Brunswick Link

Brunswick Link
Founded2010 (as the Brunswick Explorer)
LocaleBrunswick, Maine
Service areaCumberland County, Maine
Service typeBus service
Routes1
Stops27
OperatorWestern Maine Transportation Services
Websitehttp://www.brunswicklink.org

The Brunswick Link is a bus service in Brunswick, Maine, United States. Established in 2021, as a successor to the Brunswick Explorer, the bus route serves 27 stops in the Brunswick and Cook's Corner areas.[1] It is operated by Western Maine Transportation Services, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) regional transportation corporation, created by statute in 1976 and appointed by the Maine Department of Transportation to provide public transportation.[2]

The Brunswick Explorer was a "flex route", but a study undertaken in 2020 determined that the town would benefit from a full-schedule fixed-route service.[2]

The Brunswick Link runs hourly from the Amtrak station to Mid Coast Hospital, via Brunswick Landing. It also provides a connection, three times a day, to the BlueLine Commuter service, also run by Western Maine Transportation, which services Bath, the Topsham Fair Mall, Lisbon Falls and Lewiston.[3] Connections are also made to the Metro BREEZ express bus to and from Portland, the state's most populous city.[4]

The buses are able to divert off-route for up to 0.75 miles (1.21 km) to pick up passengers with disabilities, as long as reservations have been made through the Americans with Disabilities Act.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Record, C. Thacher CarterTimes (2021-11-21). "Brunswick's public bus system to get new route and makeover next month". Press Herald. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  2. ^ a b "About Us". Brunswick Link. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  3. ^ Bin, Nancy ChandlerThe Recycle (2023-08-15). "The Recycle Bin: Travel lightly on Earth". Press Herald. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  4. ^ a b Record, C. Thacher CarterTimes (2021-11-21). "Brunswick's public bus system to get new route and makeover next month". Press Herald. Retrieved 2023-09-10.