Wells Regional Transportation Center

For other uses, see Wells railway station (disambiguation).

Wells, ME
Wells Regional Transportation Center in 2011
General information
Other names	Wells Regional Transportation Center
Location	696 Sanford Road Wells, Maine United States
Coordinates	43°19′15″N70°36′44″W / 43.32074°N 70.61218°W / 43.32074; -70.61218
Owned by	Maine Turnpike Authority (station) CSX Transportation/Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (platform) CSX Transportation (track)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	200 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: WEM
History
Opened	December 15, 2001
Passengers
FY 2023	52,605 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Dover toward Boston North Downeaster Saco toward Brunswick
Location

Wells Regional Transportation Center is an Amtrak train station in Wells, Maine. The station sits next to the Pan Am Railways mainline, formerly the Western Route mainline of the Boston and Maine Railroad.

History

In 1993, the town of Wells voted to build a transportation center for intercity buses and then-planned Amtrak service. ^[2] Downeaster service began on December 15, 2001, with only a platform at Wells. The station building was constructed in 2002 and opened in 2003. ^[2]

The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) added a 6-mile (9.7 km) second track through Wells to allow an additional daily Brunswick-Wells round trip which was completed in December 2024. The project will also add a second platform and a footbridge to the Wells station, which started construction in March 2025 and is planed to be completed late in the fall of 2026. ^[3] The plan was issued in 2019; In February 2020, NNEPRA was awarded a $16.9 million federal grant for the project. ^[4]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Maine" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
2. "Wells, ME (WEM)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
3. "Wells Area Improvement Project". Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority.
4. "Senator Collins Announces Nearly $17 Million for Railroad That Serves the Downeaster" (Press release). Office of Senator Susan Collins. February 27, 2020.

External links

Media related to Wells Regional Transportation Center at Wikimedia Commons

• Wells, ME – Amtrak
• Wells, ME – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Wells Amtrak Station – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb)