Pioneer Square South and Pioneer Square North

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Pioneer Square South
Pioneer Square North

Pioneer Square South station
Station statistics
Address Southwest Sixth & Yamhill (eastbound)
Southwest Broadway & Morrison (westbound)
Portland, OR
Lines MAX Light Rail     Blue Line      Red Line      Yellow Line
Connections Portland Transit Mall (stations are located west of mall)
Platforms 2 one-way Side platforms
Tracks 1 per split
Bicycle facilities bike lockers
Other information
Opened September 5, 1986
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Owned by TriMet
Fare zone Fareless Square

The Pioneer Square South/Pioneer Square North stations are light rail stations on the MAX Blue, Red, and Yellow lines in Portland, Oregon. It is considered the central station on the MAX system, although the Eastside and Westside MAX lines technically end/begin just past the Galleria and Library stations to the west.

The platforms are built into the sidewalks of Yamhill and Morrison streets and are part of Pioneer Courthouse Square, Downtown Portland's focal point.

[edit] Points of interest

Pioneer Courthouse Square hosts many popular events year round. TriMet maintains a ticket office in the Visitor's Information Center on the square's grounds.

Popular shopping areas include Portland's downtown Macy's and Nordstrom department stores.

[edit] Transit connections

The Portland Transit Mall's northbound lines on 6th Avenue connect to the MAX along the east side of Pioneer Square. Southbound lines are on 5th Avenue, and can be accessed at the next eastbound station as well.

In 2009, the Yellow Line and Green Line will be routed along a new set of MAX tracks along the Portland Transit Mall.

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Coordinates: 45°31′08″N 122°40′46″W / 45.518887°N 122.679327°W / 45.518887; -122.679327

Preceding station   MAX Light Rail   Following station
One-way operation
Blue Line
One-way operation
One-way operation
Red Line
toward Airport
One-way operation
One-way operation
Yellow Line
Terminus
One-way operation
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