A and B Loop

Loop Service
Loop Service
	A streetcar on the B Loop service starting to cross the Tilikum Crossing in 2016
Overview
Other name(s)	CL Line (2012–2015), A Loop, B Loop
Status	Operational
Owner	City of Portland
Locale	Portland, Oregon
Stations	55
Website	portlandstreetcar.org
Service
Type	Streetcar
System	Portland Streetcar
Services	2
Operator(s)	Portland Streetcar, Inc.; TriMet
History
Opened	September 22, 2012
Technical
Line length	4.4 mi (7.1 km) (one direction)
Character	At-grade, in mixed traffic
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
	Legend
	Broadway Bridge
	over Willamette River
	I-84
	Banfield Expressway
	PSU
	Urban Center
	SW 5th
	& Market
	I-5
	Marquam Bridge
	Tilikum Crossing
	over Willamette River
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The Loop Service is a circular Portland Streetcar line that connects downtown Portland, Oregon, to the Central Eastside via two crossings of the Willamette River: the Broadway Bridge to the north and the Tilikum Crossing to the south. It is composed of two services: the A Loop, running clockwise, and the B Loop, running counterclockwise. The line was known as the Central Loop Line (CL Line) from its opening in 2012 until the opening of Tilikum Crossing bridge in 2015.^[1]

History

The Central Loop (CL) Line began service on September 22, 2012, running from SW Market to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) via the Pearl District.^[2] The 3.35-mile-long (5.39 km) line cost $148.3 million to construct and opened five months late^[3] with 18-minute frequencies instead of the planned 15 minutes due to funding cuts by TriMet and the City of Portland as well as delays in streetcar delivery from United Streetcar.^[4]^[5]

On August 30, 2015, a new temporary schedule eliminated the CL Line in favor of the A Loop and B Loop, extended from SW 10th and Market along the NS Line south to SW Moody Avenue & SW Meade Street in the South Waterfront. Streetcars began operating across the new Tilikum Crossing transit bridge on that date, but not carrying passengers across the bridge during a two-week transitional phase which was referred to as "pre-revenue service".^[1] The line was formally re-branded as the Loop Service on September 12, 2015, when the opening of the Tilikum Crossing to the public permitted streetcars to begin carrying passengers on the route section across the bridge.^[1]^[2]^[6]

Service

The Loop Service operates from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on weekdays, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturdays, and from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Sundays. Frequencies in each direction range from 15 minutes between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 pm on weekdays and Saturdays to 20 minutes on Sundays.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Portland Streetcar Loop Service". Portland Streetcar. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "Streetcar History". Portland Streetcar. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Schmidt, Brad (July 19, 2011). "Portland's $148.3 million eastside streetcar project delayed five months, includes five streetcars instead of six". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
^ Rose, Joseph (September 21, 2012). "Portland Streetcar's eastside loop gets off to hobbled start Saturday". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
^ "Portland Streetcar Introduces 'Central Loop' Service". Passenger Transport. American Public Transportation Association. October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
^ Vincent, John M. (September 8, 2015). "Routes, fares change with expanded streetcar service". The Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
^ "Streetcar Schedule". Portland Streetcar. August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.

External links

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[PS-Loop-1] "Portland Streetcar Loop Service". Portland Streetcar. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[PS-History-2] "Streetcar History". Portland Streetcar. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] Schmidt, Brad (July 19, 2011). "Portland's $148.3 million eastside streetcar project delayed five months, includes five streetcars instead of six". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 17, 2015.

[4] Rose, Joseph (September 21, 2012). "Portland Streetcar's eastside loop gets off to hobbled start Saturday". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

[5] "Portland Streetcar Introduces 'Central Loop' Service". Passenger Transport. American Public Transportation Association. October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2015.

[6] Vincent, John M. (September 8, 2015). "Routes, fares change with expanded streetcar service". The Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

[Schedule-7] "Streetcar Schedule". Portland Streetcar. August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.

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