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The '''Loop Service''' is a circular [[Portland Streetcar]] line that connects downtown [[Portland, Oregon]], to the [[Central Eastside Industrial District|Central Eastside]] via two crossings of the [[Willamette River]]: the [[Broadway Bridge (Portland)|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.<ref name="PS-Loop">{{cite web |title=Portland Streetcar Loop Service |url=http://www.portlandstreetcar.org/node/193 |publisher=[[Portland Streetcar]] |accessdate=September 7, 2015}}</ref>
The '''Loop Service''' is a circular [[Portland Streetcar]] line that connects downtown [[Portland, Oregon]], to the [[Central Eastside Industrial District|Central Eastside]] via two crossings of the [[Willamette River]]: the [[Broadway Bridge (Portland)|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.<ref name="PS-Loop">{{cite web|title=Portland Streetcar Loop Service |url=http://www.portlandstreetcar.org/node/193 |publisher=[[Portland Streetcar]] |accessdate=September 7, 2015}}</ref>


==History==
==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, Portland, Oregon|Pearl District]].<ref name="PS-History">{{cite web |title=Streetcar History |url=http://www.portlandstreetcar.org/node/33 |publisher=Portland Streetcar |accessdate=September 7, 2015}}</ref> The {{convert|3.35|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} line cost $148.3 million to construct and opened five months late<ref>{{cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Brad |date=July 19, 2011 |title=Portland's $148.3 million eastside streetcar project delayed five months, includes five streetcars instead of six |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/07/portlands_1483_million_eastsid.html |newspaper=[[The Oregonian]] |accessdate=September 17, 2015}}</ref> with 18-minute frequencies instead of the planned 15 minutes due to funding cuts by [[TriMet]] and the [[Government of Portland, Oregon|City of Portland]] as well as delays in streetcar delivery from [[United Streetcar]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rose |first=Joseph |authorlink=Joseph Rose |date=September 21, 2012 |title=Portland Streetcar's eastside loop gets off to hobbled start Saturday |url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2012/09/portland_streetcars_eastside_l.html |newspaper=The Oregonian |accessdate=September 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 5, 2012 |title=Portland Streetcar Introduces ‘Central Loop’ Service |url=http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/aptapt/issues/2012-10-05/3.html |work=Passenger Transport |publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]] |accessdate=September 8, 2015}}</ref>
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, Portland, Oregon|Pearl District]].<ref name="PS-History">{{cite web|title=Streetcar History |url=http://www.portlandstreetcar.org/node/33 |publisher=Portland Streetcar |accessdate=September 7, 2015}}</ref> The {{convert|3.35|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} line cost $148.3 million to construct and opened five months late<ref>{{cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Brad |date=July 19, 2011 |title=Portland's $148.3 million eastside streetcar project delayed five months, includes five streetcars instead of six |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/07/portlands_1483_million_eastsid.html |newspaper=[[The Oregonian]] |accessdate=September 17, 2015}}</ref> with 18-minute frequencies instead of the planned 15 minutes due to funding cuts by [[TriMet]] and the [[Government of Portland, Oregon|City of Portland]] as well as delays in streetcar delivery from [[United Streetcar]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rose |first=Joseph |authorlink=Joseph Rose |date=September 21, 2012 |title=Portland Streetcar's eastside loop gets off to hobbled start Saturday |url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2012/09/portland_streetcars_eastside_l.html |newspaper=The Oregonian |accessdate=September 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 5, 2012 |title=Portland Streetcar Introduces ‘Central Loop’ Service |url=http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/aptapt/issues/2012-10-05/3.html |work=Passenger Transport |publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]] |accessdate=September 8, 2015}}</ref>


[[File:Portland Streetcar car 023 at west end of Broadway Bridge in 2016.jpg|thumb|left|B-Loop streetcar crossing the [[Broadway Bridge (Portland)|Broadway Bridge]] in 2016]]
[[File:Portland Streetcar car 023 at west end of Broadway Bridge in 2016.jpg|thumb|left|B-Loop streetcar crossing the [[Broadway Bridge (Portland)|Broadway Bridge]] in 2016]]
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.portlandstreetcar.org/node/193 Portland Streetcar Loop Service]
*[http://www.portlandstreetcar.org/node/193 Portland Streetcar Loop Service]
*[http://www.portlandstreetcar.org/node/3 Portland Streetcar schedule]
*[http://www.portlandstreetcar.org/node/3 Portland Streetcar schedule]


Revision as of 20:37, 25 May 2017

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
StatusOperational
OwnerCity of Portland
LocalePortland, Oregon
Stations55
Websiteportlandstreetcar.org
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemPortland Streetcar
Services2
Operator(s)Portland Streetcar, Inc.
TriMet
History
OpenedSeptember 22, 2012 (2012-09-22)
Technical
Line length4.4 mi (7.1 km) (one direction)
CharacterAt-grade, in mixed traffic
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map

Legend
NS
NW 11th & Marshall
NW 10th & Northrup
NW 9th & Lovejoy
Broadway Bridge
over Willamette River
NS
N Broadway/Weidler & Ross
NW 11th/10th & Johnson
NW 11th/10th & Glisan
NE Weidler & 2nd
NE Broadway & 2nd
NW 11th/10th & Couch
NE Broadway/Weidler & Grand
NE 7th & Halsey
SW 11th/10th & Alder
NE Grand & Multnomah
Blue Line │ Red Line
Northeast 7th Avenue & Holladay
Blue Line │ Red Line
Blue Line │ Green Line │ Red Line
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.svg
I-84
Banfield Expressway
 SE Grand & Burnside
SW Park & Market/Mill
SE MLK & Burnside
Portland Transit Mall
SE Grand & Stark
Green Line │ Yellow Line
SE MLK & Stark
PSU
Urban Center
│
SW 5th
& Market
SE Grand & Morrison
Green Line │ Orange Line
SE MLK & Morrison
SW 5th & Montgomery
SE Grand & Taylor
Portland Transit Mall
SE MLK & Taylor
SW 3rd & Harrison
SE Grand & Hawthorne
SE MLK & Hawthorne
SW Harrison Street
SE Grand & Mill
S River Parkway & Moody
SE MLK & Mill
I-5.svg
I-5
Marquam Bridge
S Moody & Meade
OMSI
Orange Line
Tilikum Crossing
over Willamette River
NS
Orange Line
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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

  1. ^ a b c "Portland Streetcar Loop Service". Portland Streetcar. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "Streetcar History". Portland Streetcar. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Schmidt, Brad (July 19, 2011). "Portland's $148.3 million eastside streetcar project delayed five months, includes five streetcars instead of six". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Rose, Joseph (September 21, 2012). "Portland Streetcar's eastside loop gets off to hobbled start Saturday". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "Portland Streetcar Introduces 'Central Loop' Service". Passenger Transport. American Public Transportation Association. October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  6. ^ Vincent, John M. (September 8, 2015). "Routes, fares change with expanded streetcar service". The Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  7. ^ "Streetcar Schedule". Portland Streetcar. August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
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