Wildcat Branch

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Wildcat Branch is a secondary commuter rail route in Massachusetts used by MBTA trains as an alternate connection between the Lowell Line and the Haverhill Line.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commuter rail line
railway line
alsoUsedFor freight rail
belongsToCorridor Boston–Maine rail corridor
connectsLine Haverhill Line
Lowell Line
country United States
crosses Wildcat Brook
dispatchingAuthority MBTA / contracted commuter rail operator
electrification none
endPoint Wilmington, Massachusetts (Lowell Line junction)
formerName Wilmington Branch
function alternate connection between the Lowell Line and the Haverhill Line
hasJunctionWith MBTA Haverhill Line
MBTA Lowell Line
hasStation no intermediate passenger stations in regular MBTA service
hasStructure at-grade alignment
historicalOperator Boston and Maine Railroad
infrastructureType double-track mainline connection
lineLength approximately 2.9 miles
lineOrientation generally north–south
lineType secondary route
locale Wilmington, Massachusetts
locatedIn Middlesex County, Massachusetts
namedAfter Wildcat Brook
numberOfTracks 2
openedForRailTraffic 19th century
operator Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
linked to: MBTA
owner Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
linked to: MBTA
partOfNetwork MBTA Commuter Rail network
primaryUse passenger rail
railroadDivision former Boston and Maine mainline connections
railSystem Northside MBTA Commuter Rail
regionServed Greater Boston
routeRole bypass of Reading branch for some Haverhill Line trains
safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC) equipped
signallingSystem wayside signals
startPoint Wilmington Junction
state Massachusetts
status active
trackGauge standard gauge
usedBy MBTA Commuter Rail
usedByService MBTA Downeaster route (Amtrak) trains when routed via Lowell Line
MBTA Haverhill Line trains
usedFor operational flexibility between Lowell and Haverhill corridors
usedInCaseOf service diversions between Lowell and Haverhill Lines

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Lowell Line connectsWith Wildcat Branch