Designs, Stations and Route

The Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project would connect Downtown Portland and Tualatin with a 30-minute travel time and bring high-capacity transit to one of the region’s most congested corridors. Based on the Conceptual Design Report, published in September 2020, it would include 13 stations along the 11-mile alignment as well roadway, bicycle and pedestrian improvements throughout the corridor.

The route would travel south from the Portland Transit Mall near Portland State University via Barbur Boulevard until the Barbur Transit Center. From there, it would cross Interstate 5 on a new bridge and then run adjacent to I-5 to Tigard. The route would serve the Tigard Triangle with two stations, cross Highway 217, serve Downtown Tigard and then travel to a station and Park & Ride at the end of the line at Bridgeport Village in Tualatin.

The design and alignment concepts shown here are based on the Conceptual Design Report, published in September 2020. If the project were to restart at a future date, these designs could change.

Major destinations include:

• Portland State University
• Marquam Hill and the many health centers located there
• The Barbur Transit Center
• West Portland Town Center
• Portland Community College Sylvania Campus
• Tigard Triangle
• Downtown Tigard
• Bridgeport Village