Maine State Ferry Service

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The Maine State Ferry Service is a publicly operated ferry system that provides essential transportation between mainland Maine and several of its coastal island communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ferry operator
public transportation agency
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fareSystem state-regulated fares
hasFleet roll-on/roll-off ferries
hasPublicServiceObligation yes
headquartersLocation Rockland, Maine
industry maritime transport
isPartOf Maine Department of Transportation
jurisdiction Maine
surface form: State of Maine
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Knox County, Maine
Lincoln County, Maine
Waldo County, Maine
operatedBy Maine Department of Transportation
operator Maine Department of Transportation
ownedBy Maine
surface form: State of Maine
ownedRollingStock ferry vessels
port Bass Harbor–Frenchboro
surface form: Bass Harbor, Maine

Lincolnville, Maine
Rockland, Maine
primaryFunction essential transportation for island communities
provides passenger transport
vehicle transport
year-round ferry service
publicTransportType ferry
regionServed Downeast Maine
Midcoast Maine
route Bass Harbor–Frenchboro
Bass Harbor–Swan’s Island
Rockland–Islesboro
surface form: Lincolnville–Islesboro

Rockland–Islesboro
Rockland–Matinicus
Rockland–North Haven
Rockland–Vinalhaven
serves coastal Maine islands
mainland Maine
servesIsland Frenchboro, Maine
Islesboro, Maine
Matinicus Isle, Maine
North Haven, Maine
Swan’s Island, Maine
Vinalhaven, Maine, United States
surface form: Vinalhaven, Maine
serviceType passenger ferry
vehicle ferry
state Maine
transportationMode sea
website https://www.maine.gov/mdot/ferry/

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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maine State Ferry Service
Description of subject: The Maine State Ferry Service is a publicly operated ferry system that provides essential transportation between mainland Maine and several of its coastal island communities.

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maine Department of Transportation responsibleFor Maine State Ferry Service
Maine Department of Transportation oversees Maine State Ferry Service
Rockland–Vinalhaven operatedBy Maine State Ferry Service
Rockland–Vinalhaven partOf Maine State Ferry Service
this entity surface form: Maine State Ferry Service network
Rockland–North Haven operator Maine State Ferry Service
Rockland–North Haven servedBy Maine State Ferry Service
this entity surface form: Maine State Ferry Service vessels
Bass Harbor–Frenchboro operator Maine State Ferry Service
Bass Harbor–Frenchboro partOf Maine State Ferry Service
this entity surface form: Maine State Ferry Service network
Bass Harbor–Swan’s Island operator Maine State Ferry Service
Bass Harbor–Swan’s Island partOf Maine State Ferry Service
this entity surface form: Maine State Ferry Service network
Matinicus Isle, Maine transportOperator Maine State Ferry Service
Swan’s Island, Maine hasTransportConnection Maine State Ferry Service
subject surface form: Swan's Island, Maine