Southern Maine Public Transportation Systems
ShuttleBus
ZOOM
COAST
Sanford Transit
The WAVE
Demand-Responsive Service
Downeaster Amtrak Service
ShuttleBus (Biddeford/Saco/Old
Orchard Beach Transit Committee)
The ShuttleBus
provides fixed route bus service in Biddeford, Saco, and Old Orchard Beach.
The regular routes consist of two circular routes meeting in downtown Saco.
In addition, inter-city service is provided to the Portland area via Old Rochard
Beach, Scarborough and South Portland (Maine Mall).
ZOOM (Turnpike Express Bus Service)
This intercity commuter express bus service is operated by the ShuttleBus,
and provides service between Exit 32 in Biddeford, Exit 36 in Saco, and downtown
Portland. Service is provided Monday-Friday. (282-5408)
COAST (Cooperative Alliance for
Seacoast Transportation)
COAST provides service
(Route 1) between Berwick and the Dover and Somersworth, NH areas. The service
provides 9 round trips Monday-Friday. COAST also operates several other routes
in the seacoast N.H. area. (603-743-5777)
Sanford Transit (York County Community
Action Corporation)
The York County Community Action Corporation (YCCAC)
provides a fixed route service in Sanford (My Bus) Monday-Friday. Service is
provided hourly between Springvale Square and the Center for Shopping (Shaw's
Plaza), generally along Route 109/Main Street. (324-5762)
The WAVE (Wheels to Access Vocation
and Education)
The WAVE transportation
service, operated by YCCAC, provides rides seven days a week between the Springvale
village area of Sanford and Wells and also between Sanford and Biddeford. It
is a service designed to link people without transportation to jobs, job training,
education sites, and child care services if needed. Major stops include Springvale
(including the University of Maine Center), downtown Sanford, Center for Shopping,
south Sanford industrial park, Wells industrial park, and York County Technical
College. (459-WAVE). In Biddeford, service is provided to employment sites near
Exit 32, including the shops at Biddeford Crossing and the Five Points Shopping
Center.
Demand-Responsive Service (YCCAC)
Compared to fixed-route service, in which the individual rider must adapt their
schedule and destination to the provided service, demand
responsive services are more flexible and can come to the rider. YCCAC's
demand responsive service routes are designed to serve primarily the elderly,
people with disabilities, and low-income individuals, and the general public
secondarily. Passengers must make arrangements with a dispatcher at least 24
hours in advance to be picked up. Most municipalities in York County receive
service at least one day a week. (324-5762)
Downeaster Amtrak Service
The Downeaster provides 5 round trips per day between Portland and Boston (North
Station). Other stops in Maine include Old Orchard Beach (seasonal), Saco, and
Wells. Visit their web page at www.thedowneaster.com
for more information, or call 1-800-USA-RAIL.