Haverhill is an intercity and regional rail station located in downtown Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States. It is served by Amtrak's Downeaster service and the MBTA Commuter Rail Haverhill/Reading Line; it is the northern terminus of MBTA service.Of the eleven Amtrak stations in Massachusetts, Haverhill was the sixth-busiest in FY2015, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 100 passengers daily.HistoryThe Boston and Portland Railroad opened to Haverhill in 1840; it was merged into the Boston and Maine Railroad in 1840. A freight house was built soon after, and a second freight house in 1870; both structures (the earlier cut in half) are still extant. The B&M built a new passenger station in 1905 as part of a grade crossing elimination project; it was demolished in the 1960s.On January 3, 1965, the B&M discontinued all intercity service past Haverhill; a single commuter round trip to Dover was retained. On June 30, 1967, that trip was curtailed to Haverhill; Haverhill and several towns to the south paid to retain the single trip. North Andover stopped funding in 1974 and Andover in 1975; Haverhill withdrew support and the trip was discontinued in June 1976. After a three-year period with no rail service, the current station opened on December 17, 1979 when the MBTA funded a return of several daily round trips.
