Loop Service (Portland Streetcar)

Loop Service
A streetcar on the B Loop service starting to cross the Tilikum Crossing in 2016
Overview
Other name(s)	CL Line (2012–2015), A Loop, B Loop
Type	Streetcar
System	Portland Streetcar
Status	Operational
Locale	Portland, Oregon
Stations	55
Services	2
Website	portlandstreetcar.org
Operation
Opened	September 22, 2012 (2012-09-22)
Owner	City of Portland
Operator(s)	Portland Streetcar, Inc. TriMet
Character	At-grade, in mixed traffic
Technical
Line length	4.4 mi (7.1 km) (one direction)
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	Overhead, 750 V DC
Route map  NS  Line NW 11th & Marshall NW 10th & Northrup NW 9th & Lovejoy Broadway Bridge over Willamette River  NS  Line N Broadway & Ross NW 11th/10th & Johnson NW 11th/10th & Glisan NE Weidler & 2nd NW 11th/10th & Everett closed 2016 NE Broadway & 2nd NW 11th/10th & Couch NE Broadway/Weidler & Grand SW 10th & Stark closed 2016 NE 7th & Halsey SW 11th/10th & Alder NE Grand & Multnomah ■ Blue & ■ Red Lines NE 7th Ave & Holladay ■ Blue & ■ Red Lines ■ Blue, ■ Green & ■ Red Lines Central Library NE Grand & Holladay SW 11th & Taylor NE Oregon & Grand Art Museum SW 11th and Jefferson NE Grand & Hoyt SW 11th/10th & Clay NE MLK & Hoyt I-84 (Banfield Expressway) E Grand & Burnside SW Park & Market/Mill E MLK & Burnside Portland Transit Mall SE Grand & Stark ■ Green & ■ Yellow Lines SE MLK & Stark PSU Urban Center │ SW 5th & Market SE Grand & Morrison ■ Green & ■ Orange Lines SE MLK & Morrison SW 5th & Montgomery SE Grand & Taylor Portland Transit Mall SE MLK & Taylor SW 3rd & Harrison SE Grand & Hawthorne SW 1st & Harrison closed 2016 SE MLK & Hawthorne SW Harrison Street SE Grand & Mill SW River Parkway & Moody SE MLK & Mill I-5 (Marquam Bridge) SW Moody & Meade OMSI ■ Orange Line Tilikum Crossing over Willamette River  NS  Line ■ Orange Line

The Loop Service is a circular Portland Streetcar line that connects downtown Portland, Oregon, to the Central Eastside via two crossings of the Willamette River: the Broadway Bridge to the north and the Tilikum Crossing to the south. It is composed of two services: the A Loop, running clockwise, and the B Loop, running counterclockwise. The line was known as the Central Loop Line (CL Line) from its opening in 2012 until the opening of Tilikum Crossing bridge in 2015.^[1]

History

The Central Loop (CL) Line began service on September 22, 2012, running from SW Market to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) via the Pearl District.^[2] The 3.35-mile-long (5.39 km) line cost $148.3 million to construct and opened five months late^[3] with 18-minute frequencies instead of the planned 15 minutes due to funding cuts by TriMet and the City of Portland as well as delays in streetcar delivery from United Streetcar.^[4][5]

B-Loop streetcar crossing the Broadway Bridge in 2016

On August 30, 2015, a new temporary schedule eliminated the CL Line in favor of the A Loop and B Loop, extended from SW 10th and Market along the NS Line south to SW Moody Avenue & SW Meade Street in the South Waterfront. Streetcars began operating across the new Tilikum Crossing transit bridge on that date, but not carrying passengers across the bridge during a two-week transitional phase which was referred to as "pre-revenue service".^[1] The line was formally re-branded as the Loop Service on September 12, 2015, when the opening of the Tilikum Crossing to the public permitted streetcars to begin carrying passengers on the route section across the bridge.^[1][2][6]

Service

The Loop Service operates from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on weekdays, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturdays, and from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Sundays. Frequencies in each direction range from 15 minutes between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 pm on weekdays and Saturdays to 20 minutes on Sundays.^[7]

References

External links

Route map:

• Portland Streetcar Loop Service
• Portland Streetcar schedule