Durham–UNH (Amtrak station)

Durham-University of New Hampshire
UNH Dairy Bar Station
Station statistics
Address	3 Depot Street Durham, NH, 03824
Lines	Downeaster
Connections	UNH Wildcat Buses to Dover, Newmarket and Portsmouth
Platforms	Interior Station & Restaurant 6:30 a.m. -7 p.m. weekdays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. weekends
Parking	Metered and UNH/Town of Durham permit parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	racks
Other information
Opened	1912
Rebuilt	2008
Accessible
Code	DHM
Owned by	University of New Hampshire
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	53,087[1]  3.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Exeter toward Boston North Station Downeaster Dover toward Portland

Coordinates: 43°08′23″N 70°56′09″W / 43.13972°N 70.93583°W / 43.13972; -70.93583 The railroad station in Durham, New Hampshire, serves the Amtrak Downeaster and is situated west of downtown Durham on the campus of the University of New Hampshire (UNH). The station was originally built in 1896 in Lynn, Massachusetts, and was moved to the present site in Durham when the Boston and Maine Railroad moved its tracks further from the center of campus. The track realignment was influenced by a 1905 train accident on campus. Passenger train service run by the Boston and Maine was ended in Durham in 1958, and regular service returned with the opening of the Downeaster in December 2001. The station is owned by the university, but an adjacent parking area is managed by the town of Durham.

The station was recently renovated by the university with funding assistance from the United States Department of Transportation. It opened, featuring an upgraded Dairy Bar, a restaurant operated by UNH Hospitality Services, on August 11, 2008. The restaurant is open 6:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. weekends. A climate controlled vestibule which houses the Amtrak Quik-Trak ticketing machine is open 5:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily.

The campus location is very convenient for students and Durham residents, who comprise most of the riders, but the lack of parking available to the general public means most commuters drive to and park at stations in Dover, or Exeter, New Hampshire, 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 rail station site. There is a Wildcat Transit and UNH Campus Connector bus stop approximately 1,000 feet from the platform on Main Street.

On average, about 150 rail passengers board or detrain daily at Durham, making it the third-busiest Amtrak stop in New Hampshire.^[2]

The station is located within walking distance of downtown, the core UNH campus, the Whittemore Center Arena and the New England Center.

References

1. ^ "Durham, NH (DHM)". Great American Stations. http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/DHM. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of New Hampshire" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/NEWHAMPSHIRE10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Durham, NH
• Durham information from Amtrak with timetable of trains
• Dairy Bar Restaurant Hours and Menu
• Railroad history at UNH
• Durham-UNH Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• 2008 Construction Project Official Page - UNH Energy and Campus Development