OMSI/Southeast Water station

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OMSI/Southeast Water station platform in December 2015
General information
Location2210 SE 2nd Place
Portland, Oregon
U.S.
Coordinates 45°30′24″N122°39′48″W / 45.506551°N 122.663257°W / 45.506551; -122.663257
Owned by TriMet
Line(s)South Corridor
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Portland Streetcar symbol.svg Portland Streetcar: A B
Aiga bus trans.svg TriMet: FX2, 9, 17
Construction
Bicycle facilities32 bike rack spaces
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 12, 2015
Services
Preceding station TriMet icon.svg TriMet Following station
Clinton Street/​Southeast 12th Avenue Orange Line South Waterfront/​South Moody
Location
OMSI/Southeast Water station

OMSI/Southeast Water station is a light rail station on the MAX Orange Line, located at 2210 Southeast 2nd Place on the east foot of the Tilikum Crossing bridge in Portland, Oregon. [1] Like South Waterfront/SW Moody Station on the west side of the Willamette River, it consists of two island platforms. MAX trains stop on the outside of the platforms, while TriMet buses stop on the inner lanes. Just northwest of the platforms is a Portland Streetcar stop served by the A and B Loop lines. The station is named after the nearby Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. [2]

Contents

The station is located adjacent to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center. [3]

Bus service

As of September 18,2022, this station is served by the following bus lines: [4]

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References

  1. "Route and Stations: OMSI/SE Water". Catch the Orange. TriMet . Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  2. "OMSI/SE Water Ave station area" (PDF). Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project Station Area Fact Sheets. TriMet. September 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  3. Bancud, Michaela (September 10, 2015). "All Aboard the Central Eastside". Portland Tribune . Pamplin Media Group. Supplementary section, "Portland Catches the Orange Line", p. 10. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  4. "Rail System" (Map). TriMet . September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.