E 172nd Ave station
MAX light rail station in Gresham, Oregon, USA
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East 172nd Avenue station is a MAX light rail station in Gresham, Oregon. It serves the Blue Line and is the 19th stop eastbound on the eastside MAX line. The MAX system is owned and operated by TriMet, the major transit agency for the Portland metropolitan area.
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The station's westbound platform | |||||||||||
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| Location | E. Burnside & 172nd Avenue Gresham, Oregon USA | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°31â²20â³N 122°29â²10â³W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | TriMet | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | bike racks | ||||||||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 5, 1986 | ||||||||||
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The station is at the intersection of East Burnside Street and NE/SE 172nd Avenue. This station has staggered side platforms, which sit on either side of the cross street, because the route runs around this station on Burnside Street in the median.
The station was located in TriMet fare zone 3 from its opening in 1986[1] until September 2012, at which time TriMet discontinued all use of zones in its fare structure.[2]