Lowell Line

The Lowell Line is a railroad line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running north from Boston to Lowell, Massachusetts. Originally built as the New Hampshire Main Line of the Boston & Lowell Railroad and later operated as part of the Boston & Maine Railroad's Southern Division, the line was one of the first railroads in North America and the first major one in Massachusetts.

Lowell Line
An outbound train arriving at Anderson RTC in 2023
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
LocaleNortheastern Massachusetts
Termini
Stations9
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemMBTA Commuter Rail
Train number(s)300–342 (weekday)
1300-1317 (Saturday)
2300-2317 (Sunday)
Operator(s)Keolis North America
Daily ridership6,485 (October 2022)
History
Opened1835 (Boston & Lowell Railroad)
Technical
Line length25.4 miles (40.9 km)
CharacterElevated and surface-level
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Route map

73.3 mi
118 km
73.3 mi
118 km
Concord 
55.5 mi
89.3 km
Manchester
46.1 mi
74.2 km
Merrimack
39.0 mi
62.8 km
Nashua
25.5 mi
41 km
Lowell
21.8 mi
35.1 km
North Billerica
19.2 mi
30.9 km
East Billerica
17.0 mi
27.4 km
Silver Lake
15.2 mi
24.5 km
Wilmington
12.7 mi
20.4 km
Anderson/Woburn
11.6 mi
18.7 km
Mishawum
10.9 mi
17.5 km
Lechmere Warehouse
10.5 mi
16.9 km
Walnut Hill
9.0 mi
14.5 km
Winchester Highlands
Woburn
Cross Street
7.8 mi
12.6 km
Winchester Center
7.3 mi
11.7 km
Wedgemere
5.5 mi
8.9 km
West Medford
 E  Medford/​Tufts
4.0 mi
6.4 km
Tufts University
4.0 mi
6.4 km
Tufts University
Ball Square
Magoun Square
Gilman Square
East Somerville
0.8 mi
1.3 km
Lechmere
Science Park
0 mi
0 km
North Station
 D  to Riverside
 E  to Heath Street

All stations are accessible except for West Medford, Winchester Center, and Mishawum.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.