Wells Regional Transportation Center

Wells Regional Transportation Center is an Amtrak train station in Wells, Maine. The station sits next to the Pan Am Railways mainline, formerly the Western Route mainline of the Boston and Maine Railroad.

Wells Regional Transportation Center
Wells Regional Transportation Center in 2011
Location696 Sanford Road, Wells, Maine
Coordinates43°19′15″N 70°36′44″W
Owned byTown of Wells
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingFree; about 200 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeWEM
History
OpenedDecember 15, 2001
Traffic
Passengers (2017)68,752[1]  40.9%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Dover
toward Boston North
 Downeaster Saco
toward Brunswick

History

In 1993, the town of Wells voted to build a transportation center for intercity buses and then-planned Amtrak service.[2] Downeaster service began on December 15, 2001, with only a platform at Wells. The station building was constructed in 2002 and opened in 2003.[2]

The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNERPA) plans to add 6 miles (9.7 km) of second track through Wells, which will allow an additional daily Brunswick-Wells round trip. The station will be modified with a second platform and a footbridge. In February 2020, NNERPA was awarded a $16.9 million federal grant for the project.[3]

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of Maine" (PDF). Amtrak. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  2. "Wells, ME (WEM)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  3. "Senator Collins Announces Nearly $17 Million for Railroad That Serves the Downeaster" (Press release). Office of Senator Susan Collins. February 27, 2020.

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