Interstate/Rose Quarter station

Interstate/Rose Quarter station is a light rail station on the MAX Yellow Line in Portland, Oregon. It is the first stop northbound on the Interstate MAX extension. About 200 yards away is the Rose Quarter Transit Center's MAX station, where transfers to the eastbound MAX Blue and Red lines and the southbound Green Line are possible. Several bus lines also serve the transit center, making stops in the area between the two MAX stations.

Interstate/Rose Quarter
MAX Light Rail station
LocationWithin N Interstate Ave at NE Multnomah St
Portland, Oregon
 United States
Coordinates45°31′49″N 122°40′04″W
Owned byTriMet
Line(s) Yellow Line
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections Blue Line
Green Line
Red Line
at Rose Quarter Transit Center
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesBike racks and lockers
Disabled accessAccessible to people with mobility devices
History
OpenedMay 1, 2004
Services
Preceding station   MAX Light Rail   Following station
Union Station/NW 6th & Hoyt
One-way operation
Yellow Line
toward Expo Center
Union Station/NW 5th & Glisan
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station   MAX Light Rail   Following station
Yellow Line
2004–2009
toward Expo Center

The station is located in the median of Interstate Avenue near the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The station serves the Moda Center, the Memorial Coliseum, and Portland's Rose Quarter district. The station has two side platforms, decorated with the station's signature artwork: Three glass and steel stylized trees on each platform that are illuminated at night.

Bus line connections

This station is served by the following bus lines, at the adjacent Rose Quarter Transit Center:

  • 4 - Division/Fessenden
  • 8 - Jackson Park/NE 15th Ave
  • 35 - Macadam/Greeley
  • 44 - Capitol Hwy/Mocks Crest
  • 77 - Broadway/Halsey
  • 85 - Swan Island
  • C-Tran 157-Lloyd District Express
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