Rose Quarter Transit Center is a

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station in the

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system and a

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transit center, and is located in the

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area of

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, a part of the

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. It is served by the

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and

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lines, as well as the Yellow Line at the adjacent Interstate/Rose Quarter station, located about 200 yards to the west. It is currently the 7th stop eastbound on the Eastside MAX as well as the first stop after crossing the

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on the

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. Originally called the Coliseum Transit Center, it was renamed Rose Quarter Transit Center in 1994. As of September 2012, the transit center is served by six TriMet bus routes. Rose Quarter Transit Center is located at 47 NE Holladay Street where it intersects NE Wheeler Avenue; the MAX station platforms are under an

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overpass. Interstate/Rose Quarter station is located in the median of Interstate Avenue at its intersection with NE Multnomah Street. The stations serve the Rose Quarter area, as well as the

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and the Veterans Memorial Coliseum located just to the northwest. Rose Quarter Transit Center has three platforms—two side platforms plus an additional island platform and track used as train storage and during special events. Interstate/Rose Quarter station has two side platforms, decorated with the station's signature artwork: Three glass and steel stylized trees on each platform that are illuminated at night. The former

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car barn is located on the north side of the platforms at Rose Quarter Transit Center and connects to the tracks just to the east of the station. It has since been converted into a maintenance facility for TriMet workers. Bus service from the surrounding stops serves much of North and Northeast Portland. Because most of the platform length is under the freeway overpass and the Rose Quarter is a major transit hub, this station can be very loud after events in the Rose Quarter neighborhood. From 2001 to 2012, the transit center was located within

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(renamed the Free Rail Zone in 2010), but the free-ride zone was discontinued in September 2012. There is also a concessionaire building located at this station offering refreshments.

Bus lines

Along with MAX, the transit center is served by the following bus lines as of August 2024: *4 - Fessenden *8 - Jackson Park/NE 15th Ave *35 - Macadam/Greeley *40 - Tacoma/Swan Island *44 - Capitol Hwy/Mocks Crest *77 - Broadway/Halsey * C-Tran 105/105X - I-5 Express *C-Tran 157 - Lloyd District Express Discontinued 8/24/24 *85 - Swan Island

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Rose Quarter Transit Center
– TriMet page
Oregon History Project article on North and NorthEast Portland before urban renewal
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