Nashua City Station Railroad History
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West Gonic Station

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  4. Rochester
  5. West Gonic Station

Snapshot in Time • Images & Artifacts

West Gonic station was located near where Main Street comes out to N.H. State Route 125 in the Gonic village section of Rochester on the Nashua & Rochester Railroad, which opened in 1874. The station was originally named West Rochester before being renamed in 1910 to West Gonic.

The station was closed on December 14, 1924 and the rail line between the station and Epping was abandoned in 1935. The tracks between West Gonic and Rochester remained in service until 1981.

Crouch, H. Bentley. "The "Phantom" Division" B&M Bulletin, Summer 1979.

Snapshot in Time: Historical Service

Historical snapshots based on data from available timetables.

  • 1876
  • 1885
  • 1906
  • 1918
  • 1923
  • 1930
  • 1941
  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1876)

Station Name

Gonic

Location

Rochester, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company
Nashua and Rochester Division
Nashua to Rochester
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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Station Details (as of 1885)

Station Name

Gonic

Location

Rochester, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Worcester, Nashua and Rochester Railroad Company
Worcester and Rochester
Worcester to Rochester
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
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Station Details (as of 1906)

Station Name

West Rochester

Location

Rochester, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Worcester, Nashua and Portland Division - Main Line
Worcester to Portland
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
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  • Departures
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Station Details (as of 1918)

Station Name

West Gonic

Location

Rochester, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Worcester, Nashua and Portland Division - Main Line
Worcester to Portland
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1923)

Station Name

West Gonic

Location

Rochester, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Worcester, Nashua and Portland Division - Main Line
Worcester to Portland
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1930)

Station Name

West Gonic

Location

Rochester, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Portland Division - Nashua and Portland Terminal Limit
Nashua Union Station to Portland Terminal Limit
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1941)

Station Name

West Gonic

Location

Rochester, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Portland Division - Nashua and Portland Terminal Limit
Nashua to Portland Terminal Limit
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

Images and Artifacts

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