Lents Town Center/Southeast Foster Road station

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Lents Town Center/
SE Foster Rd
MAX Green Line icon.svg
MAX Light Rail station
Green Line train at Lents Town Center station, June 2010.jpg
Passengers disembark a Clackamas-bound train
General information
Location9451 SE Foster Road
Portland, Oregon
USA
Coordinates 45°28′49″N122°34′00″W / 45.4803°N 122.566803°W / 45.4803; -122.566803
Owned by TriMet
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg TriMet: 10, 14, 73
Construction
Bicycle facilities10 Bicycle lockers
AccessibleAccessible to people with mobility devices
History
OpenedSeptember 12, 2009 [1]
Services
Preceding station TriMet icon.svg TriMet Following station
Southeast Holgate Boulevard Green Line Southeast Flavel Street

Lents Town Center/Southeast Foster Road is a light rail station on the MAX Green Line in Portland, Oregon. It is the 5th stop southbound on the I-205 MAX branch. The station is at the intersection of Interstate 205 and Foster Road. It is located in the Lents neighborhood's town center business district. It also provides access to the Springwater Corridor, which was once a transit line to the suburbs and is now a dedicated bikeway through southeast Portland.

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Bus line connections

This station is served by the following bus lines:

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References

  1. Rivera, Dylan (September 13, 2009). "Thousands on MAX go Green: Festivities and free rides draw takers for the new downtown – Clackamas Town Center line". The Oregonian. Portland, OR.