Union Station (Portland, Maine)

Union Station, circa 1909

Union Station was a train station in Portland, Maine.

The building was opened on June 25, 1888, serving trains of the Boston and Maine, Maine Central and Portland and Ogdensburg railroads.[1] Designed by Boston architects Bradlee, Winslow and Witherell, it was inspired by the designs of medieval French châteaux.[2] It was a primarily granite building, with a 188 foot (57 m) clock tower.[2]

The Maine Central ended passenger rail service to the station in September 1960, and it closed on October 30 when the Boston and Maine moved its remaining trains out of the facility.[3] On August 31, 1961, the building was demolished, and a strip mall built on the property.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Union Station, Portland, ca. 1900". Maine Historical Society. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "From the dust of Union Station,Portland preservation arose". Portland Press Herald. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 Holland, Kevin (2004). Passenger Trains of Northern New England in the Streamline Era. Lynchburg, VA: TLC Publishing. ISBN 1-883089-69-7.

Coordinates: 43°39′08″N 70°16′49″W / 43.6522°N 70.2804°W / 43.6522; -70.2804


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