South Portland Bus Service is a municipally-owned suburban provider of
mass transportation
Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...
. Because the city of
South Portland opted out of the
Greater Portland Transit District
The Greater Portland METRO is a regional public transportation system, established in 1966, in Southern Maine. Operated by the Greater Portland Transit District, a transit district comprising Portland, Westbrook, Falmouth, Yarmouth, Freeport, ...
, this community runs its own separate three-route bus service. Two routes serve major shopping areas and loop through major residential streets, funneling residents locally and giving them access to downtown
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
. A third route provides access to
Willard Beach and
Southern Maine Community College
Southern Maine Community College is a public community college in South Portland, Maine. It is part of the Maine Community College System.
History
Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) opened in Augusta, Maine in 1946 under the name "Maine ...
, with all three routes going to downtown Portland.
Route list
*21 Willard Square/SMCC
*24A
Maine Mall
The Maine Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in South Portland, Maine, United States. Owned and managed by Brookfield Properties, it is the largest shopping mall in the state of Maine, and the second-largest in northern New England, behind New Hamp ...
via Main Street
*24B Maine Mall via Community Center
External links
South Portland Bus Service (official web site)
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Bus transportation in Maine
South Portland, Maine
Transit agencies in Maine