Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th and Pioneer Place/Southwest 5th stations

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Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th and Pioneer Place/Southwest 5th stations are a pair of light rail stations on the MAX Green, Orange and Yellow Lines in Portland, Oregon. They are the 4th stop southbound on the Portland Transit Mall MAX extension. The Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th station is served only by the Green and Yellow Lines, and the Pioneer Place/Southwest 5th station is served only by the Green and Orange Lines. Originally, from the opening of these stations in 2009 until 2015, the Yellow Line served both, but in September 2015 the then-new Orange Line replaced the Yellow Line at all southbound stations on the transit mall.

Pioneer Courthouse/SW 6th  Pioneer Place/SW 5th  
MAX Light Rail stations
A train at Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th station
General information
LocationPortland Transit Mall on Southwest 6th & Morrison (northbound) and Southwest 5th & Yamhill (southbound)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates45°31′07″N 122°40′42″W / 45.51861°N 122.67833°W / 45.51861; -122.67833
Owned byTriMet
Platforms1 side platform per split
Tracks1 per split
ConnectionsBus interchange Portland Transit Mall
Bus interchange 15
Tram interchange MAX Light Rail:
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 30, 2009
Services
Preceding station TriMet Following station
Pioneer Courthouse/SW 6th
Southwest 6th & Madison
One-way operation
Green Line Southwest 6th & Pine
Yellow Line Southwest 6th & Pine
towards Expo Center
Pioneer Place/SW 5th
City Hall/​Southwest 5th & Jefferson Green Line Southwest 5th & Oak
One-way operation
City Hall/​Southwest 5th & Jefferson Orange Line
Former services
Preceding station TriMet Following station
Pioneer Courthouse/SW 6th
Southwest 6th & Madison
One-way operation
Mall Shuttle
2009–2011
Northwest 6th & Davis
Pioneer Place/SW 5th
City Hall/​Southwest 5th & Jefferson Yellow Line
2009–2015
Northwest 6th & Davis
One-way operation
City Hall/​Southwest 5th & Jefferson Mall Shuttle
2009–2011
Location
Map

The stations are built into the sidewalks of 5th and 6th Avenues, with the 5th Avenue platform heading southbound and the 6th Avenue platform northbound. The station connects with Blue and Red Line trains on the original downtown MAX tracks at the Pioneer Square South, Pioneer Square North, Mall/SW 4th Avenue, and Mall/SW 5th Avenue stations. Nearby points of interest include Pioneer Courthouse Square, Pioneer Place and the Pioneer Courthouse.

When opened on August 30, 2009, the stations were located in Fareless Square (within fare zone 1), which was renamed the Free Rail Zone four months later, but the fare-free zone was eliminated in 2012 when TriMet discontinued all use of fare zones.

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