Station Data:

Address

100 Thompson's Point Road
Portland, ME 04102

Location

43.65 N, 70.29 W

Elevation

6m / 20ft

Population

66,194 (Census 2010)

Staff

Staffed

Open Hours

5:15am - 5:00pm  MoFr
5:15am - 3:30pm  TuWeTh
5:15am - 4:30pm  SaSu

Building

Built in 1996

Ridership

180,465 (FY2010)

Amtrak Train:

DOWNEASTER

[ Boston, MA - Durham, NH - Dover, NH - Portland, ME ]

Tourist Railroad:

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

2-ft gauge train ride (1.5 miles)

Maine received a $35-million federal stimulus grant in July 2010 that will help pay for the extension of service from Portland to Freeport and Brunswick.  This extension also will allow passengers from existing Downeaster points and the Northeast Corridor to connect to Midcoast points on the Maine Eastern Railroad’s seasonal Brunswick-Rockland service.  The stimulus grant will augment additional state funds to rehabilitate 26.4 miles of existing track owned by Pan American Railways, upgrades to numerous wayside signals, and improvements to 36 highway grade crossings.  Work has begun and should be done by the end of 2012. (Source: Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2010 State of Maine)

Portland Transportation Center
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Portland Transportation Center
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Entrance
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Waiting Area
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Amtrak Ticket Counter
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To Platform
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Platform
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Next station is Saco?
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Looking toward South (Boston)
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Looking toward North
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Looking toward South - Night View
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Downeaster #685 has arrived on time.
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Train is parking in front of Station.
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Portland in the morning
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