East 181st Avenue station is a MAX light rail station in Gresham, Oregon. It serves the Blue Line and is the 20th stop eastbound on the eastside MAX line.
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 Westbound platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | E Burnside St & 181st Ave Gresham, Oregon USA | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°31′19″N 122°28′38″W / 45.52194°N 122.47722°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | TriMet | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  TriMet: 25, 87 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 247 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | bike racks and lockers | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 5, 1986[1] | ||||||||||
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The station is at the intersection of NE/SE 181st Avenue and Burnside Street. This station has staggered side platforms, which sit on either side of the cross street, because the route runs around this station on Burnside Street in the median. Sterling Bank is by the eastbound platform on Burnside and 181st.
A TriMet park-and-ride lot for this station is available[1] just to the east, at 18324 E. Burnside Street.
The station was located in TriMet fare zone 3 from its opening in 1986[1] until September 2012, at which time TriMet discontinued all use of zones in its fare structure.[2]
Bus line connections
editThis station is served by the following bus lines:
- 25-Glisan/Rockwood
- 87-Airport Way/181st Ave
In addition, line 20-Burnside/Stark serves stops at 181st and Stark, about four blocks (or 1,000 feet) to the south of the MAX station.
References
edit- ^ a b c Federman, Stan (September 5, 1986). "Going to the MAX: Facts to know about the new line".The Oregonian, special section ("Light rail rolls"), p. T10.
- ^ Bailey Jr., Everton (August 30, 2012). "TriMet boosts most fares starting Saturday; some routes changing". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
External links
edit- Station information (with westbound ID number) from TriMet
- Station information (with eastbound ID number) from TriMet
- MAX Light Rail Stations – more general TriMet page