In 1848, the B&M relocated its main line from Ballardvale to North Andover to the west in order to serve the new mill town of Lawrence.

[3] The line was moved several blocks west in Andover, away from the busy intersections of the town square.

[4] In 1906, the B&M began construction of a new station, as residents complained about the smoky conditions inside the train shed.

The new station, a copy of Beverly Depot designed by Bradford Lee Gilbert a decade earlier, opened on September 1, 1907.

On April 7, 1975, town residents voted "overwhelmingly" to reimburse the commuters and subsidize service for an additional year.

[11] The MBTA bought all B&M commuter equipment and lines on December 27, 1976, including the Western Route from Wilmington Junction to the New Hampshire border.