Portland Transportation Center is a bus and train station in Portland, Maine, United States, served and run primarily by Concord Coach Lines (18 round-trips a day)[2] and Amtrak Downeaster passenger trains (five round-trips a day).[3] It is also served by Megabus (via Concord Coach Lines), as well as the Greater Portland Metro Bus Route 1 BREEZ express bus service to Brunswick, Maine.[4] The station is open from 4:30 AM to 12:15 AM and from 2:45 AM to 3:15 AM.[5]

Portland Transportation Center Portland, ME
Downeaster at Portland Transportation Center in 2010
General information
Location	100 Thompson's Point Road Portland, Maine United States
Coordinates	43°39′13″N 70°17′28″W
Owned by	Concord Coach Lines
Line(s)	PAR Mountain Branch
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2 (excluding storage tracks)
Connections	Concord Coach Lines Greater Portland Metro Bus: 1, BREEZ
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: POR
History
Opened	1996 (bus station)
Rebuilt	2001 (train station)
Passengers
FY 2021	68,841[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Old Orchard Beach toward Boston North Downeaster Freeport toward Brunswick

Portland Transportation Center is located in Portland's Libbytown neighborhood,[6] about a half mile west of the former site of Portland Union Station. It is located next to Pan Am Railways' Mountain Branch, formerly the Mountain Division of the Maine Central Railroad. In 2019, the NNERPA Board (which governs the Downeaster service) supported a proposal to relocate the station to the mainline to avoid time-consuming backup moves.[7] A two-year study by the Maine Department of Transportation endorsed moving Amtrak service from this station to a location near that of Portland's original Union Station, on St. John's Street.[8]

See also

• Union Station (Portland, Maine)

References

External links

Media related to Portland Transportation Center at Wikimedia Commons

• Portland, ME – Amtrak
• Portland, ME – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Portland Amtrak Station & Transportation Center (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)

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