Rose Quarter Transit Center

Rose Quarter TC Interstate/Rose Quarter
Rose Quarter TC Interstate/Rose Quarter
	An eastbound MAX Green Line train parked at the Rose Quarter Transit Center stop (as seen in 2024)
General information
Location	1091 North Williams Avenue
Owner	TriMet
Platforms	Rose Quarter TC: 1 island & 2 side platforms; Interstate/Rose Quarter: 2 side platforms;
Tracks	Rose Quarter TC: 3; Interstate/Rose Quarter: 2;
Bus routes	TriMet: 4, 8, 17, 35, 40, 44, 70, 77 ; C-Tran: 105/105X
Construction
Cycle facilities	Bike racks and lockers
Accessible	yes
History
Opened	Rose Quarter TC MAX stop: September 5, 1986; Interstate/Rose Quarter MAX stop: May 1, 2004;
Services
	Rose Quarter Transit Center
	Interstate/Rose Quarter
	Union Station/NW 5th & Glisan Terminus
Former services
	Rose Quarter Transit Center
	Union Station/NW 5th & Glisan toward PSU South/SW 5th & Jackson
	Interstate/Rose Quarter
Location
Location

Rose Quarter Transit Center^[a] is a transit complex located in the Rose Quarter area in Portland, Oregon; it is served by both the TriMet and C-Tran transit agencies. It contains a bus station served by 12 bus lines and two MAX light rail stops served by four lines.^[1] It is served by the Blue and Red MAX lines at the Rose Quarter Transit Center stop, as well as the Yellow Line at the Interstate/Rose Quarter stop located along North Interstate Avenue. Originally called Coliseum Transit Center, it was renamed Rose Quarter Transit Center in 1994.

Rose Quarter Transit Center is located at 1091 North Williams Avenue;^[1] the complex serves the Rose Quarter area, as well as the Moda Center and the Veterans Memorial Coliseum located to the northwest. Rose Quarter Transit Center has three platforms: two side platforms plus an additional island platform and track used as train storage and during special events. The former Portland Vintage Trolley car barn is located on the north side of the platforms at Rose Quarter Transit Center and connects to the tracks just to the east of the station. It has since been converted into a maintenance facility for TriMet workers.^[2]

From 2001^[3] to 2012, the transit center was located within Fareless Square (renamed the Free Rail Zone in 2010), but the free-ride zone was discontinued in September 2012.

Bus line connections

This station is served by the following bus lines:

4 - Fessenden/Woodstock
8 - Jackson Park/NE 15th
17 - Holgate/NE 33rd
35 - Macadam/Greeley
40 - Tacoma/Swan Island
44 - Capitol Hwy/N Rosa Parks
70 - Milwaukie Ave/12th
77 - Broadway/Halsey

History

Before MAX

MAX opening and expansion (1986-present)

MAX service at Rose Quarter Transit Center began in September 1986 with the opening of the first MAX service between Pioneer Courthouse Square in Downtown Portland to the Cleveland Avenue station in Gresham; this service would be renamed to the MAX Blue Line after the opening of the Westside and Airport MAX extensions in 1998 and 2001, respectively.^[4] With the opening of the aforementioned Airport MAX extension, MAX Red Line service at the station began in September 2001.^[5] The Interstate MAX extension introduced Yellow line service at a new MAX stop within the Rose Quarter Transit Center complex titled Interstate/Rose Quarter in May 2004.^[6] MAX Green Line service began in 2009 with the opening of the I-205 MAX extension in September 2009.^[7] As of August 2026, the Green Line was cut back to Gateway Transit Center and no longer serves this station.

Gallery

Coliseum TC in 1991, before the creation of the Rose Quarter

Buses at the transit center in 2013. The MAX station is in the background, at right.

Notes

↑ "Rose Quarter TC" for short

References

1 2 "Transit Centers". TriMet. Archived from the original on July 27, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
↑ "Proposal Notice for LU 14-230156 AD". City of Portland, Oregon. November 6, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
↑ "Airport MAX opens Sept. 10th!" (Press release). TriMet. July 11, 2001. Archived from the original on August 4, 2001. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Banfield Light Rail: Eastside MAX Blue Line" (PDF). TriMet. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
↑ "Airport: MAX Red Line" (PDF). TriMet. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
↑ "Interstate: MAX Yellow Line" (PDF). TriMet. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
↑ "I-205/Portland Mall: MAX Green Line" (PDF). TriMet. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2026.

External links

Oregon History Project article on North and NorthEast Portland before urban renewal

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[1] "Rose Quarter TC" for short

[:0-2] 1 2 "Transit Centers". TriMet. Archived from the original on July 27, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.

[3] "Proposal Notice for LU 14-230156 AD". City of Portland, Oregon. November 6, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

[trimet-jul2001-4] "Airport MAX opens Sept. 10th!" (Press release). TriMet. July 11, 2001. Archived from the original on August 4, 2001. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[5] "Banfield Light Rail: Eastside MAX Blue Line" (PDF). TriMet. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2026.

[6] "Airport: MAX Red Line" (PDF). TriMet. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2026.

[7] "Interstate: MAX Yellow Line" (PDF). TriMet. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2026.

[8] "I-205/Portland Mall: MAX Green Line" (PDF). TriMet. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2026.

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