| Ruby Junction/East 197th Avenue MAX light rail station |
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| Address | E Burnside & 197th Avenue Gresham, OR |
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| Lines | MAX Light Rail | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Split platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | bike racks | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 5, 1986 | ||||||||||
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| Owned by | TriMet | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||
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The Ruby Junction/East 197th Avenue station is a MAX light rail station in Gresham, Oregon. It serves the Blue Line and is the 23rd stop eastbound on the Eastside MAX branch. The station's nickname is likely a reference to Alfred Curtiss Ruby, a prominent Portland-area banker/businessman in the early 20th century who owned significant amounts of property near the train station.
The station serves the Ruby Junction Yards, often the point where MAX operators switch shifts, or trains returning to the yards terminate, according to their roll signs. In 2004, when the Interstate MAX part of the MAX Yellow Line was being built, the facility was being expanded.
The station is at the intersection of E 197th Avenue and Burnside Street.