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Gateway Transit Center (TriMet)
Public transportation hub in Portland, Oregon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gateway Transit Center is a multimodal transport hub in Portland, Oregon, United States. Owned and operated by TriMet, it comprises Gateway/Northeast 99th Avenue Transit Center, a bus transit center and light rail station serving the MAX Green and Blue Lines and eastbound Red Line trains, and Gateway North, a separate station served by westbound Red Line trains. The complex is where the three lines split, with the Blue Line proceeding east to Gresham, the Green Line proceeding south to Clackamas, and the Red Line proceeding north to Portland International Airport. It is TriMet's second-busiest transit center after Beaverton Transit Center, with 4,847 average weekday boardings for all modes in spring 2023.
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![]() The transit center's west side. The center has bus stops on both the east and west sides of the MAX station. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 9900 NE Multnomah St Portland, Oregon, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°31′50″N 122°33′49″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | TriMet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | Gateway/NE 99th Ave TC: 1 island & 2 side platforms Gateway North: 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bus routes | ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bus stands | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 690 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Bike lockers and banks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | September 5, 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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When opened in 1986, it was the busiest station on the Portland–Gresham MAX line, the only line in the system at that time, and was the terminus of 11 bus lines.[1] Currently seven bus lines serve the Gateway Transit Center.
The transit center is next to the interchange of Interstate 84 and Interstate 205, and behind a Fred Meyer store in the Gateway Shopping Center. Neighborhoods served by this station include Hazelwood, Woodland Park, Parkrose Heights, Madison South and Montavilla.