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TriMet

The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, branded as TriMet, is a transit agency that serves most of the Oregon part of the Portland metropolitan area. Created in 1969 by the Oregon legislature, the district replaced five private bus companies that operated in the three counties: Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas. TriMet began…

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Annual ridership
66,053,200 (2025)
Began operation
December 1, 1969; 56 years ago (1969-12-01)
Daily ridership
198,100 (weekdays, Q1 2026)
Locale
Portland metropolitan area, Oregon
Number of lines
Bus: 79 · MAX Light Rail: 5 · WES Commuter Rail: 1
Number of stations
Light rail: 96 · Commuter rail: 5

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Rail lines

Bus service

Fares

Fleet

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Communities served

Safety

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TriMet

Nodes206
Edges205
Triples263
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009709
Components1

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TriMet

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related to 2000s · 50
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related to 2010s · 22
TriMet → After, April, Avenue, Burnside/Stark, COVID-19, Downtown Portland, Fareless Square, Free Rail Zone, Gillig, Line, MAX Orange Line, Milwaukie, NE, Orange Line, PDX Night Bus, Portland International Airport, The, This, Tilikum Crossing, TriMet's
related to 1980s · 20
TriMet → American Public Transit Association, As, California, Completion, Crown Coach, Crown-Ikarus, Division Transit Project, Gresham, Hungary, Ikarus, In September, It, June, MAX Light Rail, North America, Owl, Portland, Seven, The, Tri-Met
related to Safety · 17
TriMet → According, All TriMet, George Floyd, In, In June, March, MAX, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Officers, Portland Police Bureau, Portland's Independent Police Review, PPB, PPB's, Riders, Safety Response Team, The, Transportation Security Administration
related to Other proposals · 16
TriMet → Bridgeport Village, Cornelius, Extension, Forest Grove, Hillsboro, I-205Extension, McLoughlin Boulevard, Metro, OR, Oregon City, Sunset Highway, These, Tualatin Valley Highway, US, Vancouver, Washington
related to Rail lines · 16
TriMet → Additionally, Android, Bluetooth, Fare, Fares, Google Maps, Incidents, MAX, MAX Light Rail, Metropolitan Area Express, Portland, The TransitTracker, WES, WES Commuter Rail, Western Railroad, Westside Express Service
related to General information · 15
TriMet → Clackamas, Estacada, For, Forest Grove, Governor, It, Multnomah, Oregon, Oregon City, Sauvie Island, State, The TriMet, Tri-Met, Troutdale, Washington
related to Bus service · 14
TriMet → As, August, Blue Bus, Bus, Each, Fifty-eight, Frequent Service Lines, From, FX, MAX, May, Nineteen, Rose City Transit, The
related to Buses · 14
TriMet → As, August, Buses, By March, December, In, June, LIFT Paratransit, MAX, Portland, September, The, This, TriMet's
related to Fares · 10
TriMet → For, MAX, MAX Light Rail, North American, On, Several, Single-fare, Ticket, WES, WES Commuter Rail

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buses portland service bus max system transit rail also new line lines blue trimet's first fleet wes district light city

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TriMetAnnual ridership66,053,200 (2025)1.00infobox
TriMetBegan operationDecember 1, 1969; 56 years ago (1969-12-01)1.00infobox
TriMetDaily ridership198,100 (weekdays, Q1 2026)1.00infobox
TriMetLocalePortland metropolitan area, Oregon1.00infobox
TriMetNumber of linesBus: 791.00infobox
TriMetNumber of linesMAX Light Rail: 51.00infobox
TriMetNumber of linesWES Commuter Rail: 11.00infobox
TriMetNumber of stationsLight rail: 961.00infobox
TriMetNumber of stationsCommuter rail: 51.00infobox
TriMetNumber of vehiclesBuses: 650+1.00infobox
TriMetNumber of vehiclesLight rail: 1451.00infobox
TriMetNumber of vehiclesCommuter rail: 61.00infobox
TriMetSystem lengthLight rail: 60 mi (97 km)1.00infobox
TriMetSystem lengthCommuter rail: 14.7 mi (23.7 km)1.00infobox
TriMetTrack 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
TriMetTransit typeLocal bus1.00infobox
TriMetTransit typeLight rail1.00infobox
TriMetTransit typeCommuter rail1.00infobox
TriMetWebsitetrimet.org1.00infobox

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