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.

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