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Old Town/Chinatown station

Coordinates: 45°31′30″N 122°40′17″W / 45.52500°N 122.67139°W / 45.52500; -122.67139
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Old Town/Chinatown  
MAX Light Rail station
A westbound Blue Line train at the station in 2024
General information
LocationNW 1st Ave & Davis St
Portland, Oregon
USA
Coordinates45°31′30″N 122°40′17″W / 45.52500°N 122.67139°W / 45.52500; -122.67139
Owned byTriMet
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport TriMet: 4, 8, 16, 35, 44, 77
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesbike lockers
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 5, 1986
Services
Preceding station TriMet Following station
Skidmore Fountain Blue Line Rose Quarter Transit Center
Skidmore Fountain Red Line Rose Quarter Transit Center
Former services
Preceding station TriMet Following station
Skidmore Fountain Yellow Line
2004–2009
Interstate/​Rose Quarter
towards Expo Center
Location
Map

Old Town/Chinatown station is a MAX Light Rail station served by the Blue and Red Lines. It is located in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood in Portland, Oregon and is currently the 6th stop eastbound on the Eastside MAX. It is also the last stop before crossing the Willamette River. It is next to the Portland Downtown Heliport. The station 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 built into the sidewalk of NW First Avenue. It is just east of the Portland Classical Chinese Garden and is within walking distance of Union Station, including Amtrak, and the Greyhound bus station.

Bus line connections

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This station is served by the following bus lines:

  • 4 – Fessenden
  • 8 – Jackson Park/NE 15th
  • 16 – Front Ave/St. Helens Rd
  • 35 – Macadam/Greeley
  • 44 – Capitol Hwy/Mocks Crest
  • 77 – Broadway/Halsey
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  • "MAX Light Rail Stations". TriMet. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  • Station information (with southbound/westbound ID number) from TriMet
  • Station information (with northbound/eastbound ID number) from TriMet