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Portland, Union Station

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Portland, Union Station

Snapshot in Time • Images & Artifacts

Snapshot in Time: Historical Service

Historical snapshots based on data from available timetables.

  • 1853
  • 1879
  • 1885
  • 1906
  • 1917
  • 1918
  • 1919
  • 1923
  • 1927
  • 1929
  • 1930
  • 1933
  • 1941
  • 1967
  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1853)

Station Name

Portland

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company
Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad
Portland to Island Pond
Route Information

Departures

Agency Trip Destination Time Service
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company 1 South Paris 07:15
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company 1 Northumberland 07:20
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company 3 Danville Junction 08:15
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company 4 Island Pond 13:30

Arrivals

Agency Trip Origin Time Service
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company 2 South Paris 08:15
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company 4 Danville Junction 13:20
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company 3 Island Pond 14:30
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Company 2 Northumberland 16:30
  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1879)

Station Name

Portland

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Eastern Rail-road Company
Portsmouth and Portland
Portsmouth to Portland
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1885)

Station Name

Portland

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Portland and Rochester Railroad
Portland and Rochester
Portland to Rochester
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1906)

Station Name

Portland

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Eastern Division - Main Line
Boston to Portland, Conway Junction to Intervale
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Western Division - Main Line
Boston to Portland
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Worcester, Nashua and Portland Division - Main Line
Worcester to Portland
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1906)

Station Name

Portland, Union Station

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Eastern Division - Main Line
Boston to Portland, Conway Junction to Intervale
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Western Division - Main Line
Boston to Portland
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Worcester, Nashua and Portland Division - Main Line
Worcester to Portland
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1917)

Station Name

Portland, Union Station

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Portland Terminal Company

Portland to Thompson's Point, Portland Junction and Westbrook
Route Information
Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Mountain Division - Main Line
Portland to St. Johnsbury, Quebec Junction to Lime Ridge
Route Information
Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Main Line
Portland to Bangor
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1917)

Station Name

Portland, Union Station

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Portland Terminal Company

Portland to Thompson's Point, Portland Junction and Westbrook
Route Information
Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Mountain Division - Main Line
Portland to St. Johnsbury, Quebec Junction to Lime Ridge
Route Information
Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Main Line
Portland to Bangor
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1917)

Station Name

Portland

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Portland Terminal Company

Portland to Thompson's Point, Portland Junction and Westbrook
Route Information
Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Mountain Division - Main Line
Portland to St. Johnsbury, Quebec Junction to Lime Ridge
Route Information
Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Main Line
Portland to Bangor
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1918)

Station Name

Portland, Union Station

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Portland Division - Main Line via Dover
Boston to Portland
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Portland Division - Main Line via Portsmouth
Boston to Portland, Jewett to Intervale
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Worcester, Nashua and Portland Division - Main Line
Worcester to Portland
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1919)

Station Name

Portland

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland and Bangor
Portland to Bangor
Route Information
Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland, Danville Junction and Lewiston
Portland to Waterville via Lewiston
Route Information

Departures

Agency Trip Destination Time Service
Maine Central Railroad Company 127 Mt. Desert Ferry via Bangor 01:25 Daily
Maine Central Railroad Company 153 Mt. Desert Ferry via Waterville and Bangor 06:20 Daily, except Monday
Maine Central Railroad Company 153 Mt. Desert Ferry via Waterville and Bangor 06:20 Daily, except Monday
Maine Central Railroad Company 53 Rockland via Brunswick 06:45 Daily
Maine Central Railroad Company 735 Skowhegan via Waterville 07:00 Sunday only
Maine Central Railroad Company 1 Bangor 07:15 Daily
Maine Central Railroad Company 5 Waterville 07:35 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 7 Farmington via Leeds Junction 08:30 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 3 Waterville 10:05 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 29 Vanceboro via Waterville and Bangor 11:05 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 29 Vanceboro via Waterville and Bangor 11:05 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 57 Rockland via Brunswick 12:30 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 711 Bangor 12:49 Sunday only
Maine Central Railroad Company 11 Mt. Desert Ferry via Bangor 12:50 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 67 Farmington via Leeds Junction 12:55 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 13 Skowhegan via Waterville 13:15 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 15 Skowhegan via Waterville 16:55 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 25 Bangor 17:05 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 739 Waterville 18:25 Sunday only
Maine Central Railroad Company 171 Bangor 22:45 Saturday only
Maine Central Railroad Company 71 Vanceboro via Bangor 22:45 Daily, except Saturday

