Classic route
Downeaster
Boston → Brunswick · United States
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Maine’s state-run link passed 10 million riders in December 2024, serving coastal Old Orchard Beach and the outlet town of Freeport.
Stations
- 0 kmBoston North Station
- 21 kmAnderson/Woburn
- 54 kmHaverhill
- 82 kmExeter
- 100 kmDurham-UNH
- 108 kmDover
- 135 kmWells
- 161 kmSaco
- 167 kmOld Orchard Beach
- 185 kmPortland
- 216 kmFreeport
- 229 kmBrunswick
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 4743492 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via Amtrak: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of the Downeaster to Boston
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Downeaster?
The Downeaster runs 233 km from Boston to Brunswick.
How long does the Downeaster take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 30 min for the 233 km. That is an average of 67 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 127 km/h.
Who runs the Downeaster?
Amtrak and NNEPRA, with Amfleet, GE P42DC.
How old is the Downeaster?
The line has been in service since 2001. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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