Providence Park(Red & Blue Westbound)

Providence Park is a stop for the stadium that is now home to the Portland Timbers of the MLS. Like so many stadium stations it has had four different names since it opened in 1997 when it was called Civic Stadium. Starting in 2001 its been named after corporate sponsers (who I don't think are paying Tri-Met to rename the station). From 2001 to 2011 it was renamed PGE Park, folled by Jeld-Wen Field from 2011–2014. The name Providence Park (named a local healthcare system) has been the name of the station since 2014.

The Westbound station is on a private ROW between the intersection of 17 Avenue and Morrison Street before it curves onto eastbound 18 Avenue and joins the eastbound trains. The stop has two tracks and two side platforms to accommodate additional game day service. Only the north platform receives daily use and it has a simple gabled glass canopy with the TVMs beneath it. The second platform, not used in regular service, is just a tactile warning strip the standard, approximately six inches off the ground, and few signposts that have no been covered over with black signs with arrows directing passengers to the other two platforms. When the station was named PGE Park they said this followed by a blue dot and blank portion where Westbound or Eastbound is usually written.
Photos 1-10 taken on 5 July, 2011; 11-18 on 10 October, 2011

Type 3 LRV #303 on the Blue Line bound for Hillsboro makes it's way down SW Morrison passing SW 12th Avenue.

Type 2 LRV #229 the Rear car of a Hillsboro-bound Blue Line Car at SW 15th Street going down SW Morrison

The Westbound PGE Park Stop.

The only station signs at PGE Park are these bus stop style MAX verticle signs

A sign on the unused 2nd track at PGE Park, no direction is listed, and only the Blue Line is shown to stop

Type 3 LRV #311, the only car of a blue line train to Hillsboro approaches PGE Park (Westbound)

Type 3 LRV #311 curves across SW 17th Avenue to enter PGE Park (Westbound)

he back of Type 3 LRV #311, the only car of a Blue Line train to Hillsboro stopped at PGE Park.

Type 3 LRV #301 to Gresham curves away from the Westbound platforms at PGE Park viewed from these platforms

The platform's canopy and a utility box

The platform's only simple canopy and TVM

The TVM still has an old map above it that calls the station PGE Park and from before the yellow line was diverted to the new Transit Mall trackage

Little planters along the platform

The new signage clearly is just a sticker over the old

Do Not Enter the short private ROW and station