Nashua City Station Railroad History
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Portsmouth Branch

  1. History
  2. Boston And Maine Corporation
  3. Portsmouth Branch

Snapshot of Route Names and Destinations

1871
Concord Railroad Corporation
Portsmouth Railroad
Manchester to Portsmouth
1887
Concord Railroad Corporation
Concord and Portsmouth Railroad
Manchester to Portsmouth
1906
Boston and Maine Railroad
Southern Division, Portsmouth Branch
Manchester to Portsmouth
1914
Boston and Maine Railroad
Southern Division, Portsmouth Branch
Manchester to Portsmouth
1918
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Southern Division, Portsmouth Branch
Manchester to Portsmouth
1923
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Southern Division, Portsmouth Branch
Manchester to Portsmouth
1930
Boston and Maine Railroad
Portland Division, Portsmouth Branch
Portsmouth to Manchester
1941
Boston and Maine Railroad
Portland Division, Portsmouth Branch
Portsmouth to Manchester
1963
Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston Division, Emery and Manchester
Emery to Manchester
1967
Boston and Maine Corporation
Boston Division, Emery and Manchester
Emery to Manchester
1983
Boston and Maine Corporation
Portsmouth Branch
Rockingham Junction to Emery

Stations

  • 1871
  • 1887
  • 1906
  • 1918
  • 1923
  • 1930
  • 1941
  • 1963
  • 1967
  • 1983
Concord Railroad Corporation
Portsmouth Railroad

Source: Concord Railroad. "." In Concord Railroad and Branches - Time Table No. 12 - Takes Effect Monday, Dec. 11th, 1871, . , : The People Steam Press, 1871.

Station Mile Location
Manchester Manchester, New Hampshire
Massabesic Manchester, New Hampshire
Auburn Auburn, New Hampshire
Candia Candia, New Hampshire
Raymond Raymond, New Hampshire
West Epping Epping, New Hampshire
Epping Epping, New Hampshire
Newmarket Newfields, New Hampshire
Greenland Greenland, New Hampshire
Portsmouth Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Concord Railroad Corporation
Concord and Portsmouth Railroad

Source: Concord Railroad. "Concord & Portsmouth Railroad." In Concord Railroad and Branches - Time Table No. 81 - Takes Effect 12.05 A. M. Sunday, July 3, 1887, 4. 1887.

Station Mile Location
Manchester Manchester, New Hampshire
Massabesic Manchester, New Hampshire
Auburn Auburn, New Hampshire
Candia Candia, New Hampshire
Raymond Raymond, New Hampshire
West Epping Epping, New Hampshire
Epping Epping, New Hampshire
East Epping Epping, New Hampshire
Newmarket Newfields, New Hampshire
Greenland Greenland, New Hampshire
Portsmouth Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Boston and Maine Railroad
Southern Division, Portsmouth Branch

Source: Boston & Maine Railroad Accounting Department. "Southern Division." In Official List Officers, Agents and Stations, 15-19. 1906.

Station Mile Location
Manchester Manchester, New Hampshire
East Manchester Manchester, New Hampshire
Massabesic Manchester, New Hampshire
Severance Auburn, New Hampshire
Auburn Auburn, New Hampshire
Candia Candia, New Hampshire
East Candia Candia, New Hampshire
Onaway Lake Raymond, New Hampshire
Raymond Raymond, New Hampshire
West Epping Epping, New Hampshire
Epping Epping, New Hampshire
Hedding Epping, New Hampshire
Littlefield Newfields, New Hampshire
Rockingham Junction Newfields, New Hampshire
Stratham Greenland, New Hampshire
Bayside Greenland, New Hampshire
Greenland Village Greenland, New Hampshire
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Southern Division, Portsmouth Branch

Source: Boston & Maine Railroad Accounting Department. "Agents and Stations Southern Division, Boston and Maine R. R.." In Official List Officers, Agents and Stations, 18-23. 1918.

Miles from Manchester

Station Mile Location
Manchester 0.00 Manchester, New Hampshire
East Manchester 2.01 Manchester, New Hampshire
Massabesic 5.01 Manchester, New Hampshire
Severance 6.04 Auburn, New Hampshire
Auburn 7.56 Auburn, New Hampshire
Candia 11.32 Candia, New Hampshire
East Candia 13.57 Candia, New Hampshire
Onaway Lake 15.62 Raymond, New Hampshire
Raymond 17.48 Raymond, New Hampshire
West Epping 20.85 Epping, New Hampshire
Epping 23.14 Epping, New Hampshire
Hedding 26.00 Epping, New Hampshire
Littlefield 27.02 Newfields, New Hampshire
Rockingham 30.44 Newfields, New Hampshire
Stratham 32.41 Greenland, New Hampshire
Bayside 33.99 Greenland, New Hampshire
Greenland 36.46 Greenland, New Hampshire
Portsmouth 40.38 Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Southern Division, Portsmouth Branch

Source: Boston & Maine Railroad Accounting Department. "Southern Division, Boston and Maine Railroad." In Official List Officers, Agents and Stations, 19-25. 1923.

