The Gateway/Northeast 99th Avenue Transit Center, commonly known as Gateway Transit Center, is a TriMet bus transit center and light rail station on the MAXBlue, Green and Red Lines in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is the 14th stop eastbound on the current Eastside MAX. This station is where all three lines split, with Blue Line trains proceeding east to Gresham, Green Line trains proceeding south to Clackamas, and Red Line trains proceeding north to Portland International Airport. When opened in 1986, it was the busiest station on the Portland–Gresham MAX line, the only line in the system at that time, and was the terminus of 11 bus lines.[1] Currently seven bus lines serve the Gateway Transit Center.
Red Line train on the curved bridge south of the stationView of the transit center from its parking garage. The brick buildings in the foreground house a MAX traction substation and a break room for TriMet bus drivers.
The transit center includes three light rail tracks and platforms, with bus stops located on the east side of the station. The easternmost track is used by inbound (westbound) Blue and Green Line trains. Trains on this track open up doors to both the side and center platforms. The middle track is to the west of the center platform and is used by inbound Red Line trains. The westernmost track has a side platform and is used by all outbound (eastbound) trains.
Inbound Red Line trains use the center track but inbound Blue and Green Line trains use the inbound main line track because of the way the Red Line junction is configured. Because the tracks going into Gateway eastbound approach from the north, running the Red Line north to the airport from Gateway would have required the operator to change cabs. To rectify the problem, TriMet created a special configuration to the Red Line junction. Inbound, the double track line becomes a single track route about 1/2 mile north of Gateway. The track runs adjacent to I-205, crosses under the main line, then swings around north on a tight horseshoe turn, and merges with the outbound track just south of Gateway. Inbound trains then use the center track switches to cross over to the inbound track. Future construction is proposed to reconfigure the junction and build separate platforms so that Red Line trains can travel straight north from Gateway without traveling through the loop.[2]
In comparison, the Green Line's junction with the Blue Line, 1/2 mile south of Gateway, is configured as a standard diverging junction.
Parking at this station and transit center was originally entirely in the form of surface lots, but in June 2006 TriMet opened a new 690-space parking garage.[3] This compensated for the closure of the surface lot closest to the station, which was replaced by a medical building.[3] A surface lot to the south of the station, in place since the station's opening in 1986, was not affected.
Bus serviceedit
The transit center's west side. The center has bus stops on both the east and west sides of the MAX station.
This station in the Gateway District is served by the following bus lines:
15 – Belmont/NW 23rd
19 – Woodstock/Glisan
22 – Parkrose
23 – San Rafael
24 – Fremont/NW 18th
25 – Glisan/Rockwood
87 – Airport Way/181st
Columbia Gorge Express (intercity service to Multnomah Falls, Cascade Locks, and Hood River)
^Wade, Michael (November 17, 1986). "MAX spearheads boost in ridership". The Oregonian, p. B4.
^Howard, John (October 26, 2017). "TriMet considering expansion of MAX Red Line to county fairgrounds". Portland Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^ ab. TriMet. May 31, 2006. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
^"Public Art on MAX Red Line". TriMet. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
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Gateway/NE 99th Ave. Transit Center – TriMet page
December 18, 2023
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Gateway Transit Center redirects here For the transit plaza adjacent to Los Angeles Union Station see Patsaouras Transit Plaza For the transit center in St Louis see Gateway Transportation Center For the light rail station in Pittsburgh see Gateway station PAAC For the future transit center in Charlotte see Gateway Station Charlotte The Gateway Northeast 99th Avenue Transit Center commonly known as Gateway Transit Center is a TriMet bus transit center and light rail station on the MAX Blue Green and Red Lines in Portland Oregon United States It is the 14th stop eastbound on the current Eastside MAX This station is where all three lines split with Blue Line trains proceeding east to Gresham Green Line trains proceeding south to Clackamas and Red Line trains proceeding north to Portland International Airport When opened in 1986 it was the busiest station on the Portland Gresham MAX line the only line in the system at that time and was the terminus of 11 bus lines 1 Currently seven bus lines serve the Gateway Transit Center Gateway NE 99th Ave TC