The Skidmore Fountain station is a light rail station on the MAX Blue and Red Lines in Portland, Oregon. It is currently the fifth stop eastbound on the Eastside MAX. It was previously also served by the Yellow Line, from 2004 to 2009, until that line's relocation to the Portland Transit Mall.
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.jpg) Red Line train at Skidmore Fountain station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | SW 1st Ave below the Burnside Bridge, Portland, Oregon USA | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°31′23″N 122°40′17″W / 45.52306°N 122.67139°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | TriMet | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  TriMet: 12, 19, 20 | |||||||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | bike lockers | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 5, 1986 | |||||||||||||||
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The station has side platforms built into the sidewalk. Located under the west approach of the Burnside Bridge at the intersection of Burnside Street and Southwest 1st Avenue, it serves the Tom McCall Waterfront Park, the Portland Saturday Market, and Skidmore Fountain.
Bus connections
editThis station is served by the following bus lines:
- 12 – Barbur/Sandy Blvd
- 19 – Woodstock/Glisan
- 20 – Burnside/Stark
(ID number 689)
Closure
editSkidmore Fountain station is scheduled to close in August 2025 due to the low number of riders using the station and its proximity to other stations on the Red and Blue lines. The closure was proposed in 2018 as part of a program to improve travel times along the MAX system, particularly in Downtown Portland, and approved by the TriMet Board in April 2024.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Speeding Up MAX Through Downtown: Skidmore Fountain MAX Station closing August 2025". TriMet. May 2024. Archived from the original on August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
External links
edit- "MAX Light Rail Stations". TriMet. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- Station info
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