POINT Intercity Bus Service

POINT Intercity Bus Service

A POINT bus at Portland Union Station in 2015
Parent	Oregon Department of Transportation
Commenced operation	April 2009 (April 2009)
Service area	Oregon
Service type	Intercity bus
Routes	4
Operator	MTR Western, Pacific Crest Bus Lines, Northwest Navigator
Website	oregon-point.com

The POINT Intercity Bus Service is a four-route, intercity bus service of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The service is administered by ODOT's Public Transportation Division as part of its intercity grant program.^[1] The POINT service exists to connect towns and rural communities with major transportation hubs and urban centers. ODOT accomplishes this by filling gaps in Oregon's long distance transit network where no public services exist and which would otherwise be unprofitable for private companies.

The service functions like a thruway bus service for Amtrak in that it makes direct connections to passenger rail service and sells tickets using Amtrak's system. However, Amtrak does not own or contract POINT buses and the service is open to the general public, not just Amtrak train passengers. The POINT program is similar to the Travel Washington buses in neighboring Washington.