Portland Transportation Center
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 Sign at the entrance to the Portland Transportation Center |
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| Address | 100 Thompson's Point Road Portland, ME 04102 |
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| Connections | Greater Portland Metro Bus, Greater Portland Transit District, Concord Coach Lines, Megabus (via Concord Coach Lines), private taxis | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (Elevated, covered, lit) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (excluding storage tracks) | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes: $4.00 per day with train/bus receipt, $6.00 per day without receipt[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1996 (bus station) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2001 (train station) | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  |
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| Code | POR | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Concord Coach Lines | ||||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2011) | 208,979[2]  16% |
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Ticket agent, Quik-Trak machine, ATM, complimentary coffee, Wi-Fi, visitor information, payphones, restrooms, vending machines
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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)[3] and Amtrak Downeaster passenger trains (five round-trips a day).[4] 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.[1]
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.[5]
Portland Transportation Center is located in Portland's Libbytown neighborhood,[6] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Concord Coach Lines: Agency Information for Portland, Maine". Concord Coach Lines. http://www.concordcoachlines.com/maine/portland.html. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Portland, ME (POR)". Great American Stations. http://www.greatamericanstatIons.com/Stations/POR. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Portland, ME to Boston & Logan Airport". Concord Coach Lines. 12 September 2010. http://www.concordcoachlines.com/portland-to-boston.html. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ Full Schedule | Amtrak Downeaster
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Maine" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MAINE10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ Deans, Emma (8 July 2010). "Welcome to Nowhere | Reconnecting an amputated neighborhood". The Bollard. http://www.thebollard.com/bollard/?p=7612. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
[edit] External links
- Amtrak – Stations – Portland, ME
- Portland Amtrak Station & Transportation Center (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Concord Coach Lines Homepage
- METRO - Greater Portland Transit District
- Portland Transportation Center -- Greater Portland Maine Transportation Page
Coordinates: 43°39′13″N 70°17′28″W / 43.65361°N 70.29111°W
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