Nashua City Station Railroad History
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Concord Station

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Snapshot in Time • Images & Artifacts

The grand brick building was actually the city's fourth station. Built in 1885 and designed by the legendary Bradford L. Gilbert, who also designed Grand Central Station (predecessor to today's Grand Central Terminal) in New York City. Concord was a busy stop on the railroad, as during 1906 the Boston & Maine Railroad had 32 passenger trains in and out of the station. Inside the railroad had a Concord Coach on display in the waiting room. The stagecoach is now owned by the New Hampshire Historical Society.

The grand terminal was torn down in 1959, making way for a shopping plaza and a smaller passenger station was built a year later of the standard "McGinnis Era" design. Similar stations were also in Manchester, Dover, and Lowell. After passenger service was discontinued to Concord in 1967, the station was converted to a bus station and cab stop.

Snapshot in Time: Historical Service

Historical snapshots based on data from available timetables.

  • 1860
  • 1871
  • 1879
  • 1881
  • 1885
  • 1887
  • 1894
  • 1906
  • 1918
  • 1923
  • 1930
  • 1941
  • 1945
  • 1963
  • 1967
  • 1980
  • 1983
  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1860)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Concord, Manchester and Lawrence Railroad
Concord and Nashua, Manchester and Lawrence
Concord to Nashua, Manchester to Lawrence
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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Station Details (as of 1871)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Concord Railroad Corporation
Concord and Nashua
Concord to Nashua
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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Station Details (as of 1879)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad
Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad
Concord to Wells River
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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Station Details (as of 1881)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Northern Railroad
Concord & Claremont [N.H.] Railroad
Concord to Claremont Junction
Route Information
Rail Service
Northern Railroad
Nothern Railroad
Concord to White River Junction
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
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  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1885)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Concord Railroad Corporation
Concord and Nashua
Concord to Nashua
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1887)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Concord Railroad Corporation
Concord Railroad
Concord to Nashua
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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Station Details (as of 1894)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
The Concord & Montreal Railroad
Main Line
Nashua Junction to Wells River, Groveton Junction, and Mt. Washington
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1906)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Concord Division - Main Line
Concord to White River Junction
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Southern Division - Main Line
Boston to Concord, North Cambridge Junction to Northampton
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
White Mountains Division - Main Line
Concord to Woodsville and Groveton, Wing Road to Mt. Washington
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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Station Details (as of 1918)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Southern Division - Claremont Branch
Concord to Claremont Junction
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Southern Division - Main Line
Boston to White River Junction, Northampton
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Second Operating District, White Mountains Division - Main Line
Concord to Woodsville and Groveton, Wing Road to Mt. Washington
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1923)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Southern Division - Claremont Branch
Concord to Claremont Junction
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Southern Division - Main Line
Boston to White River Junction, Northampton
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Second Operating District, White Mountains Division - Main Line
Concord to Woodsville and Groveton, Wing Road to Mt. Washington
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1930)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Southern Division - Claremont Branch
Concord to Claremont Junction
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Southern Division - Concord and Wells River
Concord to Wells River
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Southern Division - Concord and White River Junction
Concord to White River Junction
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Terminal and Southern Divisions - Boston and Concord
Boston to Concord
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1941)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
New Hampshire Division - Claremont Branch
Concord to Claremont Junction
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
New Hampshire Division - Concord and Wells River
Concord to Wells River
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
New Hampshire Division - Concord and White River Junction
Concord to White River Junction
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Terminal and New Hampshire Divisions - Boston and Concord
Boston to Concord
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1945)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Suncook Valley Railroad
Pittsfield and Concord
Pittsfield to Concord
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1963)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston Division - Concord and Meredith
Concord to Meredith
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston Division - Lowell and White River Junction
Lowell to White River Junction
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1967)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Corporation
Boston Division - Concord and Lincoln
Concord to Lincoln
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Corporation
Boston Division - Concord and White River Junction
Concord to White River Junction
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Corporation
Boston Division - Lowell and Concord
Lowell to Concord
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1980)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
North Shore Service - New Hampshire Main Line
Boston to Concord
Route Information

Departures

Agency Trip Destination Time Service
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 308 Boston North Station 05:49 Monday thru Friday - Except Holidays
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 312 Boston North Station 06:20 Monday thru Friday - Except Holidays
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 1312 Boston North Station 09:43 Saturdays Only
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 2308 Boston North Station 11:03 Sundays and Holidays Only

Arrivals

Agency Trip Origin Time Service
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 349 Boston North Station 18:56 Monday thru Friday - Except Holidays
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 353 Boston North Station 19:27 Monday thru Friday - Except Holidays
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 1331 Boston North Station 19:27 Saturdays Only
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 2313 Boston North Station 19:27 Sundays and Holidays Only
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  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1983)

Station Name

Concord

Location

Concord, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Corporation
Northern Main Line
North Chelmsford to White River Junction
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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