Northwest 6th & Davis and Northwest 5th & Couch stations

Northwest 6th & Davis and Northwest 5th & Couch are a pair of light rail stations on the MAX Green, Orange, and Yellow Lines in Portland, Oregon. It is the second stop southbound on the Portland Transit Mall extension.

NW 6th & Davis  NW 5th & Couch  
MAX Light Rail stations
NW 6th & Davis platform
General information
LocationNW 6th & Davis (northbound)
NW 5th & Couch (southbound)
Portland, Oregon
 United States
Coordinates45°31′27″N 122°40′33″W / 45.52417°N 122.67583°W / 45.52417; -122.67583
Owned byTriMet
Tracks1 per split
Bus routes291 - Orange Night Bus
ConnectionsBus interchange Portland Transit Mall
Bus interchange 4, 8, 16, 35, 44, 77
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 2009
Services
Preceding station TriMet Following station
NW 6th & Davis Street
Southwest 6th & Pine
One-way operation
Green Line Union Station/​Northwest 6th & Hoyt
Yellow Line Union Station/​Northwest 6th & Hoyt
towards Expo Center
NW 5th & Couch Street
Southwest 5th & Oak Green Line Union Station/​Northwest 5th & Glisan
One-way operation
Southwest 5th & Oak Orange Line
Former services
Preceding station TriMet Following station
NW 6th & Davis Street
Pioneer Courthouse/​Southwest 6th
One-way operation
Mall Shuttle
2009–2011
Union Station/​Northwest 6th & Hoyt
Terminus
NW 5th & Couch Street
Southwest 5th & Oak Yellow Line
2009–2015
Union Station/​Northwest 5th & Glisan
One-way operation
Southwest 5th & Oak Mall Shuttle
2009–2011
Location
Map

The stations are built into the sidewalks of 5th and 6th Avenues, with the 5th Avenue platform served by southbound trains and the 6th Avenue platform by northbound trains. The NW 6th & Davis station is served only by the Green and Yellow Lines, and the NW 5th & Couch 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 located in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood.

At the time of their opening in August 2009, the stations were located in Fareless Square, which in January 2010 was renamed the Free Rail Zone. In 2012, the fare-free zone was discontinued, along with all fare zones on the TriMet system.

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