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MAX Blue Line

The MAX Blue Line is a light rail line serving the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Operated by TriMet as part of MAX Light Rail, it connects Hillsboro, Beaverton, Portland, and Gresham. The line serves 47 stations; it travels 33 miles (53 km) from Hatfield Government Center station in Hillsboro to Cleveland Ave station in Gresham.…

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Owner
TriMet
Character
At-grade, elevated, and underground
Daily ridership
25,019 (as of May 2025[update])
Electrification
Overhead line, 750 V DC
Line length
33 mi (53 km)[a]
Locale
Portland, Oregon, U.S.

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MAX Blue Line

Nodes177
Edges176
Triples35
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011299
Components1

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MAX Blue Line

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related to External links · 13
MAX Blue Line → Beaverton, Corridor, HAER, HAER No, Hillsboro Extension, Historic American Engineering Record, No, OR, OR-59, OR-59-A, Oregon Electric Railway Westside, TriMet, Washington County
Route diagram · 3
MAX Blue Line → edit⟂, talk⟂, view⟂
Termini · 2
MAX Blue Line → Cleveland Avenue in Gresham (east), Hatfield Government Center in Hillsboro (west)
Character · 1
MAX Blue Line → At-grade, elevated, and underground
Daily ridership · 1
MAX Blue Line → 25,019 (as of May 2025[update])
Electrification · 1
MAX Blue Line → Overhead line, 750 V DC
Line length · 1
MAX Blue Line → 33 mi (53 km)[a]
Locale · 1
MAX Blue Line → Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Maximum incline · 1
MAX Blue Line → 7.0%
Number of tracks · 1
MAX Blue Line → 2

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line trimet portland max rail transit avenue hillsboro light center highway oregon blue station westside stations transportation downtown extension west

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MAX Blue LineCharacterAt-grade, elevated, and underground1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineDaily ridership25,019 (as of May 2025[update])1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineElectrificationOverhead line, 750 V DC1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineLine length33 mi (53 km)[a]1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineLocalePortland, Oregon, U.S.1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineMaximum incline7.0%1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineNumber of tracks21.00infobox
MAX Blue LineOpenedSeptember 5, 1986; 39 years ago (1986-09-05)1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineOperatorTriMet1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineOther name(s)Eastside segment: Banfield Light Rail Project Eastside MAX Westside segment: Westside MAX1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineOwnerTriMet1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineRoute diagramview⟂1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineRoute diagramtalk⟂1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineRoute diagramedit⟂1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineStations471.00infobox
MAX Blue LineSystemMAX Light Rail1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineTerminiHatfield Government Center in Hillsboro (west)1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineTerminiCleveland Avenue in Gresham (east)1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineTrack 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 Blue LineTypeLight rail1.00infobox
MAX Blue LineWebsiteMAX Blue Line1.00infobox
MAX Blue Lineis alight rail line serving the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon0.90text

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