Portland, Maine (Amtrak station)
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Portland Transportation Center is a bus and train station in Portland, Maine
, served and run primarily by Concord Coach Lines
(18 round-trips a day) and Amtrak
Downeaster
passenger trains (five round-trips a day). It is also served by Megabus (via Concord Coach Lines), as well as the Greater Portland Metro Bus
, which serves four communities in Maine. The station is open from 4:30 AM to 12:15 AM and from 2:45 AM to 3:15 AM.
On average, nearly 500 passengers boarded or detrained Amtrak services daily at Portland in fiscal year 2010, making it the most popular Amtrak station in Maine.
Portland Transportation Center is located in Portland's Libbytown neighborhood, about a half mile west of the former Portland Union Station
. It is located next to Pan Am Railways
' Mountain Branch, formerly the Mountain Division of the Maine Central Railroad
.
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
, served and run primarily by Concord Coach Lines
Concord Coach Lines
Concord Coach Lines, Inc., formerly known as Concord Trailways, is an inter-city bus company based in Concord, New Hampshire.The company was founded in 1967, and expanded in 1988 with the purchase of the Trailways franchise. Service to Maine commenced in 1992...
(18 round-trips a day) and Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
Downeaster
Downeaster
The Downeaster is a 116-mile regional passenger train service managed by the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority and operated by Amtrak, connecting North Station in Boston, Massachusetts, to Portland, Maine...
passenger trains (five round-trips a day). It is also served by Megabus (via Concord Coach Lines), as well as the Greater Portland Metro Bus
Greater Portland Metro Bus
The Greater Portland Metro Bus is a public bus system in Southern Maine. Formed in 1966 after a government buyout of failing private bus companies, the organization originally provided both urban and rural bus service throughout south-central Maine...
, which serves four communities in Maine. The station is open from 4:30 AM to 12:15 AM and from 2:45 AM to 3:15 AM.
On average, nearly 500 passengers boarded or detrained Amtrak services daily at Portland in fiscal year 2010, making it the most popular Amtrak station in Maine.
Portland Transportation Center is located in Portland's Libbytown neighborhood, about a half mile west of the former Portland Union Station
Portland (Maine) Union Station
The railroad history of Portland, Maine, began in 1842 with the arrival of the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railway . Most of the rail activity in Portland revolved around agricultural goods bound for export and import freight from Europe...
. It is located next to Pan Am Railways
Pan Am Railways
Pan Am Railways, Inc. , known as Guilford Rail System before March 2006, is a holding company that owns and operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag, Maine to Rotterdam Junction, New York...
' Mountain Branch, formerly the Mountain Division of the Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central Railroad
The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S...
.