TriMet - Rail Lines

Rail Lines

See also: MAX Light Rail and Westside Express Service

TriMet runs the MAX Light Rail (short for Metropolitan Area Express) system, and contracts with Portland and Western Railroad to operate the Westside Express Service (WES) commuter rail line. Fares on MAX (as well as WES) are the same as TriMet bus fares, and fare collection uses a proof-of-payment system (or honor system) with ticket vending machines at each station. Fare inspectors patrol the system randomly. Incidents of violence on the system have led to calls for more security, and some have argued that more thorough checking of fares would improve riders' overall feeling of safety, but there are currently no plans to make any major changes to the fare collection system used on MAX.

TriMet trains operate using reporting mark TMTC.

TriMet's rail lines include:

  • MAX Blue Line: Hillsboro/Beaverton/City Center/Gresham
  • MAX Red Line: Beaverton/City Center/Airport
  • MAX Yellow Line: City Center (Portland State University)/Expo Center
  • MAX Green Line: City Center (Portland State University)/Clackamas Town Center
  • MAX Orange Line (under construction): City Center/Milwaukie
  • Westside Express Service: Beaverton/Wilsonville

TriMet also operates the Portland Vintage Trolley service, which runs on a portion of the MAX system and currently operates on Sundays only.

See also: Portland Streetcar (operated and partially funded by TriMet, but not a TriMet service)

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