Skidmore Fountain station

Skidmore Fountain
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
System	Former MAX Light Rail station
Owner	TriMet
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	TriMet: 12, 19, 20
Construction
Cycle facilities	bike lockers
Accessible	yes
History
Opened	September 5, 1986
Closed	August 24, 2025
Former services Preceding station TriMet Following station Oak St/​SW 1st Ave toward Hatfield Government Center Blue Line 1986–2025 Old Town/​Chinatown toward Cleveland Ave Oak St/​SW 1st Ave toward Hillsboro Airport/​Fairgrounds Red Line 2001–2025 Old Town/​Chinatown toward Portland Airport Oak St/​SW 1st Ave toward Galleria/​SW 10th Ave Yellow Line 2004–2009 Old Town/​Chinatown toward Expo Center Portland Vintage Trolley 1991–2009 Old Town/​Chinatown toward Northeast 11th Avenue
Location

Skidmore Fountain station is a disused light rail station on the MAX Blue and Red Lines in Portland, Oregon that closed in August 2025. It was 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 had side platforms that were built into the sidewalk. Located under the west approach of the Burnside Bridge at the intersection of Burnside Street and Southwest 1st Avenue, it previously served the Tom McCall Waterfront Park, the Portland Saturday Market, and Skidmore Fountain before the station’s closure.

Bus connections

This station was served by the following bus lines:

• 12 – Barbur/Sandy Blvd
• 19 – Woodstock/Glisan
• 20 – Burnside/Stark

(ID number 689)

Closure

Skidmore Fountain station permanently closed on August 24, 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.

External links

• "MAX Light Rail Stations". TriMet. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
• Station info