Miles from Manchester

Station Mile Location
Manchester Manchester, New Hampshire
East Manchester 2.02 Manchester, New Hampshire
Massabesic 5.02 Manchester, New Hampshire
Severance 6.03 Auburn, New Hampshire
Auburn 7.57 Auburn, New Hampshire
Candia 11.33 Candia, New Hampshire
East Candia 13.58 Candia, New Hampshire
Onaway Lake 15.63 Raymond, New Hampshire
Raymond 17.49 Raymond, New Hampshire
West Epping 20.86 Epping, New Hampshire
Epping 23.15 Epping, New Hampshire
Hedding 26.01 Epping, New Hampshire
Littlefield 27.03 Newfields, New Hampshire
Rockingham 30.45 Newfields, New Hampshire
Stratham 32.42 Greenland, New Hampshire
Bayside 34.00 Greenland, New Hampshire
Greenland 36.47 Greenland, New Hampshire
Portsmouth 40.39 Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Boston and Maine Railroad
Portland Division, Portsmouth Branch

Source: Boston and Maine Railroad. "Machine Shop, Merrimac and Portsmouth Branches." In Time Table No. 7, For Employes Only, Taking Effect at 12.01 A. M., Sunday September 28, 1930, 43. 1930.

Miles from Portsmouth

Station Mile Location
Portsmouth Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Greenland 3.92 Greenland, New Hampshire
Bayside 6.39 Greenland, New Hampshire
Stratham 7.97 Greenland, New Hampshire
Rockingham 9.94 Newfields, New Hampshire
Littlefield 13.36 Newfields, New Hampshire
Hedding 14.38 Epping, New Hampshire
Epping 17.24 Epping, New Hampshire
West Epping 19.53 Epping, New Hampshire
Raymond 22.90 Raymond, New Hampshire
Onaway Lake 24.76 Raymond, New Hampshire
East Candia 26.81 Candia, New Hampshire
Candia 29.06 Candia, New Hampshire
Auburn 32.82 Auburn, New Hampshire
Severance 34.36 Auburn, New Hampshire
Massabesic 35.37 Manchester, New Hampshire
East Manchester 38.37 Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester 40.39 Manchester, New Hampshire
Boston and Maine Railroad
Portland Division, Portsmouth Branch

Source: Boston and Maine Railroad. "Nashua-P. T. Limit, Georgetown, Lakeport, Portsmouth, Wolfeboro and Salem Branches." In Time Table No. 31, effective 12.01 A. M. Sunday April 27, 1941, 35. 1941.

Miles from Portsmouth

Station Mile Location
Portsmouth Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Greenland 3.92 Greenland, New Hampshire
Bayside 6.39 Greenland, New Hampshire
Stratham 7.97 Greenland, New Hampshire
Rockingham 9.94 Newfields, New Hampshire
Littlefield 13.36 Newfields, New Hampshire
Hedding 14.38 Epping, New Hampshire
Epping 17.24 Epping, New Hampshire
West Epping 19.53 Epping, New Hampshire
Raymond 22.90 Raymond, New Hampshire
Onaway Lake 24.76 Raymond, New Hampshire
East Candia 26.81 Candia, New Hampshire
Candia 29.06 Candia, New Hampshire
Auburn 32.82 Auburn, New Hampshire
Severance 34.36 Auburn, New Hampshire
Massabesic 35.37 Manchester, New Hampshire
East Manchester 38.37 Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester 40.39 Manchester, New Hampshire
Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston Division, Emery and Manchester

Source: Boston and Maine Railroad. "Emery and Manchester." In Time Table No. 3, Effective 12.01 AM Sunday October 27, 1963, 9. 1963.

Miles from Emery

Station Mile Location
Emery 0.00 Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Greenland 2.99 Greenland, New Hampshire
Rockingham 9.01 Newfields, New Hampshire
Epping 18.31 Epping, New Hampshire
Raymond 21.97 Raymond, New Hampshire
East Manchester 37.49 Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester 39.46 Manchester, New Hampshire
Boston and Maine Corporation
Boston Division, Emery and Manchester

Source: Boston and Maine Corporation. "." In Time Table No. 15, Effective 2.01 AM Sunday April 30, 1967, . 1967.

Miles from Emery

Station Mile Location
Emery 0.00 Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Greenland 2.99 Greenland, New Hampshire
Rockingham 9.01 Newfields, New Hampshire
Epping 18.31 Epping, New Hampshire
Raymond 22.97 Raymond, New Hampshire
East Manchester 37.49 Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester 39.46 Manchester, New Hampshire
Boston and Maine Corporation
Portsmouth Branch

Source: Boston and Maine Corporation. "Portsmouth Branch." In Time Table No. 2, effective 0201 Sunday July 3, 1983, 254-255. 1983.

Miles from Manchester

Station Mile Location
Rockingham Junction 30.44 Newfields, New Hampshire
Greenland 36.46 Greenland, New Hampshire
Emery 39.45 Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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