Arrivals

Agency Trip Origin Time Service
Maine Central Railroad Company 2 Bangor 01:05 Daily
Maine Central Railroad Company 8 Vanceboro via Bangor 05:30 Daily
Maine Central Railroad Company 12 Skowhegan via Waterville 08:30 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 44 Waterville 08:38 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 732 Waterville 09:25 Sunday only
Maine Central Railroad Company 56 Farmington via Leeds Junction 11:30 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 14 Skowhegan via Waterville 11:50 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 64 Bangor 11:55 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 764 Mt. Desert Ferry via Bangor 12:20 Sunday only
Maine Central Railroad Company 76 Rockland via Brunswick 13:15 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 20 Bangor 15:30 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 20 Bangor via Waterville 15:30 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 16 Skowhegan via Waterville 17:30 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 24 Farmington via Leeds Junction 17:40 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 102 Vanceboro via Bangor 17:55 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 736 Skowhegan via Waterville 19:53 Sunday only
Maine Central Railroad Company 80 Rockland via Brunswick 20:05 Daily
Maine Central Railroad Company 712 Bangor 20:15 Sunday only
Maine Central Railroad Company 112 Bangor 20:25 Daily, except Sunday
Maine Central Railroad Company 156 Mt. Desert Ferry via Bangor and Waterville 21:20 Daily, except Saturday
Maine Central Railroad Company 156 Mt. Desert Ferry via Bangor and Waterville 21:20 Daily, except Saturday
  • Station Details
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  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1923)

Station Name

Portland, Union Station

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Portland Division - Main Line via Dover
Boston to Portland
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Portland Division - Main Line via Portsmouth
Boston to Portland, Jewett to Intervale
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
First Operating District, Worcester, Nashua and Portland Division - Main Line
Worcester to Portland
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1927)

Station Name

Portland (Union Station)

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Lower Road
Portland to Bangor
Route Information
Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Mountain Road
Portland to St. Johnsbury
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1927)

Station Name

Portland Union Station

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Lower Road
Portland to Bangor
Route Information
Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Mountain Road
Portland to St. Johnsbury
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1929)

Station Name

Portland (Union Station)

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Lower Road
Portland to Bangor
Route Information
Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Mountain Road
Portland to St. Johnsbury
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1929)

Station Name

Portland Union Station

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Lower Road
Portland to Bangor
Route Information
Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Mountain Road
Portland to St. Johnsbury
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1930)

Station Name

Portland, Union Station

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Terminal and Portland Divisions - Boston and Portland (Eastern Route)
Boston to Portland
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Terminal and Portland Divisions - Boston and Portland (Western Route)
Boston to Portland
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1933)

Station Name

Portland Union Station

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Lower Road
Portland to Bangor
Route Information
Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Mountain Subdivision
Portland to St. Johnsbury
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1933)

Station Name

Portland (Union Station)

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Lower Road
Portland to Bangor
Route Information
Rail Service
Maine Central Railroad Company
Portland Division - Mountain Subdivision
Portland to St. Johnsbury
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1941)

Station Name

Portland, Union Station

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Portland Division - Nashua and Portland Terminal Limit
Nashua to Portland Terminal Limit
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Terminal and Portland Divisions - Boston and Portland (Eastern Route)
Boston to Portland
Route Information
Rail Service
Boston and Maine Railroad
Terminal and Portland Divisions - Boston and Portland (Western Route)
Boston to Portland
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

  • Station Details
  • Routes Served
  • Departures
  • Arrivals

Station Details (as of 1967)

Station Name

Portland

Location

Portland, Maine

Routes Served

Rail Service
Boston and Maine Corporation
Boston Division - Wilmington and Portland Terminal Tower One
Wilmington to Portland Terminal Tower One
Route Information

Departures

No departures recorded.

Arrivals

No arrivals recorded.

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