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Portland Transportation Center

Portland Transportation Center
Portland Transportation Center sign.jpg
Sign at the entrance to the Portland Transportation Center
Location 100 Thompson's Point Road
Portland, ME 04102
Owned by Concord Coach Lines
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2 (excluding storage tracks)
Connections Greater Portland Metro Bus, Greater Portland Transit District, Concord Coach Lines, Megabus (via Concord Coach Lines), private taxis
Construction
Parking Yes: $4.00 per day with train/bus receipt, $6.00 per day without receipt
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code POR
History
Opened 1996 (bus station)
Rebuilt 2001 (train station)
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 190,353 Decrease 11.3%
Services
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak   Following station
Downeaster

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 Route 1 and the Greater Portland Metro Bus Express Bus Service to Freeport, 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.

Coordinates: 43°39′13″N 70°17′28″W / 43.65361°N 70.29111°W / 43.65361; -70.29111



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