In 1993, the town of Wells voted to build a transportation center for intercity buses and then-planned Amtrak service.

[2] Downeaster service began on December 15, 2001, with only a platform at Wells.

[2] The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNERPA) is adding a 6-mile (9.7 km) second track through Wells to allow an additional daily Brunswick-Wells round trip.

The plan was issued in 2019; In February 2020, NNERPA was awarded a $16.9 million federal grant for the project.

[3] Media related to Wells Regional Transportation Center at Wikimedia Commons