Skidmore Fountain station

Skidmore Fountain
Former MAX Light Rail station
Red Line train at Skidmore Fountain station
General information
Location	SW 1st Ave below the Burnside Bridge, Portland, Oregon USA
Coordinates	45°31′23″N122°40′17″W / 45.52306°N 122.67139°W / 45.52306; -122.67139
Owned by	TriMet
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	TriMet: 12, 19, 20
Construction
Bicycle facilities	bike lockers
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 5, 1986
Closed	August 24, 2025
Former services Preceding station TriMet Following station Oak Street/​Southwest 1st Avenue toward Hatfield Government Center Blue Line 1986–2025 Old Town/​Chinatown toward Cleveland Avenue Oak Street/​Southwest 1st Avenue toward Hillsboro Airport/​Fairgrounds Red Line 2001–2025 Old Town/​Chinatown toward Portland Airport Oak Street/​Southwest 1st Avenue toward Galleria/​Southwest 10th Avenue Yellow Line 2004–2009 Old Town/​Chinatown toward Expo Center Portland Vintage Trolley 1991-2009 Old Town/​Chinatown toward Northeast 11th Avenue
Location

Skidmore Fountain station was a light rail station on the MAX Blue and Red Lines in Portland, Oregon. It was 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.

The station had side platforms that were built into the sidewalk. Located under the west approach of the Burnside Bridge at the intersection of Burnside Street and Southwest 1st Avenue, it previously served the Tom McCall Waterfront Park, the Portland Saturday Market, and Skidmore Fountain before the station’s closure in August 2025.

Bus connections

This station was served by the following bus lines:

• 12 – Barbur/Sandy Blvd
• 19 – Woodstock/Glisan
• 20 – Burnside/Stark

(ID number 689)

Closure

Skidmore Fountain station permanently closed on August 24, 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] TriMet announced a specific closure date of August 24, 2025 on August 4, 2025. ^[2]

References

1. "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.
2. Miller, Mark (August 4, 2025). "TriMet will close Skidmore Fountain MAX Station on Aug. 24". TriMet . Retrieved August 4, 2025.

External links

• "MAX Light Rail Stations". TriMet. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
• Station info