The LightRail in Portland, Oregon, USA

MAX Light Rail (for Metropolitan Area Express) is a light rail system in Portland, Oregon, United States that is owned and operated by TriMet. Consisting of five lines over a 60-mile (96.6 km) network, it serves 97 stations, connecting the North, Northeast, and Southeast sections of Portland; the suburban communities of Beaverton, Clackamas, Gresham, Hillsboro, and Milwaukie; and Portland International Airport to Portland City Center. With an average daily ridership of 123,200 and over 39 million annual riders in 2017, the MAX is the fourth-busiest light rail system in the United States after comparable light rail services in Los Angeles, Boston, and San Francisco. Lines run on all days of the week with off-peak headways of 15 minutes and up to five minutes during rush hour.

Among the first second-generation American light rail systems to be built, the MAX was conceived as a result of freeway revolts that took place in Portland in the early 1970s. Construction of the Blue Line's inaugural eastside segment, then known as the Banfield light rail project, began in 1982 and finished for the line to commence service on September 5, 1986. The system has since expanded through subsequent extension projects that have built upon the original line, with the Orange Line, opened in 2015, as its latest extension. Future expansion plans include extending the Red Line further west to Hillsboro in 2023 using existing rail infrastructure and, if funding is approved by voters in 2020, a proposed Green Line extension to Southwest Portland, Tigard, and Tualatin is slated for completion in 2027.

The MAX is one of three urban rail transit services operating in the Portland metropolitan area, with the other two being the Portland Streetcar and WES Commuter Rail. It provides direct connections to other modes of public transportation including local and regional buses at most stations and Amtrak via Union Station. ~Wikipedia
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