Portland Airport station
Light rail station in Portland, Oregon, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Portland Airport[lower-alpha 1] is a light rail station in Portland, Oregon, United States, served by TriMet as part of the MAX Light Rail system. Situated at Portland International Airport, it is the eastern terminus of the Red Line, which connects the airport, downtown Portland, and Beaverton. The station is located at the ground floor of the airport's main passenger terminal near the southern end of the arrivals hall and baggage claim area.
MAX Light Rail station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Other names | Airport Portland International Airport[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||
Location | 7000 NE Airport Way Portland, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°35′15″N 122°35′35″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | TriMet | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Red Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | Paid parking nearby | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | September 10, 2001 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
Spring 2023 | 1,705 weekday boardings[5] | ||||||||||
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Portland Airport station was built as part of the Airport MAX project. Construction began in July 2000, and it opened on September 10, 2001. Trains serve the station for 22 hours daily with headways of 15 minutes during most of the day. It recorded an average of 1,705 weekday boardings in spring 2023.