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{{short description|Light rail system serving Portland, Oregon}} {{for-multi|the streetcar system in Portland|Portland Streetcar|other uses|Metropolitan Area Express (disambiguation)|and|Max (disambiguation)}} {{good article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox public transit | name = Metropolitan Area Express | image = TriMet MAX logo.svg | imagesize = 150px | image2 = Ad-free MAX train of two Type 2 cars on Steel Bridge in 2015.jpg | alt2 = | caption2 = | image3 = Tilikum Crossing with streetcar and MAX train in 2016.jpg | alt3 = | caption3 = '''Top:''' A Type 2 [[MAX Blue Line|Blue Line]] train crossing the [[Steel Bridge]] <br />'''Bottom:''' A MAX train and a [[Portland Streetcar]] tram on [[Tilikum Crossing]] | area served = | locale = [[Portland, Oregon]], U.S. | transit_type = [[Light rail]] | lines = 5 | stations = [[List of MAX Light Rail stations|94]] | daily_ridership = {{American transit ridership|OR Portland LR daily}} ({{American transit ridership|dailydate}}){{American transit ridership|dailycitation}} | annual_ridership = {{American transit ridership|OR Portland LR annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}} | website = {{URL|trimet.org/max}} | began_operation = {{Start date and age|1986|9|5}} | owner = [[TriMet]] | operator = | character = | stock = {{Plainlist| * [[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]] high-floor LRV (Type 1) * [[Siemens SD660]] (Types 2, 3) * Siemens [[Siemens S700 and S70|S70]] (Type 4) * Siemens [[Siemens S700 and S70|S700]] (Types 5, 6) }} | vehicles = 145<ref name="TriMet At-A-Glance">{{cite web|title=TriMet At-A-Glance|url=http://trimet.org/ataglance/|publisher=TriMet|access-date=March 28, 2016|date=January 2016|archive-date=January 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131065418/http://trimet.org/ataglance/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | train_length = | headway = | system_length = {{Convert|59.7|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} | el = {{750 V DC|conductor=overhead}}<ref name="power-signals">{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/history/pdf/rail-powersignals.pdf |title=Power, Signals and Traffic Interface |publisher=TriMet |date=July 2016 |access-date=October 5, 2022 |archive-date=October 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005210814/https://trimet.org/history/pdf/rail-powersignals.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | average_speed = | top_speed = | map = {{switcher |[[File:Portland Trimet Map.png|300px]] |Show static map |{{MAX Light Rail system|inline=y}} |Show route diagram map }} | map_state = | track_gauge = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}} }} 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 consists of five lines connecting the [[Neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon|six sections]] of Portland; the communities of [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]], [[Clackamas, Oregon|Clackamas]], [[Gresham, Oregon|Gresham]], [[Hillsboro, Oregon|Hillsboro]], [[Milwaukie, Oregon|Milwaukie]], and [[Oak Grove, Oregon|Oak Grove]]; and [[Portland International Airport]] to [[Downtown Portland, Oregon|Portland City Center]]. Trains run seven days a week with [[headway]]s between 30 minutes off-peak and three minutes during [[rush hour]]s. In 2023, MAX recorded an annual ridership of {{American transit ridership|OR Portland LR annual}}. MAX was among the first [[Light rail in the United States#"Second-generation" modern systems|second-generation]] American light rail systems to be built, conceived from [[Highway revolts in the United States|freeway revolts]] that took place in the 1970s. Planning for the network's inaugural eastside segment, then referred to as the [[Banfield Light Rail Project]], started in 1973 ahead of the cancelation of the [[Mount Hood Freeway]]. Construction began in 1982, and service commenced between downtown Portland and Gresham on September 5, 1986. The original 27-station, {{convert|15.1|mi|km|adj=on|0}} line has since been expanded to [[List of MAX Light Rail stations|94 stations]] and {{convert|59.7|mi|km|1}} of track. The latest extension, from [[MAX Orange Line|Portland to Milwaukie]], opened in 2015. MAX is one of three [[urban rail transit]] services operating in the Portland metropolitan area, the other two being the [[Portland Streetcar]] and [[WES Commuter Rail]]. MAX directly connects with them as well as with other transit services such as [[Amtrak]], [[Frequent Express]], and local and [[Intercity bus service|intercity buses]]. Trains operate with two-car [[Train|consist]]s due to downtown Portland's short [[city block]]s. Vehicles and platforms are [[Accessibility|fully accessible]], and [[fare]]s are collected through the [[Hop Fastpass]] payment system.
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