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Greater Portland Transit District (Metro)

114 Valley Street
Portland, ME 04102
United States
207.774.0351
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Greater Portland Transit District
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Metro provides safe, frequent, efficient, reliable and affordable transportation throughout the Greater Portland Region.

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On Oct. 24, 2024, Greater Portland Metro’s Board of Directors voted to approve merging South Portland’s city-run bus system into Greater Portland Transit District (Metro).
As part of the merger, Metro has agreed to hire all South Portland bus operators, honor their seniority in terms of pay and benefits and give them the opportunity to continue ...
Oct. 28, 2024
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The new ITS platform will consist of Equans’ NAVINE CAD/AVL system and the Optibus Planning, Scheduling, Rostering and Operations software.
Aug. 6, 2024
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The first electric buses to provide fixed-route public transit in Maine in more than 20 years will begin service this week.
May 18, 2022
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Metro is also introducing automated voice announcements.
Sept. 13, 2019
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The Husky Line will increase the level of transit service along the William Clark Drive/Main Street corridor in Westbrook and the Brighton Avenue corridor in Portland.
One of the key initiatives of Metro’s ambitious Transit West Project, announced last year, is the Husky Line, a distinctively-branded bus route featuring more frequent connections...
Aug. 28, 2018
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Visitors were able to view the new buses at the Portland Farmers' Market.
Greater Portland METRO unveiled new, 40-foot low floor buses with modern, friendly features reflecting the agency’s vision of a more sustainable future.
May 2, 2018
The new order, which adds a total of 11 equivalent units to New Flyer’s backlog, supports Metro’s aged fleet replacement with diesel buses, as well as planned fleet expansion ...
Nov. 30, 2017
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Greater Portland Transit District (Metro) formed in 1966, reached record ridership of 1.81 million in 2016. This shatters the 1.57 million mark reached in 2015, which saw the ...
Jan. 25, 2017
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The pass allows unlimited use of Metro bus routes during the academic school year, including weekends and break periods.
Hundreds of students boarded Metro buses daily in September, as part of a new partnership with Portland's public high schools. September ridership reached a record 154,707 as ...
Oct. 9, 2015
Gregory M. Jordan, of Tempe, Ariz. has been selected by the board of directors of Greater Portland Transit District as Metro’s new general manager.
June 27, 2013

Articles

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Denise Beck at an event showing someone how to use the transit tracker app.
Passenger signage allows riders to navigate their local systems in a more effective fashion, the Greater Portland Transit District has been working to update its offered information...
March 10, 2017

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