| Metro BREEZ | |
|---|---|
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 A Breez bus, pictured in 2016 | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | Greater Portland Metro |
| Began service | 2016 |
| Route | |
| Locale | Southern Maine, U.S. |
| Communities served | Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport and Brunswick |
| Start | Portland Transportation Center, Portland |
| End | Amtrak station, Brunswick |
| Length | 30 miles (48 km) |
| Service | |
| Operates | Monday to Saturday |
| Annual patronage | 73,461 (as of March 2022) |
| Transfers | Yes |
| Timetable | |
The Metro Breez (stylized METRO BREEZ) is an express bus service in Southern Maine, United States, provided by Greater Portland Metro. It runs thirteen times on weekdays and six times on Saturdays between Portland, the state's largest city, and Brunswick, around 30 miles (48 km) to the northeast,[1] with stops in Yarmouth and Freeport.[2][3]
The service was established in 2016, after a successful pilot project, via an Act of the 129th Maine Legislature. Its long-term potential was to reduce congestion on Interstate 295, on which the service runs for part of its route.[4] The route initially ran between Portland and Freeport, but was expanded to Brunswick in 2017. Falmouth was removed from the route around the same time;[5] this route was already served by the route 7 Falmouth Flyer.
Each bus offers free Wi-Fi.
- ^ "Metro BREEZ | Greater Portland Transit, ME". gpmetro.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "METRO BREEZ | Greater Portland Transit, ME". www.gpmetro.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "Metro temporarily scales back Breez, Portland bus service". Press Herald. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "HP1430, LD 2009, item 1, An Act To Permit the Expansion of Municipal Membership of the Greater Portland Transit District". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
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