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Convention Center (MAX station)
Encyclopedia
The Convention Center station is a light rail
station on the MAX Blue
, Green
and Red
lines in Portland, Oregon
. It is the ninth stop eastbound on the Eastside MAX.
The station is located at the area of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Holladay Street. The station primarily serves the Oregon Convention Center
. The main entry to the building faces the light rail station.
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
station on the MAX Blue
MAX Blue Line
The MAX Blue Line is a 33 mile light rail line in the MAX Light Rail system in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Operated by TriMet, the line runs between Hillsboro and Gresham, via downtown Portland...
, Green
MAX Green Line
The MAX Green Line is a light rail route in the MAX Light Rail system in Portland, Oregon, United States, extending to Clackamas, Oregon. Construction began in early 2007, and the line opened on September 12, 2009. The average daily ridership in June 2010 was 19,500 increasing to 23,200 by April...
and Red
MAX Red Line
The MAX Red Line is a route in the Metropolitan Area Express light rail system in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. It is 25.5 miles long...
lines in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. It is the ninth stop eastbound on the Eastside MAX.
The station is located at the area of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Holladay Street. The station primarily serves the Oregon Convention Center
Oregon Convention Center
The Oregon Convention Center is a convention center in Portland, Oregon. Opened in 1990, it located on the east side of the Willamette River in the Lloyd District neighborhood. It is best known for the twin spire towers which provide light into the building's interior and for housing the world's...
. The main entry to the building faces the light rail station.
Bus line connections
This station is served by the following bus line:- 6 – Martin Luther King Jr