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in 1835 or 1836, or for the B&L and B&M a decade later. It was replaced by a small wooden structure around 1887. Both structures are still extant; the earlier structure was moved east on Church Street in the 1890s and reused as a house. The newer structure remains next to the tracks; it was
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express trains, connects with the Lowell Line at Wilmington station. The single-track branch splits from the northbound track just north of the platform. Until December 2020, the small number of Haverhill Line trains using the Wildcat Branch made intermediate stops on the inner Lowell Line.
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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.
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Northbound trains using this routing stopped at Wilmington; southbound trains did not, as the southbound platform cannot be reached from the Wildcat Branch. This routing was resumed in April 2021, with the trains no longer making the intermediate stops.
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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
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originally had no intermediate stations, but Wilmington petitioned for a stop as early as 1836. An early station building was constructed either for the
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platforms and a 227-space parking lot. The project was completed in 2003 at a total cost of $ 13 million.
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The platforms are staggered; the southbound platform is entirely to the north of the
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Wilmington station in April 2016, viewed from the Route 62 overpass
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MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Buildings and structures in Wilmington, Massachusetts
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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1836
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Route 38
Wilmington, Massachusetts
42°32′49″N 71°10′29″W / 42.547°N 71.1747°W / 42.547; -71.1747
New Hampshire Route Main Line
Wildcat Branch
side platforms
LRTA

MBTA
North Billerica
Lowell
Lowell Line
Anderson/​Woburn
North Station

MBTA
Ballardvale
Haverhill
Haverhill Line
Anderson/​Woburn
North Station
Boston and Maine Railroad
Silver Lake
Concord, NH
Boston – Concord, NH
South Wilmington
Boston
North Woburn
Woburn Loop

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