Nashua City Station Railroad History
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Canobie Lake Station

  1. Stations
  2. New Hampshire
  3. Rockingham
  4. Salem
  5. Canobie Lake Station

Snapshot in Time • Images & Artifacts

Originally only a small station was built here, named Policy Pond. At the request of local businesses and residents in Salem and Windham wanting a better station, passenger and freight agents, the railroad constructed Canobie Lake station in 1885, opening on November 9th. The name Canobie was new at the time the station was constructed, as the New Hampshire Railroad Commissioners wanted a dignified name for the area. In honor of the residents' Scottish heritage, the Railroad Commissioners named the station after Cannonbie, Scotland. Reflecting the power and influence the railroads had on society at the time, Policy Pond was renamed Canobie Lake.

Dinsmore, Bradford R. "The Canobie Lake District." In Windham. Charleston, SC. Arcadia Publishing, 2003. 81-106.
Hoisington, Richard A. "This Train Does Not Stop at Nutt's Pond." The New England States Limited, Spring 1978.

Snapshot in Time: Historical Service

Historical snapshots based on data from available timetables.

  • 1885
  • 1906
  • 1918
  • 1923
  • 1930
  • 1941
  • 1963
  • 1967
  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1885)

Station Name

Policy Pond

Location

Salem, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Concord Railroad Corporation
Manchester and Lawrence Railroad
Manchester to Lawrence
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
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  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1906)

Station Name

Canobie Lake

Location

Salem, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Streetcar / Light Rail Service
New Hampshire Electric Railways
Western Division - Haverhill, Canobie Lake Park and Lowell Line
Main and Merrimac Streets, Haverhill to Merrimac Square, Lowell
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Western Division - Manchester and Lawrence Branch
Lawrence to Manchester
Route Information

Departures

Agency Trip Destination Time Service
New Hampshire Electric Railways 6 Lowell 06:07 Except Sundays
New Hampshire Electric Railways 6 Lowell 06:45 Except Sundays
New Hampshire Electric Railways 5 Lowell 06:45 Except Sundays
New Hampshire Electric Railways 7 Lowell 07:45 Daily
New Hampshire Electric Railways 6 Lowell 07:45 Daily

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
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Station Details (as of 1906)

Station Name

Canobie Lake

Location

Salem, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Streetcar / Light Rail Service
New Hampshire Electric Railways
Western Division - Haverhill, Canobie Lake Park and Lowell Line
Main and Merrimac Streets, Haverhill to Merrimac Square, Lowell
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Western Division - Manchester and Lawrence Branch
Lawrence to Manchester
Route Information

Departures

Agency Trip Destination Time Service
New Hampshire Electric Railways 6 Lowell 06:07 Except Sundays
New Hampshire Electric Railways 6 Lowell 06:45 Except Sundays
New Hampshire Electric Railways 5 Lowell 06:45 Except Sundays
New Hampshire Electric Railways 7 Lowell 07:45 Daily
New Hampshire Electric Railways 6 Lowell 07:45 Daily

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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  • Departures
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Station Details (as of 1918)

Station Name

Canobie Lake

Location

Salem, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Portland Division - Manchester and Lawrence Branch
Lawrence to Manchester
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
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  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1923)

Station Name

Canobie Lake

Location

Salem, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Portland Division - Manchester and Lawrence Branch
Lawrence to Manchester
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1930)

Station Name

Canobie Lake

Location

Salem, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Portland Division - Manchester and Lawrence Branch
South Lawrence to Manchester
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1941)

Station Name

Canobie Lake

Location

Salem, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Portland Division - Manchester and Lawrence Branch
Lawrence to Manchester
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1963)

Station Name

Canobie Lake

Location

Salem, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston Division - Lawrence and Manchester
Lawrence to Manchester
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1967)

Station Name

Canobie Lake

Location

Salem, New Hampshire

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Corporation
Boston Division - Lawrence and Manchester
Lawrence to Manchester
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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