Lawrence (MBTA station)

LAWRENCE STATION

Lawrence MBTA Station
Station statistics
Address 211 Merrimack Street
Lawrence, Massachusetts 01843
Lines
  Haverhill 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 Transit Authority
Fare zone 6
Traffic
Passengers (2008) 738 weekday avg.[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Haverhill Line
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 Line from Boston to Haverhill, Massachusetts both inbound and outbound.

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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.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF). MBTA. 2009. http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/documents/Bluebook%202009.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
  2. ^ George, Charles B. (1887). "A MILE A MINUTE". Forty Years on the Rail (2nd ed.). R.R. Donnelley & Sons. pp. 50–54.