Rosa Parks station (TriMet)

Rosa Parks
MAX Light Rail station
View from the south
General information
Location	6598 (north)/6499 (south) North Interstate Avenue Portland, Oregon USA
Coordinates	45°34′12″N 122°40′56″W / 45.57000°N 122.68222°W / 45.57000; -122.68222
Owned by	TriMet
Platforms	split platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Bike lockers
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	May 1, 2004
Services
Preceding station TriMet Following station North Killingsworth Street towards Union Station/​Northwest 5th & Glisan Yellow Line North Lombard Transit Center towards Expo Center
Location

Rosa Parks is a light rail station on the MAX Yellow Line in the Arbor Lodge neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. It is the 6th stop northbound on the Interstate MAX extension. It was originally named North Portland Boulevard, but following the city's decision in fall 2006 to rename Portland Blvd. to Rosa Parks Way, TriMet indicated it would support the change by renaming the station, at a then-undetermined future date. The signs at the station continued to show the old name until Feb. 4, 2009, when a dedication ceremony was held, unveiling new signs renaming it as "Rosa Parks" station ("Way" being implied only).^[1][2] On TriMet's maps and other media, the station is shown as "N Rosa Parks Way".

The station is located in the median of Interstate Avenue near the intersection of N Rosa Parks Way. It has staggered side platforms, which sit on either side of the cross street, because the route runs around this station on Interstate Avenue in the median. Artistic elements at the station refer to Native American art.