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Andover (MBTA station)
Encyclopedia
Andover is a rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail
system in Andover, Massachusetts
. The station is located at 17 Railroad Street near the town center. Service to the station is provided by the Haverhill Line from Boston to Haverhill
, Massachusetts
both inbound and outbound. Some trains serving this station run on the Lowell line from North Station to Wilmington and then switch over to the Haverhill line via the wildcat branch.
Andover Station is located north of Essex Street; across from that grade crossing are two former Boston and Maine Railroad
stations. One is a 1907-built stone structure located on 100 School Street(now Lupine Road), and the other is a former freight house that has been a lawn mower dealer and repair shop since 1972.
MBTA Commuter Rail
The MBTA Commuter Rail serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States. It is operated under contract by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company a joint partnership of Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation and Alternate...
system in Andover, Massachusetts
Andover, Massachusetts
Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201...
. The station is located at 17 Railroad Street near the town center. Service to the station is provided by the Haverhill Line from Boston to Haverhill
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Haverhill is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 60,879 at the 2010 census.Located on the Merrimack River, it began as a farming community that would evolve into an important industrial center, beginning with sawmills and gristmills run by water power. In the...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
both inbound and outbound. Some trains serving this station run on the Lowell line from North Station to Wilmington and then switch over to the Haverhill line via the wildcat branch.
Andover Station is located north of Essex Street; across from that grade crossing are two former Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston and Maine Railroad
The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century...
stations. One is a 1907-built stone structure located on 100 School Street(now Lupine Road), and the other is a former freight house that has been a lawn mower dealer and repair shop since 1972.
Bus connections
- MVRTA Route 32 - Lawrence - Andover (schedule)
External links
- MBTA > Commuter Rail > Andover. MBTAMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityThe Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area. Officially a "body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the...
. Retrieved on 2007-09-26. - Station from Essex Street from Google Maps Street View