BIDDEFORD – ShuttleBus-ZOOM has announced that the Portland Intercity bus service will be reduced to one bus on Jan. 13.
According to ShuttleBus-ZOOM, insufficient funding at the state level has generated this reduction in service.
The Portland Intercity bus will run seven days a week.
The first bus of the day will stop at SMHC in Biddeford at 6:30 a.m., Saco Main Street at 6:40 a.m., Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce at 6:55, The Clambake restaurant and Pine Point at 7 a.m., Scarborough Dunston Corner at 7:05 a.m., Scarborough Oak Hill at 7:10 a.m., MMC Scarborough at 7:15 a.m., Maine Mall at 7:30 a.m., Greyhound station in Portland at 7:40 a.m. And Portland City Hall at 7:55 a.m.
The Portland Intercity service second run of the day will begin at the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce at 9 a.m., stopping at the Clambake restaurant at 9:05 a.m., Dunston Corner at 9:13 a.m., Oak Hill at 9:18 a.m., Scarborough MMC at at 9:23 a.m., Maine Mall at 9:30 a.m., Greyhound station at 9:40 a.m. and Portland City Hall at 9:55 a.m.
There will be a run that begins at 11 a.m. And follows the same schedule as the 9 a.m. run. There will also be runs beginning at the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. That will not stop at the Maine Mall.
The final run of the day will begin at the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce at 9 p.m., stop at the Clambake at 9:05 p.m., Scarborough Dunstan Corner at 9:13 p.m., Scarborough Oak Hill at 9:18 p.m., with a final stop at the Maine Mall at 9:30 p.m.
For the return runs, the first run of the day will begin at the Portland Greyhound station at 8 a.m., then stop at the mall at 8:15 a.m., MMC Scarborough at 8:25 a.m., Oak Hill at 8:30 a.m., Dunstan Corner at 8:39 a.m., The Clambake at 8:45 a.m., and end at the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce at 8:50 a.m.
There will be runs that begin at the Greyhound station at 10 a.m., noon, 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. that follow the same schedule.
There will be a run beginning at the Greyhound station at 7 p.m, that will make stops at the Maine Mall at 7:15 p.m., Scarborough Oak Hill at 7:30 p.m., Dunstan Corner at 7:39 p.m., The Clambake at 7:45 p.m., with a final stop at the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce at 7:50 p.m.
The final return run of the day will begin at 9:30 p.m. at the Maine Mall, with stops at Oak Hill at 9:35 p.m., Dunstan Corner at 9:45 p.m., The Clambake at 9:50 p.m., the Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce at 9:55 p.m., with a final stop at Saco Main Street at 10:05 p.m. This bus will make a stop at SMHC upon request.
The schedule will be in operation until July 1. Call the ShuttleBus-ZOOM office at 282-5408 with any questions.
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