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Rail-fan Pictures at Durham

When the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts moved from Hanover to Durham it only took a matter of hours for the Boston and Maine Railroad to transfer Dean Charles Pettee, his faculty, their families, and everything except the buildings themselves. They arrived at a fairly new campus with three buildings on one side of the rails and two on the other.

In 1912 it was decided that they should persuade the B&M to move the rails north of town outside of the campus area. The station chosen for the new alignment would be the one built in Lynn Massachusetts as the North Atlantic and Eastern Railroads East Lynn Station on the Marblehead Branch in 1896. It was taken down and the salvageable parts were moved to the current location and reassembled there.

As the college expanded it eventually reached the railroad, bought the station at the end of B&M passenger service, and also crossed over the rails. The rails now once again run through the middle of the campus, with most of the academic buildings on the south side and the athletic facilities on the north side.

Driving directions to Durham Station from the Exeter Station

  • Head north on Lincoln St toward Linda St, 31 s (0.1 mi)
  • Follow NH-85 N and NH-108 N to Depot Road in Durham, 24 min (12.9 mi)
    • Turn right onto Main St, 0.3 mi
    • Turn left onto NH-85 N/Water St, Continue to follow NH-85 N 4.8 mi
    • Turn left onto NH-108 N, 6.8 mi
    • Turn left onto Main St, 0.2 mi
    • Main St turns slightly right and becomes Madbury Rd, 0.1 mi
    • Turn left onto Pettee Brook Lane, 0.2 mi
    • Turn right onto Main St, 0.4 mi
  • Drive to Depot Road, 1 min (0.1 mi)
    • Turn right onto Depot Road, 0.1 mi
    • Turn left to stay on Depot Road, 79 ft
    • Turn left to stay on Depot Road, Destination will be on the right, 46 ft

These directions came from Google Maps

Amtrak Downeaster Schedule
Southbound
WEEKDAY/WEEKEND
Train Number 680/690 682/692 684/694 686/696 688/698
Brunswick, ME 4:30a 7:10a 11:00a 12:55p 5:45p
Freeport, ME 4:43a 7:23a 11:13a 1:08p 5:58p
Portland, ME 5:18a 7:58a 11:48a 1:43p 6:33p
Old Orchard Beach, ME ! 5:33a ! 8:13a ! 12:03p ! 1:58p ! 6:48p
Saco, ME 5:40a 8:20a 12:10p 2:05p 6:55p
Wells, ME 5:59a 8:39a 12:29p 2:24p 7:14p
Dover, NH 6:17a 8:57a 12:47p 2:42p 7:32p
Durham - UNH, NH 6:25a 9:05a 12:55p 2:50p 7:40p
Exeter, NH 6:39a 9:19a 1:09p 3:04p 7:54p
Haverhill, MA 7:00a 9:40a 1:30p 3:25p 8:15p
Woburn, MA D 7:29a D 10:09a D 1:59p D 3:54p D 8:44p
Boston, MA 7:50a 10:30a 2:20p 4:15p 9:05p

Northbound
WEEKDAY/WEEKEND
Train Number 681/691 683/693 685/695 687/697 L 689/699 1689
Boston, MA 8:50a 11:50a 3:45p 5:20p 10:30p 11:25p
Woburn, MA R 9:08a R 12:08p R 4:03p R 5:38p R 10:48p R 11:43p
Haverhill, MA 9:38a 12:38p 4:33p 6:08p 11:18p 12:13a
Exeter, NH 9:59a 12:59p 4:54p 6:29p 11:39p 12:34a
Durham - UNH, NH 10:12a 1:12p 5:07p 6:42p 11:52p 12:47a
Dover, NH 10:20a 1:20p 5:15p 6:50p 11:59p 12:55a
Wells, ME 10:38a 1:38p 5:33p 7:08p 12:18a 1:13a
Saco, ME 10:55a 1:55p 5:50p 7:25p 12:35a 1:30a
Old Orchard Beach, ME ! 11:01a ! 2:01p ! 5:56p ! 7:31p ! 12:41a ! 1:36a
Portland, ME 11:25a 2:25p 6:20p 7:55p 1:00a 1:55a
Freeport, ME 11:55p 2:55p 6:50p 8:25p 1:30a 2:25a
Brunswick, ME 12:10p 3:10p 7:05p 8:40p 1:45a 2:40a
  • ! This time is approximate as the train doesn't stop here.
  • D Due to a non-competition agreement between Amtrak and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority this train only discharges passengers at Woburn/Anderson.
  • R Due to a non-competition agreement between Amtrak and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority this train only receives passengers at Woburn/Anderson.
  • L Train 689/699 will depart Boston on a delayed schedule as 1689 on nights of major concerts and events at the TD Garden and Fenway Park that have a start time of later than 8:p. Check the Downeaster Website for exact dates.
  • Schedule effective the 15th of May 2023.
  • Click here to go to the Downeaster Website.