MAX Blue Line

The MAX Blue Line is a 33 mile (53 km) light rail route in the Metropolitan Area Express light rail system in Portland, Oregon. The route runs between Hillsboro and Gresham, via downtown Portland.

Eastside MAX

After TriMet was formed in 1969, it began a study for light rail using funds intended for a canceled freeway (the Mount Hood Freeway). The light rail project was known as the Banfield Light Rail Project, named for the freeway (I-84) that the alignment mainly followed. Voters approved funding for the project, but Gresham officials and businesses rejected the project, until they pushed for a slight routing change, and the 15 mile (24 km) route started construction in 1981, and the line opened in September 1986. This part of the route is called the Eastside MAX today. The Eastside MAX has spawned over $2 billion U.S. in development and redevelopment along its route.

Westside MAX

In 1992, Portland area voters approved funding for the Westside MAX line after the success of the Eastside MAX. It was originally conceived as a line between downtown Portland and Beaverton, but was later in the planning process extended to Hillsboro. Construction started in 1994, and the line opened in September 1998. The line also drew strong ridership, and beat 2005 ridership projections nineteen months after the line opened. As with the Eastside MAX, the Westside MAX has also spawned successful development and redevelopment along its route.

Future Plans

There is a possibility of extending the Eastside MAX to Mount Hood Community College, so as to bring MAX service to Troutdale, and the Westside MAX may be extended west to Forest Grove.

Stations

Name	Opening Year	Interchange	Municipality	Park and Ride?
MAX Blue Line (Hillsboro-Gresham)
Hatfield Government Center	1998		Hillsboro	Yes
Hillsboro Central/3rd Avenue Transit Center	1998		Hillsboro	No
Tuality Hospital/Southeast 8th Avenue	1998		Hillsboro	No
Washington/Southeast 12th Avenue	1998		Hillsboro	No
Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport	1998		Hillsboro	Yes
Hawthorn Farm	1998		Hillsboro	No
Orenco/Northwest 231st Avenue	1998		Hillsboro	Yes
Quatama/Northwest 201st Avenue	1998		Hillsboro	Yes
Willow Creek/Southwest 185th Avenue Transit Center	1998		Hillsboro	No
Elmonica/Southwest 170th Avenue	1998		Washington County	Yes
Merlo Road/Southwest 158th Avenue	1998		Beaverton	No
Beaverton Creek	1998		Beaverton	Yes
Millikan Way	1998		Washington County	Yes
Beaverton Central	1998		Beaverton	No
Beaverton Transit Center	1998	MAX Red Line	Beaverton	No
Sunset Transit Center	1998	MAX Red Line	Washington County	Yes
Washington Park	1998	MAX Red Line	Portland	No
Goose Hollow/Southwest Jefferson Street	1998	MAX Red Line	Portland	No
Kings Hill/Southwest Salmon	1998	MAX Red Line	Portland	No
The route enters a transit mall, with seperate westbound and eastbound tracks.
PGE Park	1998	MAX Red Line	Portland	No
Library/Southwest 9th Avenue (eastbound); Galleria/Southwest 10th Avenue (westbound)	1986	MAX Red Line MAX Yellow Line Portland Streetcar	Portland	No
Pioneer Square South (eastbound); Pioneer Square North (westbound)	1986	MAX Red Line MAX Yellow Line	Portland	No
Mall/Southwest 4th Avenue (eastbound); Mall/Southwest 5th Avenue (westbound)	1986	MAX Red Line MAX Yellow Line	Portland	No
Yamhill District (eastbound); Morrison/Southwest 3th Avenue (westbound)	1986	MAX Red Line MAX Yellow Line	Portland	No
The route exits a transit mall.
Oak Street/Southwest 1st Avenue	1986	MAX Red Line MAX Yellow Line	Portland	No
Skidmore Fountain	1986	MAX Red Line MAX Yellow Line	Portland	No
Old Town/Chinatown	1986	MAX Red Line MAX Yellow Line	Portland	No
Rose Quarter Transit Center	1986	MAX Red Line	Portland	No
Convention Center	1986	MAX Red Line	Portland	No
Northeast 7th Avenue	1986	MAX Red Line	Portland	No
Lloyd Center/Northeast 11th Avenue	1986	MAX Red Line	Portland	No
Hollywood/Northeast 42th Avenue Transit Center	1986	MAX Red Line	Portland	No
Northeast 60th Avenue	1986	MAX Red Line	Portland	No
Northeast 72nd Avenue	1986	MAX Red Line	Portland	No
Gateway/Northeast 99th Avenue Transit Center	1986	MAX Red Line	Portland	Yes
East 102nd Avenue	1986		Portland	No
East 122nd Avenue	1986		Portland	Yes
East 148th Avenue	1986		Portland	No
East 162nd Avenue	1986		Portland / Gresham	No
East 172th Avenue	1986		Gresham	No
East 181st Avenue	1986		Gresham	Yes
Rockwood/East 188th Avenue Transit Center	1986		Gresham	No
Ruby Junction/East 197th Avenue	1986		Gresham	No
Gresham City Hall	1986		Gresham	Yes
Gresham Central Transit Center	1986		Gresham	Yes
Cleveland Avenue	1986		Gresham	Yes

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