Portland Transportation Center

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 route 1 and BREEZ bus services.^[4] The station is open from 4:30 AM to 12:15 AM and from 2:45 AM to 3:15 AM.^[5]

Not to be confused with "transit centers" in Portland, Oregon.

Portland Transportation Center Portland, Maine
Portland Transportation Center in 2024
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
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: POR
History
Opened	1996 (bus station)
Rebuilt	2001 (train station)
Passengers
FY 2023	180,288[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Old Orchard Beach toward Boston North Downeaster Freeport toward Brunswick
Location

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 Portland's original Union Station, on St. John Street.^[8] A 2024 Amtrak study identified three potential locations: between Congress Street and Park Avenue, the Union Station site, and near Mercy Hospital south of the Mountain Branch junction.^[9]

See also

• Public transportation in Maine

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Maine" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
2. "Portland, ME to Boston & Logan Airport". Concord Coach Lines. September 12, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
3. Full Schedule | Amtrak Downeaster
4. "Route Maps". Greater Portland Metro Bus. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
5. "Concord Coach Lines: Agency Information for Portland, Maine". Concord Coach Lines. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
6. Deans, Emma (July 8, 2010). "Welcome to Nowhere | Reconnecting an amputated neighborhood". The Bollard. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
7. "Portland Station Relocation Project". TrainRiders/Northeast. April 12, 2019. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019.
8. "Report recommends relocating Amtrak Downeaster station". WMTW. February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
9. Singer, Stephen (April 25, 2024). "Amtrak planners identify 3 possible sites for new train station in Portland". Portland Press Herald. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024.

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)