Skidmore Fountain station
![]() Red Line train at Skidmore Fountain station | |||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||
Location | SW 1st Ave below the Burnside Bridge, Portland, Oregon USA | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°31′23″N 122°40′17″W / 45.52306°N 122.67139°W | ||||||||||||||||
Owned by | TriMet | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | bike lockers | ||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||
Opened | September 5, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
Closed | August 24, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
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Skidmore Fountain station is a light rail station on the MAX Blue and Red Lines in Portland, Oregon. It is the fifth stop eastbound on the Eastside MAX. It was previously also served by the Yellow Line, from 2004 to 2009, until that line's relocation to the Portland Transit Mall.
The station has side platforms that are built into the sidewalk. Located under the west approach of the Burnside Bridge at the intersection of Burnside Street and Southwest 1st Avenue, it serves the Tom McCall Waterfront Park, the Portland Saturday Market, and Skidmore Fountain.
Bus connections
This station is served by the following bus lines:
- 12 – Barbur/Sandy Blvd
- 19 – Woodstock/Glisan
- 20 – Burnside/Stark
(ID number 689)
Closure
Skidmore Fountain station will be closing in August 2025 due to the low number of riders using the station and its proximity to other stations on the Red and Blue lines. The closure was proposed in 2018 as part of a program to improve travel times along the MAX system, particularly in Downtown Portland, and approved by the TriMet Board in April 2024.[1] TriMet announced a specific closure date of August 24, 2025 on August 4, 2025.[2]
References
- ^ "Speeding Up MAX Through Downtown: Skidmore Fountain MAX Station closing August 2025". TriMet. May 2024. Archived from the original on August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ Miller, Mark (August 4, 2025). "TriMet will close Skidmore Fountain MAX Station on Aug. 24". TriMet. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
External links
- "MAX Light Rail Stations". TriMet. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- Station info