Wells Regional Transportation Center is an

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...

train station in

Wells, Maine Wells is a resort town in York County, Maine, United States. Founded in 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine. The population was 11,314 at the 2020 census. Wells Beach is a popular summer destination. History The Abenaki Indians calle ...

. The station sits next to the

Pan Am Railways Pan Am Railways, Inc. (PAR) is a subsidiary of CSX Corporation that operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag, Maine, to Rotterdam Junction, New York. Pan Am Railways is primarily made up of former Clas ...

mainline, formerly the Western Route mainline of the

Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Railroad was a U.S. Class I railroad in northern New England. Originally chartered in 1835, it became part of what was the Pan Am Railways network in 1983 (most of which was purchased by CSX in 2022). At the end of 1970, B ...

History

In 1993, the town of Wells voted to build a transportation center for intercity buses and then-planned Amtrak service. service began on December 15, 2001, with only a platform at Wells. The station building was constructed in 2002 and opened in 2003. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNERPA) is adding a 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.

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External links

Wells Amtrak Station – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb)
{{Amtrak Maine stations Wells, Maine Amtrak stations in Maine Railway stations in the United States opened in 2001 Transit centers in the United States Bus stations in Maine Stations along Boston and Maine Railroad lines Transportation buildings and structures in York County, Maine