September 11, 2006

Airport MAX Station serves a million for 1st time

Ridership to and from airport grows 11 percent

For the first time ever, Airport MAX Red Line MAX ridership at the airport station topped 1 million for the year, an 11 percent jump over last year.

When service began five years ago on September 10, 2001, the 5.5-mile, four-station extension between Gateway Transit Center and PDX was the first train-to-plane service on the West Coast. Since then, the Red Line has carried 4.3 million people to or from the airport.

Red Line expansion & ridership growth

In September 2003, TriMet extended Airport MAX Red Line service eight more miles to the Beaverton Transit Center, bringing direct airport service to more riders. The extension also added capacity where ridership is heaviest on the Westside.

Along the entire segment between Beaverton Transit Center and the airport, more than 30 million rides have been taken on Red Line trains during the past five years.