TriMet transit centerLooking southeast from the outbound MAX platform in 2018 showing all three tracksGeneral informationLocation9900 NE Multnomah StPortland Oregon United StatesCoordinates45 31 50 N 122 33 49 W 45 530667 N 122 563628 W 45 530667 122 563628Owned byTriMetPlatforms1 island amp 2 side platformsTracks3ConstructionParking690 spacesBicycle facilitiesBike lockers and banksAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedSeptember 5 1986ServicesPreceding station TriMet Following stationNortheast 82nd Avenuetowards Hatfield Government Center Blue Line East 102nd Avenuetowards Cleveland AvenueNortheast 82nd Avenuetowards PSU South Southwest 5th amp Jackson Green Line Southeast Main Streettowards Clackamas Town Center Transit CenterNortheast 82nd Avenuetowards Beaverton Transit Center Red Line Parkrose Sumner Transit Centertowards Portland AirportThe transit center is next to the interchange of Interstate 84 and Interstate 205 and behind a Fred Meyer store in the Gateway Shopping Center Neighborhoods served by this station include Hazelwood Woodland Park Parkrose Heights Madison South and Montavilla Contents 1 Platform layout 2 Bus service 3 Unique station features 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlatform layout edit nbsp Red Line train on the curved bridge south of the station nbsp View of the transit center from its parking garage The brick buildings in the foreground house a MAX traction substation and a break room for TriMet bus drivers The transit center includes three light rail tracks and platforms with bus stops located on the east side of the station The easternmost track is used by inbound westbound Blue and Green Line trains Trains on this track open up doors to both the side and center platforms The middle track is to the west of the center platform and is used by inbound Red Line trains The westernmost track has a side platform and is used by all outbound eastbound trains Inbound Red Line trains use the center track but inbound Blue and Green Line trains use the inbound main line track because of the way the Red Line junction is configured Because the tracks going into Gateway eastbound approach from the north running the Red Line north to the airport from Gateway would have required the operator to change cabs To rectify the problem TriMet created a special configuration to the Red Line junction Inbound the double track line becomes a single track route about 1 2 mile north of Gateway The track runs adjacent to I 205 crosses under the main line then swings around north on a tight horseshoe turn and merges with the outbound track just south of Gateway Inbound trains then use the center track switches to cross over to the inbound track Future construction is proposed to reconfigure the junction and build separate platforms so that Red Line trains can travel straight north from Gateway without traveling through the loop 2 In comparison the Green Line s junction with the Blue Line 1 2 mile south of Gateway is configured as a standard diverging junction Parking at this station and transit center was originally entirely in the form of surface lots but in June 2006 TriMet opened a new 690 space parking garage 3 This compensated for the closure of the surface lot closest to the station which was replaced by a medical building 3 A surface lot to the south of the station in place since the station s opening in 1986 was not affected Bus service edit nbsp The transit center s west side The center has bus stops on both the east and west sides of the MAX station This station in the Gateway District is served by the following bus lines 15 Belmont NW 23rd 19 Woodstock Glisan 22 Parkrose 23 San Rafael 24 Fremont NW 18th 25 Glisan Rockwood 87 Airport Way 181st Columbia Gorge Express intercity service to Multnomah Falls Cascade Locks and Hood River Unique station features editThe station has the following features 4 Feathers Designed by Frank Boyden they consist of three 14 18 feet long painted aluminum feathers that work as windvanes on 20 feet poles Blackberry frosted glass The windscreens at this station and many others have a frosted etched pattern of the pervasive blackberry in Oregon See also editList of TriMet transit centersReferences edit Wade Michael November 17 1986 MAX spearheads boost in ridership The Oregonian p B4 Howard John October 26 2017 TriMet considering expansion of MAX Red Line to county fairgrounds Portland Tribune Retrieved November 7 2017 a b New Gateway Park amp Ride garage opens TriMet May 31 2006 Archived from the original on October 7 2008 Retrieved 2017 06 10 Public Art on MAX Red Line TriMet Retrieved January 24 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gateway Northeast 99th Avenue Transit Center Gateway NE 99th Ave Transit Center TriMet page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gateway Northeast 99th Avenue Transit Center amp oldid 1184572629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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