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Sat Nov 3, 2018, 08:30 AM Nov 2018

Amtrak expanding train service to Freeport & Brunswick in Maine

More trains from Boston are coming to Freeport and Brunswick.

The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, which manages Amtrak’s Downeaster passenger rail service from Boston to Maine, says the new train service will begin on Nov. 12.

The Downeaster currently runs five round-trips between Portland and Boston, and three of them extend to Freeport and Brunswick. Two additional round trips will service Freeport and Brunswick on weekdays, and one additional trip will be added on weekends.

The passenger authority says it expects the new train service will be popular with commuters, and it will also open up for travel markets for Maine residents. The trains are also expected to be useful for passengers who use the Downeaster to go to sports events.

https://www.pressherald.com/2018/11/02/amtrak-will-start-train-service-to-freeport-brunswick-nov-12/

http://amtrakdowneaster.com/

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Amtrak expanding train service to Freeport & Brunswick in Maine (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 OP
would like to see the Downeaster expand to Waterville/Bangor. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2018 #1
All the way to Castine! Blues Heron Nov 2018 #2
Yeah, maybe to Bucksport! OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2018 #3

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)
1. would like to see the Downeaster expand to Waterville/Bangor.
Sat Nov 3, 2018, 08:39 AM
Nov 2018

An additional line to connect No. NH and Vermont would also be a benefit to tourism in those states.

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