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The Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) is a light rail system serving the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon.Owned and operated by TriMet, it consists of five lines connecting the six sections of Portland; the communities of Beaverton, Clackamas, Gresham, Hillsboro, Milwaukie, and Oak Grove; and Portland International Airport to Portland City Center.
On August 25, 2024, TriMet began operating route 293–Yellow Bus to replace late-night MAX services and to expand the length of time available for routine overnight maintenance of MAX trains. [ 90 ] [ 91 ] Route 293 generally follows the length of the Yellow Line, from Expo Center station to PSU South station, with one service each way.
The MAX Orange Line is a light rail line serving the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon.Operated by TriMet as part of the MAX Light Rail system, it connects Portland City Center, Portland State University (PSU), Southeast Portland, Milwaukie, and Oak Grove.
The MAX Red Line is a light rail line serving the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon.Operated by TriMet as part of the MAX Light Rail system, it is an airport rail link connecting Hillsboro, Beaverton, Portland City Center, and Northeast Portland to Portland International Airport.
Since 2012, there is a flat fare for the entire TriMet system. Prior to 2012, fares on the MAX system were zonal (i.e. distance-based), the same as on TriMet's bus service. [13] The center of downtown was called Fareless Square (later the "Free Rail Zone") and included the area from the Library and Galleria stations to the Old Town/Chinatown ...
The MAX Blue Line is a light rail line serving the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Operated by TriMet as part of the MAX Light Rail system, it connects Hillsboro, Beaverton, Portland, and Gresham.
TriMet operates a light rail system (MAX Light Rail), the Portland Streetcar, and a commuter rail line (WES Commuter Rail). TriMet is "a municipal corporation of the State of Oregon", with powers to tax, issue bonds, and enact police ordinances and is governed by a seven-member board of directors appointed by the Governor of Oregon. [8]
Portland's regional transit agency, TriMet, had served Portland International Airport with bus routes since 1970. [6] In 1986, [7] the same year TriMet began operating the Metropolitan Area Express (MAX), planners from the Portland metropolitan area's regional government, Metro, proposed a light rail extension to the airport.