Wilmington station (MBTA)

WILMINGTON
Wilmington station in April 2016, viewed from the Route 62 overpass
Location	405 Main Street Wilmington, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°32′49″N 71°10′29″W / 42.547°N 71.1747°W / 42.547; -71.1747Coordinates: 42°32′49″N 71°10′29″W / 42.547°N 71.1747°W / 42.547; -71.1747
Line(s)	Lowell Line Wildcat Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	LRTA: 12
Construction
Parking	191 spaces ($4.00 fee) 7 accessible spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	c. 1844-1850
Rebuilt	c. 1890 2003
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	544 (weekday inbound average)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Anderson/Woburn toward North Station Lowell Line North Billerica toward Lowell Haverhill Line rush hours only Ballardvale toward Haverhill

Wilmington is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Wilmington, Massachusetts. It serves the Lowell Line as well as a limited number of trains from the Haverhill Line which run via the Wildcat Branch. 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 handicapped accessible, with mini-high platforms serving both tracks.

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. The project was completed in 2003.

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.

Wilmington is the south terminus of the Lowell Regional Transit Authority's Route 12 - Tewksbury via Rte. 38/Wilmington Train Station route. No MBTA Bus routes stop at Wilmington.