Dover Transportation Center is an

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train station in

Dover, New Hampshire Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 32,741 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in the New Hampshire Seacoast region and the fifth largest municipality in the state. It is the county se ...

, United States. The station is served by five daily '' Downeaster'' round trips. An average of 150 passengers board or alight at Dover daily, making it the second-busiest stop in

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History

The

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(B&M) opened its first Dover station, a wood-frame structure with a small

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, in 1842. It was replaced by a one-story brick structure on July 15, 1874. The B&M ran intercity service to

Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metropol ...

on its Western Route (now the

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mainline) until January 4, 1965. After Portland service ended, a single commute-hour round trip to Dover ran until June 30, 1967, when it was cut back to

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. A new station building was constructed for the introduction of ''Downeaster'' service in December 2001.

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originally used the building, but later constructed their bus station closer to

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. In October 2018, the city approved a five-year lease of the building to a bagel shop.

Bus connections

Bus service is provided by

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to locations within Dover and the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire as well as UNH Wildcat Transit to Durham and the University of NH.

References

External links

Dover Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
Buildings and structures in Dover, New Hampshire Amtrak stations in New Hampshire Stations along Boston and Maine Railroad lines Transportation buildings and structures in Strafford County, New Hampshire Railway stations in the United States opened in 2001 Railway stations closed in 1967 Railway stations in the United States opened in 1842 {{NewHampshire-railstation-stub