Interstate/Rose Quarter station

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Interstate/Rose Quarter MAX Yellow Line icon.svg
MAX Light Rail station
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General information
LocationWithin N Interstate Ave at NE Multnomah St
Portland, Oregon
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Coordinates 45°31′49″N122°40′04″W / 45.5302°N 122.6679°W / 45.5302; -122.6679
Owned by TriMet
Line(s) MAX Yellow Line icon.svg Yellow Line
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesBike racks and lockers
AccessibleAccessible to people with mobility devices
History
OpenedMay 1, 2004
Services
Preceding station TriMet icon.svg TriMet Following station
Union Station/​Northwest 6th & Hoyt
One-way operation
Yellow Line Albina/​Mississippi
towards Expo Center
Union Station/​Northwest 5th & Glisan
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station TriMet icon.svg TriMet Following station
Old Town/​Chinatown Yellow Line
2004–2009
Albina/​Mississippi
towards Expo Center

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.

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:

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