Skidmore Fountain station
Skidmore Fountain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 / 45.52306°N 122.67139°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Former MAX Light Rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | TriMet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | TriMet: 12, 19, 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | bike lockers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | September 5, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | August 24, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
References
- ^ "Skidmore Fountain MAX station permanently shut down Sunday". kgw.com. August 4, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
External links
- "MAX Light Rail Stations". TriMet. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- Station info