The Downeaster is a 141-mile (227 km) regional passenger train service, managed by the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA), and operated by Amtrak. The train runs from North Station in Boston, Massachusetts, to the Portland Transportation Center in Portland, Maine before continuing on to Brunswick Maine Street Station in Brunswick, Maine. The train operates five daily round trips between Portland and Boston and three daily round trips between Portland and Brunswick.
The Downeaster carried over 540,000 passengers in FY2012 and is expected to add over 36,000 riders annually with its expansion to Freeport and Brunswick.
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