Downeaster Route Atlas
between Boston, Massachusetts
and Portland, Maine
Amtrak
Train Numbers 680 (southbound) and 681 (northbound)
Numbers 1-10 on the map represent the currently scheduled Downeaster stops. Using the following links you can either choose to tour the entire route between Boston and Portland, Maine, or hop on the train at any station along the way and proceed in either direction from there. Click here to start at the beginning or click on one of the stations listed below to start from there.
Once on board..... click "next"
(toward
Boston)
or
"previous" 
(toward Portland)
to take
the virtual rail journey at your leisure.
Stations on Amtrak's Downeaster Route
Maine |
Massachusetts |
| 1 Portland (POR) | 8 Haverhill (HHL) |
|
2 Old
Orchard Beach (ORB) |
9 Woburn (WOB) |
| 3 Saco (SAO) | 10 Boston North (BON) |
| 4 Wells (WEM) | |
New Hampshire |
|
| 5 Dover (DOV) | |
| 6 Durham-UNH (DHM) | |
| 7 Exeter (EXR) |
|
Click
on 
at any time to go
to the "Route Overview
Page" where you may again jump to any station along the route.
Each "station stop" includes a photo of the station, a local street map, local transportation options, and links to many more items of local interest. Between the station pages there are detailed station to station maps and links to all of the counties that you pass through along the way.
Enjoy the Ride!
Route Description
This short round trip is a great way for first time train travelers to slow down and enjoy the great scenery of northeastern Massachusetts, southeast New Hampshire and touch the Atlantic Ocean in Maine.
The rail travel distance between Portland, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts on the Downeaster Route is about 115 miles. The rail travel time is about 2-1/2 hours.
