Editing Manchester, New Hampshire (section)

===Transportation===
[[File:Union Station, Manchester, NH.jpg|thumb|right|[[Manchester Union Station]], {{circa|1910}}]]

====Air====
[[Manchester-Boston Regional Airport]], the fourth-largest passenger and third-largest cargo airport in [[New England]], serves the city.

====Roads====
Two [[Interstate Highway]]s, one [[U.S. Route]], and six [[List of state routes in New Hampshire|New Hampshire State Route]]s in the city. These include:
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*[[Interstate 93]]
*[[Interstate 293]]
*[[U.S. Route 3]]
*[[New Hampshire Route 3A]]
*[[New Hampshire Route 28]]
*[[New Hampshire Route 28A]]
*[[NH 28 Bypass]], known as Londonderry Turnpike.
*[[New Hampshire Route 101]]
*[[New Hampshire Route 114A]]
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====Bus====
The [[Manchester Transit Authority]] runs several local bus routes throughout the city and surrounding areas, and operates three regional bus routes called the Zip Line service, which offers express service from Manchester to Concord, Nashua, and [[Salem, New Hampshire]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://mtabus.org/manchester-transit-routes-and-schedules/| title=Routes/Schedules| publisher=Manchester Transit| access-date=November 30, 2023}}</ref> [[Greyhound Lines]] operates bus service between Manchester and destinations in the Northeast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Pan Manchester, NH Station |url=https://peterpanbus.com/locations/new-hampshire/manchester/ |website=Peter Pan |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>

====Passenger rail====
Into the 1950s, numerous [[Boston and Maine Railroad]] trains operated out of [[Manchester Union Station]], going to points northwest as far as [[Montreal]], north to [[Woodsville, New Hampshire|Woodsville]], east to [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]] and south to [[Boston]], among these the ''[[Alouette (train)|Alouette]]'' and the ''[[Ambassador (B&M train)|Ambassador]]'' (both of these being Boston - Montreal trains).<ref>{{cite journal |title=Boston & Maine Railroad, Tables 1, 2, 4, 7, 19, 37, 38|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=82 |issue=8 |date=January 1950}}</ref> The last services were a once a day train between Boston and [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]; this service ended in 1967.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Boston & Maine Railroad, Table 1|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=100 |issue=2 |date=July 1967}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Boston & Maine Railroad, Table 1|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=100 |issue=5 |date=October 1967}}</ref>

A proposed extension of the [[MBTA Commuter Rail|MBTA Commuter Rail's]] [[Lowell Line]] would see MBTA Commuter Rail service running as far north as Manchester with service frequencies similar to that of the current Lowell Line. A study currently being carried out by [[AECOM]] and the State of New Hampshire to design and make a financial plan for the project is due to be completed by 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nashua - Manchester 40818 {{!}} Project Specific Information {{!}} Project Center {{!}} NH Department of Transportation |url=https://www.nh.gov/dot/projects/nashuamanchester40818/index.htm |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=www.nh.gov}}</ref> The proposed Manchester station location would be located behind the [[Market basket|Market Basket]] grocery store on Elm Street.<ref>[https://www.nh.gov/dot/projects/nashuamanchester40818/documents/40818-pre-11172021.pdf Nashua‐Manchester (Capitol Corridor) Project Development Phase] November 17, 2021 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212093635/https://www.nh.gov/dot/projects/nashuamanchester40818/documents/40818-pre-11172021.pdf|date=December 12, 2022}}</ref>

With the expansion of [[Interstate 93]] to eight lanes from [[Salem, New Hampshire|Salem]] to Manchester under construction, space is being reserved in the median for potential future commuter or light rail service along this corridor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rebuildingi93.com/content/faq/|title=Rebuilding I93: Salem to Manchester (NHDOT)—Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.)|first=CHA for New Hampshire Department of|last=Transportation|access-date=2006-11-17|archive-date=2007-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702165357/http://www.rebuildingi93.com/content/faq/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The I-93 transit study also suggested restoring service on the Manchester and Lawrence branch for commuter and freight rail.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nh.gov/dot/org/aerorailtransit/railandtransit/documents/nhstaterailplan.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907191611/http://www.nh.gov/dot/org/aerorailtransit/railandtransit/documents/nhstaterailplan.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-07 |url-status=live |title=Rail plan|website=nh.gov}}</ref> This corridor would support freight rail along with commuter, something that light rail cannot do.

In late 2011, [[Dean Kamen]], inventor of the [[Segway PT|Segway]] and owner of several buildings in the Millyard, as well as co-founder of [[For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology|FIRST]], proposed a rail loop for downtown and the Millyard. Several meetings have been held with area business and property owners, city officials and local developers, but the idea is in the early conceptual stages.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161012110553/https://livablemht.org/2012/01/17/livable-dean-kamen-proposes-downtown-rail-loop/ Livable: Dean Kamen proposes downtown rail loop]. LivableMHT (January 17, 2012). Retrieved on January 21, 2021.</ref>

The downtown rail loop, if approved by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, would be about three miles long. The loop would go from the Manchester Millyards, down south for about half a mile, then turn over Elm Street, separate into two rails (the other going towards [[Manchester-Boston Regional Airport]]), and climb north to Bridge Street, ending at the Brady Sullivan Tower at the northern end of Elm Street. More concrete plans were revealed in 2018.<ref>[https://www.nh.gov/dot/programs/public-private-partnership/documents/millyard-application.pdf Public Private Partnership] Fuss & O'Neil.</ref>

In 2021, Amtrak announced plans to implement new service from Boston to Concord, including a stop at Manchester, by 2035.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amtrakconnectsus.com/vision/|title=Vision|website = Amtrak Connects Us | access-date=April 15, 2021 | date=April 2, 2021}}</ref>