Pioneer Courthouse / Southwest 6th and Pioneer Place / Southwest 5th

Pioneer Courthouse/SW 6th Ave
Pioneer Place/SW 5th Ave
MAX light rail stations

Pioneer Courthouse platform
Location SW 6th & Morrison (northbound)
SW 5th & Yamhill (southbound)
Coordinates 45°31′07″N 122°40′42″W / 45.51861°N 122.67833°W / 45.51861; -122.67833Coordinates: 45°31′07″N 122°40′42″W / 45.51861°N 122.67833°W / 45.51861; -122.67833
Owned by TriMet
Tracks 1 per split
Connections
  Blue Line
  Red Line

via stations nearby at Pioneer Square South, Pioneer Square North, Mall/SW 4th Avenue, and Mall/SW 5th Avenue

Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened August 2009
Services
Preceding station   MAX Light Rail   Following station
One-way operation
Green Line
toward PSU South
One-way operation
One-way operation
Yellow Line
toward Expo Center
toward SE Park Ave
Orange Line
One-way operation

The Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th and Pioneer Place/Southwest 5th stations are light rail stations on the MAX Green, Orange and Yellow Lines in Portland, Oregon. They are the 4th stop southbound on the Portland Transit Mall MAX extension. The Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th station is served only by the Green and Yellow Lines, and the Pioneer Place/Southwest 5th station is served only by the Green and Orange Lines. Originally, from the opening of these stations in 2009 until 2015, the Yellow Line served both, but in September 2015 the then-new Orange Line replaced the Yellow Line at all southbound stations on the transit mall.

The stations are built into the sidewalks of 5th and 6th Avenues, with the 5th Avenue platform heading southbound and the 6th Avenue platform northbound. The station connects with Blue and Red Line trains on the original downtown MAX tracks at the Pioneer Square South, Pioneer Square North, Mall/SW 4th Avenue, and Mall/SW 5th Avenue stations. Points of interest include Pioneer Courthouse Square, Pioneer Place and the Pioneer Courthouse.

When opened on August 30, 2009, the stations were located in Fareless Square (within fare zone 1), which was renamed the Free Rail Zone four months later, but the fare-free zone was eliminated in 2012 when TriMet discontinued all use of fare zones.

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