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| parking=Yes: $4.00 per day with train/bus receipt, $6.00 per day without receipt<ref name=cclinfo>{{cite web|title=Concord Coach Lines: Agency Information for Portland, Maine|url=http://www.concordcoachlines.com/maine/portland.html|work=Concord Coach Lines|accessdate=30 July 2011}}</ref>
| parking=Yes: $4.00 per day with train/bus receipt, $6.00 per day without receipt<ref name=cclinfo>{{cite web|title=Concord Coach Lines: Agency Information for Portland, Maine|url=http://www.concordcoachlines.com/maine/portland.html|work=Concord Coach Lines|accessdate=30 July 2011}}</ref>
| bicycle=Yes
| bicycle=Yes
| passengers=180,465<ref name="fy2010">{{cite web |title= Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Maine|publisher= [http://www.amtrak.com Amtrak] |date= November 2010 |url= http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MAINE10.pdf |format= PDF |accessdate= 2011-1-6}}</ref>
| passengers=208,979<ref>{{cite web | title=Portland, ME (POR) | publisher=Great American Stations| url=http://www.greatamericanstatIons.com/Stations/POR| accessdate=18 November 2011}}</ref>
| pass_year=2010
| pass_year=2011
| pass_percent=10
| pass_percent=16
| opened=1996 (bus station)
| opened=1996 (bus station)
| rebuilt=2001 (train 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)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concordcoachlines.com/portland-to-boston.html|title=Portland, ME to Boston & Logan Airport|publisher=Concord Coach Lines|date=12 September 2010|accessdate=30 October 2010}}</ref> and [[Amtrak]] ''[[Downeaster]]'' passenger trains (five round-trips a day).<ref>[http://www.amtrakdowneaster.com/schedule/full Full Schedule | Amtrak Downeaster]</ref> It is also served by [[Megabus (North America)|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.<ref name=cclinfo />
'''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)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concordcoachlines.com/portland-to-boston.html|title=Portland, ME to Boston & Logan Airport|publisher=Concord Coach Lines|date=12 September 2010|accessdate=30 October 2010}}</ref> and [[Amtrak]] ''[[Downeaster]]'' passenger trains (five round-trips a day).<ref>[http://www.amtrakdowneaster.com/schedule/full Full Schedule | Amtrak Downeaster]</ref> It is also served by [[Megabus (North America)|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.<ref name=cclinfo />


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.<ref name="fy2010"/>
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.<ref name="fy2010">{{cite web |title= Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Maine|publisher= [http://www.amtrak.com Amtrak] |date= November 2010 |url= http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MAINE10.pdf |format= PDF |accessdate= 2011-1-6}}</ref>


Portland Transportation Center is located in Portland's Libbytown neighborhood,<ref name="libbytown">{{cite news|last=Deans|first=Emma|title=Welcome to Nowhere {{!}} Reconnecting an amputated neighborhood|url=http://www.thebollard.com/bollard/?p=7612|accessdate=12 July 2010|newspaper=The Bollard|date=8 July 2010}}</ref> about a half mile west of the former [[Portland (Maine) Union Station|Portland Union Station]]. It is located next to [[Pan Am Railways]]' Mountain Branch, formerly the [[Mountain Division]] of the [[Maine Central Railroad]].
Portland Transportation Center is located in Portland's Libbytown neighborhood,<ref name="libbytown">{{cite news|last=Deans|first=Emma|title=Welcome to Nowhere {{!}} Reconnecting an amputated neighborhood|url=http://www.thebollard.com/bollard/?p=7612|accessdate=12 July 2010|newspaper=The Bollard|date=8 July 2010}}</ref> about a half mile west of the former [[Portland (Maine) Union Station|Portland Union Station]]. It is located next to [[Pan Am Railways]]' Mountain Branch, formerly the [[Mountain Division]] of the [[Maine Central Railroad]].

Revision as of 16:17, 18 November 2011

Portland Transportation Center
Sign at the entrance to the Portland Transportation Center
General information
Location100 Thompson's Point Road
Portland, ME 04102
Owned byConcord Coach Lines
Line(s)
  Downeaster
Platforms1 (Elevated, covered, lit)
Tracks2 (excluding storage tracks)
ConnectionsGreater Portland Metro Bus, Greater Portland Transit District, Concord Coach Lines, Megabus (via Concord Coach Lines), private taxis
Construction
ParkingYes: $4.00 per day with train/bus receipt, $6.00 per day without receipt[1]
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codePOR
History
Opened1996 (bus station)
Rebuilt2001 (train station)
Passengers
2011208,979[2] Increase 16%
Services
Ticket agent, Quik-Trak machine, ATM, complimentary coffee, Wi-Fi, visitor information, payphones, restrooms, vending machines
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Template:Amtrak linesTerminus
Template:Amtrak lines
Proposed
The platform at PTC; an Amtrak Downeaster train is alongside.

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Concord Coach Lines: Agency Information for Portland, Maine". Concord Coach Lines. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Portland, ME (POR)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Portland, ME to Boston & Logan Airport". Concord Coach Lines. 12 September 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  4. ^ Full Schedule | Amtrak Downeaster
  5. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Maine" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. Retrieved 2011-1-6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Deans, Emma (8 July 2010). "Welcome to Nowhere | Reconnecting an amputated neighborhood". The Bollard. Retrieved 12 July 2010.

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