Brunswick is now the north or east end of the line for Amtrak and has a brand new station at 19 Station Ave, Brunswick, ME 04011 (coordinates 43°54'40.2"N 69°57'55.8"W). A new maintenance facility is also in place in the area between Church Rd and Stanwood St. at 43°54'39.0"N 69°59'00.7"W.
Videos
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Amtrak engine 40 arrives in Brunswick with Downeaster 681 and 4 cars on August 6th of 2015. Video by John Erickson.
CMQ 2004 takes a fiew cars east out of Brunswick on March 21st of 2019. Video by John Erickson.
AMTK 406 & 31 haul AMTK 694 through Deep Cut in Freeport on November 23rd of 2019. Video by John Erickson.
Amtrak 86 and 90224 take Downeaster 681 through Hillside in Brunswick on January 15thof 2021. Video by John Erickson. This video is also on youtube.
Driving directions to the Brunswick Train Station from the Freeport Amtrak Station
1. Head east on Depot St toward Bow St 0.1 mi
2. Turn left onto Bow St 469 ft
3. Turn right onto Main St 0.2 mi
4. Turn left onto Mallet Dr 0.3 mi
5. Slight right to merge onto I-295 N toward Brunswick 6.0 mi
6. Take exit 28 to merge onto U.S. 1 S toward Coastal Rte/Brunswick Bath 1.1 mi
7. Continue on Pleasant St 1.7 mi
8. Turn right onto Union St 0.2 mi
9. Turn left onto Station Ave 443 ft
Directions Compliments of Google Maps
Amtrak Downeaster Schedule
Southbound
WEEKDAY/WEEKEND
Train Number
680/690
682/692
684/694
686/696
688/698
Brunswick, ME
4:30a
7:10a
11:00a
12:55p
5:45p
Freeport, ME
4:43a
7:23a
11:13a
1:08p
5:58p
Portland, ME
5:18a
7:58a
11:48a
1:43p
6:33p
Old Orchard Beach, ME
! 5:33a
! 8:13a
! 12:03p
! 1:58p
! 6:48p
Saco, ME
5:40a
8:20a
12:10p
2:05p
6:55p
Wells, ME
5:59a
8:39a
12:29p
2:24p
7:14p
Dover, NH
6:17a
8:57a
12:47p
2:42p
7:32p
Durham - UNH, NH
6:25a
9:05a
12:55p
2:50p
7:40p
Exeter, NH
6:39a
9:19a
1:09p
3:04p
7:54p
Haverhill, MA
7:00a
9:40a
1:30p
3:25p
8:15p
Woburn, MA
D 7:29a
D 10:09a
D 1:59p
D 3:54p
D 8:44p
Boston, MA
7:50a
10:30a
2:20p
4:15p
9:05p
Northbound
WEEKDAY/WEEKEND
Train Number
681/691
683/693
685/695
687/697
L 689/699
1689
Boston, MA
8:50a
11:50a
3:45p
5:20p
10:30p
11:25p
Woburn, MA
R 9:08a
R 12:08p
R 4:03p
R 5:38p
R 10:48p
R 11:43p
Haverhill, MA
9:38a
12:38p
4:33p
6:08p
11:18p
12:13a
Exeter, NH
9:59a
12:59p
4:54p
6:29p
11:39p
12:34a
Durham - UNH, NH
10:12a
1:12p
5:07p
6:42p
11:52p
12:47a
Dover, NH
10:20a
1:20p
5:15p
6:50p
11:59p
12:55a
Wells, ME
10:38a
1:38p
5:33p
7:08p
12:18a
1:13a
Saco, ME
10:55a
1:55p
5:50p
7:25p
12:35a
1:30a
Old Orchard Beach, ME
! 11:01a
! 2:01p
! 5:56p
! 7:31p
! 12:41a
! 1:36a
Portland, ME
11:25a
2:25p
6:20p
7:55p
1:00a
1:55a
Freeport, ME
11:55p
2:55p
6:50p
8:25p
1:30a
2:25a
Brunswick, ME
12:10p
3:10p
7:05p
8:40p
1:45a
2:40a
! This time is approximate as the train doesn't stop here.
D Due to a non-competition agreement between Amtrak and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority this train only discharges passengers at Woburn/Anderson.
R Due to a non-competition agreement between Amtrak and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority this train only receives passengers at Woburn/Anderson.
L Train 689/699 will depart Boston on a delayed schedule as 1689 on nights of major concerts and events at the TD Garden and Fenway Park that have a start time of later than 8:p. Check the Downeaster Website for exact dates.