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Rose Quarter Transit Center

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Rose Quarter TC    Interstate/Rose Quarter
TriMet transit center
General information
Location
  • Rose Quarter TC: 47 NE Holladay St
  • Interstate/Rose Quarter: Within N Interstate Ave at NE Multnomah St
  • Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Owned byTriMet
Platforms
Tracks
  • Rose Quarter TC: 3
  • Interstate/Rose Quarter: 2
Bus routesBus transport TriMet: 4, 8, 35, 40, 44, 77
Bus transport C-Tran: 105/105X, 157
Bus operatorsTriMet and C-Tran
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesBike racks and lockers
AccessibleYes
History
Opened
  • Rose Quarter TC: September 5, 1986
  • Interstate/Rose Quarter: May 1, 2004
Services
Preceding station TriMet Following station
Rose Quarter Transit Center
Old Town/​Chinatown
toward Hatfield Government Center
 Blue Line Convention Center
toward Cleveland Avenue
Union Station/​Northwest 6th & Hoyt
One-way operation
 Green Line Convention Center
toward Clackamas Town Center Transit Center
Union Station/​Northwest 5th & Glisan
toward PSU South/​Southwest 5th & Jackson
Old Town/​Chinatown
toward Hillsboro Airport/​Fairgrounds
 Red Line Convention Center
toward Portland Airport
Interstate/Rose Quarter
Union Station/​Northwest 6th & Hoyt
One-way operation
 Yellow Line Albina/​Mississippi
toward Expo Center
Union Station/​Northwest 5th & Glisan
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station TriMet Following station
Rose Quarter Transit Center
Old Town/​Chinatown
toward Galleria/​Southwest 10th Avenue
 Portland Vintage Trolley
1991-2009
 Convention Center
toward Northeast 11th Avenue
Interstate/Rose Quarter
Old Town/​Chinatown
toward Galleria/​Southwest 10th Avenue
 Yellow Line
2004–2009
 Albina/​Mississippi
toward Expo Center
Location
Map

Rose Quarter Transit Center is a light rail station in the MAX system and a TriMet bus transit center, and is located in the Rose Quarter area of Portland, Oregon, a part of the Lloyd District. It is served by the Blue, Green and Red lines, as well as the Yellow Line at the adjacent Interstate/Rose Quarter station, located about 200 yards to the west. It is currently the 7th stop eastbound on the Eastside MAX as well as the first stop after crossing the Willamette River on the Steel Bridge.

Originally called the Coliseum Transit Center, it was renamed Rose Quarter Transit Center in 1994. As of September 2012, the transit center is served by six TriMet bus routes.

Rose Quarter Transit Center is located at 47 NE Holladay Street where it intersects NE Wheeler Avenue; the MAX station platforms are under an Interstate 5 overpass. Interstate/Rose Quarter station is located in the median of Interstate Avenue at its intersection with NE Multnomah Street. The stations serve the Rose Quarter area, as well as the Moda Center and the Veterans Memorial Coliseum located just to the northwest. Rose Quarter Transit Center has three platforms—two side platforms plus an additional island platform and track used as train storage and during special events. Interstate/Rose Quarter 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.

The former Portland Vintage Trolley car barn is located on the north side of the platforms at Rose Quarter Transit Center and connects to the tracks just to the east of the station. It has since been converted into a maintenance facility for TriMet workers.[1] Bus service from the surrounding stops serves much of North and Northeast Portland. Because most of the platform length is under the freeway overpass and the Rose Quarter is a major transit hub, this station can be very loud after events in the Rose Quarter neighborhood.

From 2001[2] to 2012, the transit center was located within Fareless Square (renamed the Free Rail Zone in 2010), but the free-ride zone was discontinued in September 2012.

There is also a concessionaire building located at this station offering refreshments.

Bus lines

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Along with MAX, the transit center is served by the following bus lines as of August 2024:

  • 4 - Fessenden
  • 8 - Jackson Park/NE 15th Ave
  • 35 - Macadam/Greeley
  • 40 - Tacoma/Swan Island
  • 44 - Capitol Hwy/Mocks Crest
  • 77 - Broadway/Halsey
  • C-Tran 105/105X - I-5 Express
  • C-Tran 157 - Lloyd District Express

Discontinued 8/24/24

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Coliseum TC in 1991, before the creation of the Rose Quarter
Bus-stop shelter and Moda Center
Buses at the transit center in 2013. The MAX station is in the background, at right.
Interstate/Rose Quarter station

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Proposal Notice for LU 14-230156 AD". City of Portland, Oregon. November 6, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "Airport MAX opens Sept. 10th!" (Press release). TriMet. July 11, 2001. Archived from the original on August 4, 2001. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
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