Wells Regional Transportation Center

Train station in Wells, Maine

Maine Turnpike Authority (station)
CSX Transportation/Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (platform)
CSX Transportation (track)

Platforms1 side platformTracks2ConstructionParking200 spacesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: WEMHistoryOpenedDecember 15, 2001PassengersFY 202242,513^[1] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Dover toward Boston North		Downeaster		Saco toward Brunswick

Location

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.

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) is adding a 6-mile (9.7 km) second track through Wells to allow an additional daily Brunswick-Wells round trip. The project will also add a second platform and a footbridge to the Wells station. The plan was issued in 2019; In February 2020, NNERPA was awarded a $16.9 million federal grant for the project.^[3]

References

^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Maine" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Wells, ME (WEM)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
^ "Senator Collins Announces Nearly $17 Million for Railroad That Serves the Downeaster" (Press release). Office of Senator Susan Collins. February 27, 2020.