Durham–UNH station
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Durham–UNH
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The 1896-built station houses the UNH Dairy Bar.
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| Location | 3 Depot Street Durham, New Hampshire |
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| Owned by | University of New Hampshire | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | B & M (Pan Am Railways) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | UNH Wildcat Buses to Dover, Newmarket and Portsmouth | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Metered and UNH/Town of Durham permit parking nearby | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks available | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak code: DHM | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1912 (B&M) December 14, 2001 (Amtrak) |
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| Closed | June 30, 1967 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2008 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2016) | 63,046  19.2% |
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Durham–University of New Hampshire station, also known as Durham–UNH station or simply Durham station, is a passenger rail station in Durham, New Hampshire, served by Amtrak's Downeaster line. The historic depot, which now houses the UNH Dairy Bar, is situated just west of downtown Durham on the campus of the University of New Hampshire (UNH). The station is owned by the university, but an adjacent parking area is managed by the town of Durham. On average, about 172 rail passengers board or detrain daily at Durham, making it the second-busiest Amtrak stop in New Hampshire.
Durham is served by five Downeaster trains in each direction daily. Durham is approximately one hour by train from Portland and 1:30 from Boston. UNH students and Durham residents comprise most of the riders, but the lack of parking available to the general public means most commuters drive to and park at Dover or Exeter, the stations north and south respectively of Durham.
The university operates both a free on-campus bus shuttle service, Campus Connector Shuttle, and Wildcat Transit, an off-campus service, serving the cities and towns of Dover, Lee, Madbury, Newmarket, Newington, and Portsmouth. The bus services operate year round but scale back outside of the academic year. Intercity bus service to Boston also now uses the rail station site. There is a Wildcat Transit and UNH Campus Connector bus stop approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) from the platform on Main Street. During the academic year the station also hosts intercity bus service provided by C&J to Boston Logan Airport and South Station.
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