Expo Center (MAX station)

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Two single Type II trains at the Yellow Line Terminus.
Two single Type II trains at the Yellow Line Terminus.

The Expo Center station is a light rail station on the MAX Yellow Line in Portland, Oregon. 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.

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 Japanese internment camp that existed here during the early days of World War 2.

[edit] Bus Line Connections

This station is served by the following bus line:

  • 16
Timber gateway strung with replica steel internment tags.
Timber gateway strung with replica steel internment tags.
Example of etchings on timbers.
Example of etchings on timbers.
Close-up of bamboo glass blocks on systems building.
Close-up of bamboo glass blocks on systems building.
Bronze trunk seating. Inset shows tiled box from the other trunk.
Bronze trunk seating. Inset shows tiled box from the other trunk.
A plaque of the exclusion order #26, showing the prohibited area.
A plaque of the exclusion order #26, showing the prohibited area.

[edit] Unique Station Features[1]

  • 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.


Next station south:
Delta Park/Vanport		 MAX Yellow Line Terminus
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