Wilmington | ||||||||||||||
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Location | 405 Main Street (
Route 38) Wilmington, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°32′49″N 71°10′29″W / 42.547°N 71.1747°W | |||||||||||||
Line(s) |
New Hampshire Route Main Line Wildcat Branch | |||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
Connections | LRTA: 12 | |||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||
Parking | 191 spaces ($4.00 fee) | |||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 3 | |||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||
Opened | c. 1836 | |||||||||||||
Rebuilt | c. 1887; 2003 [1] | |||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||
2018 | 584 (weekday average boardings) [2] | |||||||||||||
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Wilmington station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Wilmington, Massachusetts served by the Lowell Line. It is located near the intersection of Main Street (Routes 38/ 129) and Church Street ( Route 62) in Wilmington's town center. The station is accessible, with mini-high platforms serving both tracks.
The Boston and Lowell Railroad originally had no intermediate stations, but Wilmington petitioned for a stop as early as 1836. [1] An early station building was constructed either for the Andover and Wilmington Railroad in 1835 or 1836, or for the B&L and B&M a decade later. [3] [1] It was replaced by a small wooden structure around 1887. [1] Both structures are still extant; the earlier structure was moved east on Church Street in the 1890s and reused as a house. [3] [1] The newer structure remains next to the tracks; it was converted to a pizza restaurant by 1977. [4] [1]
The platforms are staggered; the southbound platform is entirely to the north of the Route 62 overpass, while over half of the northbound platform is south of the bridge. A pedestrian crossing between the two platforms is located just north of the bridge; until a path from an adjacent apartment complex opened in 2015, this was the only access to the southbound platform.
The station formerly had a single small side platform and no MBTA parking lot. In 1998, the MBTA began planning a $5.2 million renovation which included longer accessible platforms and a 227-space parking lot. [5] The project was completed in 2003 at a total cost of $13 million. [1] [6]
The Wildcat Branch, used by Amtrak Downeaster trains and some Haverhill Line express trains, connects with the Lowell Line at Wilmington station. The single-track branch splits from the northbound track just north of the platform. Southbound trains coming from the Wildcat Branch cannot reach the southbound platform; instead, they use the northbound platform. An interlocking south of the station allows these trains to switch onto the southbound track. [7]
Media related to Wilmington station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons
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Trains at Wilmington station, 1946 (at 20:16) |
Wilmington | ||||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||||
Location | 405 Main Street (
Route 38) Wilmington, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°32′49″N 71°10′29″W / 42.547°N 71.1747°W | |||||||||||||
Line(s) |
New Hampshire Route Main Line Wildcat Branch | |||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
Connections | LRTA: 12 | |||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||
Parking | 191 spaces ($4.00 fee) | |||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 3 | |||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||
Opened | c. 1836 | |||||||||||||
Rebuilt | c. 1887; 2003 [1] | |||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||
2018 | 584 (weekday average boardings) [2] | |||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||
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Wilmington station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Wilmington, Massachusetts served by the Lowell Line. It is located near the intersection of Main Street (Routes 38/ 129) and Church Street ( Route 62) in Wilmington's town center. The station is accessible, with mini-high platforms serving both tracks.
The Boston and Lowell Railroad originally had no intermediate stations, but Wilmington petitioned for a stop as early as 1836. [1] An early station building was constructed either for the Andover and Wilmington Railroad in 1835 or 1836, or for the B&L and B&M a decade later. [3] [1] It was replaced by a small wooden structure around 1887. [1] Both structures are still extant; the earlier structure was moved east on Church Street in the 1890s and reused as a house. [3] [1] The newer structure remains next to the tracks; it was converted to a pizza restaurant by 1977. [4] [1]
The platforms are staggered; the southbound platform is entirely to the north of the Route 62 overpass, while over half of the northbound platform is south of the bridge. A pedestrian crossing between the two platforms is located just north of the bridge; until a path from an adjacent apartment complex opened in 2015, this was the only access to the southbound platform.
The station formerly had a single small side platform and no MBTA parking lot. In 1998, the MBTA began planning a $5.2 million renovation which included longer accessible platforms and a 227-space parking lot. [5] The project was completed in 2003 at a total cost of $13 million. [1] [6]
The Wildcat Branch, used by Amtrak Downeaster trains and some Haverhill Line express trains, connects with the Lowell Line at Wilmington station. The single-track branch splits from the northbound track just north of the platform. Southbound trains coming from the Wildcat Branch cannot reach the southbound platform; instead, they use the northbound platform. An interlocking south of the station allows these trains to switch onto the southbound track. [7]
Media related to Wilmington station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons
External videos | |
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Trains at Wilmington station, 1946 (at 20:16) |