Expo Center
MAX Light Rail station
General information
Location2060 North Marine Drive
at Portland Expo Center
Portland, Oregon
USA
Coordinates45°36′20″N 122°41′08″W / 45.60556°N 122.68556°W / 45.60556; -122.68556
Owned byTriMet
Platforms1 side and 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Parking300 total spaces
Bicycle facilitiesLockers
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 1, 2004
Services
Preceding station TriMet Following station
Delta Park/​Vanport Yellow Line Terminus

Expo Center is a light rail station on the MAX Yellow Line in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is the last stop northbound on the Interstate MAX extension.

This station is a large park-and-ride station located on the grounds of the Portland Expo Center. It is set up as a modified side platform station, with the two platforms serving three tracks. The extra track allows the storage of an overflow train for events at the Expo Center. The 300 park-and-ride spaces are free for commuters arriving before 10 am on weekdays for a maximum 24 hours. At all other times, drivers must pay the Expo Center's usual $7–8 parking fee.

Although tracks and electrification end directly inside the station, it is designed to allow a future northbound extension (to Vancouver, Washington) to be easily constructed.

Both the landscaping and the artwork at the station are themed in a Japanese style. This recalls the temporary Civilian Assembly Center that existed here during the early days of World War II, which processed Japanese-Americans upon the enforcement of Executive Order 9066.[1]

Bus line connections

This station is at the Expo Center served by the following bus line:

  • 11 - Rivergate/Marine Dr

Unique station features

The station includes several unique decorative features relating to the internment camp theme:[2]

  • Timber Gateway: Traditional Japanese Gates, with steel internment tags strung among them
  • Bronze Trunks: Provide additional seating.
  • Bamboo Glass Blocks
  • Plaque: A plaque showing the prohibited area as defined in Exclusion Order #26 for those of Japanese ancestry, both alien and non-alien.

References

  1. Chuang, Angie (September 11, 2003). "Embracing the future, remembering the past: TriMet dedicates the Expo Center MAX Station, once a temporary WW II internment camp". The Oregonian.
  2. "Art on Interstate MAX Yellow Line". TriMet. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
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