Saco Transportation Center
Saco Transportation Center | |||||||||||
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 New station which opened in 2009. | |||||||||||
| Location |
130 Main Street Saco Island on Main Street Saco, ME 04072 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°29′46″N 70°26′57″W / 43.49622°N 70.44913°WCoordinates: 43°29′46″N 70°26′57″W / 43.49622°N 70.44913°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Saco | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | Free | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | SAO | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened |
2001 (platform) 2009 (station) | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2013) |
50,043[1]  0.1% | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Quik-Trak machine, restrooms, visitor information
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Saco Transportation Center, also referred to as Saco or Saco–Biddeford in some timetables, is a passenger transportation station in Saco, Maine served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, and other transportation providers. On average, about 110 passengers daily board or detrain Amtrak's Downeaster service at the station, making it the third-busiest stop in Maine.[2] The train platform was constructed in 2001, and the station building was constructed in 2008 and opened in 2009. The station is notable for being the first green design train station in the U.S., featuring a wind turbine for electricity, geothermal heating and cooling systems, and a roof made from recycled soda bottles.[3][4]
The station is located next to the Pan Am Railways mainline, formerly the Western Route mainline of the Boston & Maine Railroad.
References
- ↑ "Saco-Biddeford, ME (SAO)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Maine" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-06. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/ink/AmtrakInk-040709.pdf
- ↑ Saco has four bidders to build environmentally friendly station
Gallery
The wind turbine at the Station used to offset power use.
The new station from the parking lots
External links
Media related to Saco Transportation Center at Wikimedia Commons- Saco Transportation Center
- Amtrak – Stations – Saco, ME
- Saco-Biddeford Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Saco-Biddeford, ME (SAO) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)