Portland Transportation Center
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Sign at the entrance to the Portland Transportation Center
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Location | 100 Thompson's Point Road Portland, ME 04102 |
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Owned by | Concord Coach Lines | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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Parking | Yes: $4.00 per day with train/bus receipt, $6.00 per day without receipt | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | POR | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1996 (bus station) | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2001 (train station) | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2013) | 190,353 11.3% | ||||||||||
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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) 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