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Amtrak's Downeaster Service

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THE STATION Saco's Amtrak parking lot will be built by R. J. Grondin Co. You can view a PDF version of the design by following this link.

Amtrak's Downeaster rail service leaves Saco's railroad station four times a day for Boston. Tickets can be purchased by telephone (1-800-872-7245), over the Internet at www.amtrak.com, at the Portland Amtrak station during business hours or from local travel agents.

More information about The Downeaster is available on the Downeaster web site.

A schedule is shown below. You can also download a PDF version which can be printed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Follow this link to download the schedule.

SOUTHBOUND, READ DOWN
Train #	680	678	682	684	686	688
Days Run	M-F	Sa-Su	Daily	Daily	M-F	Sa-Su
Leaving	A.M.	A.M.	A.M.	P.M.	P.M.	P.M.
Departs Portland, ME	6:05	6:30	8:45	2:00	4:00	7:00
Old Orchard Beach, ME	6:21	6:46	9:01	2:16	4:16	7:16
Saco/Biddeford, ME	6:30	6:55	9:10	2:25	4:25	7:25
Wells, ME	6:48	7:13	9:28	2:43	4:43	7:43
Dover, NH	7:11	7:36	9:51	3:06	5:06	8:06
Durham-UNH	7:20	7:45	10:00	3:15	5:15	8:15
Exeter, NH	7:33	7:58	10:13	3:28	5:28	8:28
Haverhill, MA	7:56	8:21	10:36	3:51	5:51	8:51
Woburn/Anderson	8:27	8:52	11:07	4:22	6:22	9:22
Arrives Boston N. Station	8:50	9:15	11:30	4:45	6:45	9:45
Arriving	A.M.	A.M.	A.M.	P.M.	P.M.	P.M.

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NORTHBOUND, READ UP
Train #	681	683	685	689	687
Days Run	Daily	Daily	M-F	Sa-Su	Daily
Arriving	P.M.	P.M.	P.M.	P.M.	A.M.
Arrives Portland, ME	12:30	2:45	9:00	10:30	1:45
Old Orchard Beach, ME	12:08	2:23	8:38	10:08	1:22
Saco/Biddeford, ME	12:01	2:16	8:31	10:01	1:16
Wells, ME	11:43	1:58	8:13	9:43	12:58
Dover, NH	11:24	1:39	7:54	9:23	12:39
Durham-UNH	11:13	1:28	7:43	9:12	12:28
Exeter, NH	11:00	1:15	7:30	8:59	12:15
Haverhill, MA	10:38	12:53	7:08	8:37	11:53
Woburn/Anderson	10:07	12:22	6:37	8:07	11:22
Departs Boston North Station	9:45	12:00N	6:15	7:45	11:00
Leaving	A.M.	P.M.	P.M.	P.M.	P.M