Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th and Pioneer Place/Southwest 5th stations

Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th and Pioneer Place/Southwest 5th stations are a pair of light rail stations on the MAX Green, Orange and Yellow Lines in Portland, Oregon. They are the 4th stop southbound on the Portland Transit Mall MAX extension. The Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th station is served only by the Green and Yellow Lines, and the Pioneer Place/Southwest 5th station is served only by the Green and Orange Lines. Originally, from the opening of these stations in 2009 until 2015, the Yellow Line served both, but in September 2015 the then-new Orange Line replaced the Yellow Line at all southbound stations on the transit mall.

Pioneer Courthouse/SW 6th  Pioneer Place/SW 5th  
MAX Light Rail stations
Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th platform
LocationPortland Transit Mall on Southwest 6th & Morrison (northbound) and Southwest 5th & Yamhill (southbound)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates45°31′07″N 122°40′42″W
Owned byTriMet
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform per split
Tracks1 per split
Connections Portland Transit Mall
 MAX Light Rail:
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedAugust 30, 2009
Services
Preceding station   MAX Light Rail   Following station
Pioneer Courthouse/SW 6th
One-way operation
Green Line
Yellow Line
toward Expo Center
Pioneer Place/SW 5th
Green Line
One-way operation
toward SE Park
Orange Line
Former services
Preceding station   MAX Light Rail   Following station
Pioneer Courthouse/SW 6th
One-way operation
Mall Shuttle
2009–2011
Pioneer Place/SW 5th
Yellow Line
2009–2015
One-way operation
Mall Shuttle
2009–2011

The stations are built into the sidewalks of 5th and 6th Avenues, with the 5th Avenue platform heading southbound and the 6th Avenue platform northbound. The station connects with Blue and Red Line trains on the original downtown MAX tracks at the Pioneer Square South, Pioneer Square North, Mall/SW 4th Avenue, and Mall/SW 5th Avenue stations. Nearby points of interest include Pioneer Courthouse Square, Pioneer Place and the Pioneer Courthouse.

When opened on August 30, 2009, the stations were located in Fareless Square (within fare zone 1), which was renamed the Free Rail Zone four months later, but the fare-free zone was eliminated in 2012 when TriMet discontinued all use of fare zones.


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