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MAX Light Rail

The Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) is a light rail system serving the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Owned and operated by TriMet, it spans 59.7 miles (96.1 km) and comprises five lines and 93 stations. The system connects parts of Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties, with the Blue, Orange, Red, and Yellow lines…

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Owner
TriMet
Annual ridership
22,061,900 (2025)
Began operation
September 5, 1986; 39 years ago (1986-09-05)
Daily ridership
63,400 (weekdays, Q1 2026)
Electrification
Overhead line, 750 V DC
Key
view⟂ · talk⟂ · edit⟂

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Infrastructure

Stations

Service

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Safety

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MAX Light Rail

Nodes256
Edges255
Triples25
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007813
Components1

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MAX Light Rail

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Key · 3
MAX Light Rail → edit⟂, talk⟂, view⟂
System map · 3
MAX Light Rail → edit⟂, talk⟂, view⟂
Annual ridership · 1
MAX Light Rail → 22,061,900 (2025)
Began operation · 1
MAX Light Rail → September 5, 1986; 39 years ago (1986-09-05)
Daily ridership · 1
MAX Light Rail → 63,400 (weekdays, Q1 2026)
Electrification · 1
MAX Light Rail → Overhead line, 750 V DC
Locale · 1
MAX Light Rail → Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Number of lines · 1
MAX Light Rail → 5
Number of stations · 1
MAX Light Rail → 93
Number of vehicles · 1
MAX Light Rail → 149 (details)

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MAX Light RailAnnual ridership22,061,900 (2025)1.00infobox
MAX Light RailBegan operationSeptember 5, 1986; 39 years ago (1986-09-05)1.00infobox
MAX Light RailDaily ridership63,400 (weekdays, Q1 2026)1.00infobox
MAX Light RailElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC1.00infobox
MAX Light RailKeyview⟂1.00infobox
MAX Light RailKeytalk⟂1.00infobox
MAX Light RailKeyedit⟂1.00infobox
MAX Light RailLocalePortland, Oregon, U.S.1.00infobox
MAX Light RailNumber of lines51.00infobox
MAX Light RailNumber of stations931.00infobox
MAX Light RailNumber of vehicles149 (details)1.00infobox
MAX Light RailOwnerTriMet1.00infobox
MAX Light RailSystem length59.7 mi (96.1 km)1.00infobox
MAX Light RailSystem mapview⟂1.00infobox
MAX Light RailSystem maptalk⟂1.00infobox
MAX Light RailSystem mapedit⟂1.00infobox
MAX Light RailTop speed55 mph (89 km/h)1.00infobox
MAX Light RailTrack gauge.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de…1.00infobox
MAX Light RailTrain length1–2 vehicles1.00infobox
MAX Light RailTransit typeLight rail1.00infobox
MAX Light RailWebsitetrimet.org/max1.00infobox

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