Expo Center station


Expo Center is a light rail station on the MAX [Yellow Line (TriMet)|MAX Yellow Line] in Portland, Oregon, United States. 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. The 300 park-and-ride spaces are free for commuters arriving before 10 am on weekdays for a maximum 24 hours. At all other times, drivers must pay the Expo Center's usual $7–8 parking fee.
Although tracks and electrification end directly inside the station, it is designed to allow a future northbound extension to be easily constructed.
Both the landscaping and the artwork at the station are themed in a Japanese style. This recalls the temporary Civilian Assembly Center that existed here during the early days of World War II, which processed Japanese-Americans upon the enforcement of Executive Order 9066.

Bus line connections

This station is at the Expo Center served by the following bus line:
  • 11 - Rivergate/Marine Dr

Unique station features

The station includes several unique decorative features relating to the internment camp theme:
  • 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.