Lawrence (MBTA station)

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Lawrence
Station statistics
Address	211 Merrimack St Lawrence, MA 01843
Coordinates	42°42′7″N 71°9′9″W / 42.70194, -71.1525
Lines	Haverhill/Reading Line
Connections	MVRTA bus
Platforms	inbound: high side platform outbound: low side temporary platform
Tracks	2
Parking	400 spaces, $3.00/day fee 5 accessible spaces
Other information
Opened	2005 (relocated)
Accessible
Owned by	Merrimack Valley Regional Transportation Authority
Fare zone	6
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Andover toward North Station Haverhill/Reading Line Bradford toward Haverhill

Lawrence Station is a rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail system in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The station is located at the Senator Patricia McGovern Transportation Center on 211 Merrimack Street in the city's Gateway District. Service to the station is provided by the Haverhill/Reading Line from Boston to Haverhill, Massachusetts both inbound and outbound.

Due to track and signal construction related to the new station, passengers board and exit outbound trains at a temporary platform. All passengers will use the main platform when construction is complete in 2008.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Bus connections 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

In 1848, the Boston & Maine Railroad operated the first authenticated 60 mph (96.6 km/h) train, The Antelope, from Boston to Lawrence, travelling 26 miles in 26 minutes.^[2]

On December 6, 2005, the Senator Patricia McGovern Transportation Center opened with a new Lawrence train station, replacing the former station one block to the west.

[edit] Bus connections

• MVRTA Route 33 - Lawrence - North Andover (schedule)
• Other MVRTA connections from Buckley Transportation Center (map)

[edit] See also

• Land speed record for railed vehicles

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Senator Patricia McGovern Transportation Center - MVRTA