-Train Combination Departures and Arrivals

	Inbound (read down)	Outbound (read up)
Concord	8:45 am	arr. 7:27 pm
Manchester	9:23 am	arr. 6:53 pm
Merrimack	9:29 am	arr. 6:39 pm
Nashua	9:49 am	arr. 6:30 pm
Lowell	arr. 10:12 am	departs when loaded
Lowell	10:25 am	arr. 6:10 pm
Boston	arr. 11:05 am	5:30 pm

Schedules courtesy of Nashua City Station. For information on the commuter service that was operated in the 1980s, please visit New Hampshire Commuter Rail: 1980-81.

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