Wells Regional Transportation Center

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Wells

Station statistics

Address

696 Sanford Road
Wells, ME 04090

Lines

Downeaster

Platforms

High and low; covered and lighted

Parking

Free; about 200 spaces

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Other information

Opened

2001

Accessible

Code

WEM

Owned by

Town of Wells and Maine Turnpike Authority

Traffic

Passengers (2007)

34,522 ▲ 6.2%

Services

Open 24 hours, Quik-Trak machine, ATM, pay phone, restrooms, snack and beverage vending machines, visitor information, bicycle racks

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

Wells Regional Transportation Center is a train and bus station in Wells, Maine served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, and other transportation providers.

The train platforms were constructed during the summer and fall of 2001 and improved over the next six months. The station was built during the spring and summer of 2002.

The station is served five times daily by Amtrak's Downeaster service, and sees an average of 95 passengers each day, making it the second-busiest stop in Maine.

The Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) business train stopped at the lower platform.

Closer view of the PAR observation car next to the lower platform.

Memorial clock. A plaque at its base notes "John Milne Cole, Sr., Transportation Advocate." Cole, a past president of the Wells area Chamber of Commerce, helped start the Wells Trolley and bring Amtrak's Downeaster service to Wells.^[1]