Museum
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry · plaza
This is the museum the stop is named for. The museum’s own accessibility page covers the building. The train only gets you as far as the plaza.
Better for a museum visit · a day indoors
OMSI/SE Water
Planned for wheelchair riders
A MAX Light Rail Orange Line stop named for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). You board at the platform, then take a short trip outside to the museum plaza.
Written for riders going to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) on the MAX Orange Line.
- Orange
Station station-2553
- Elevators
- 0 · Street ↔ platform
- Escalators
- Check TriMet status
- After the elevator
- Outside
Why this stop exists
SE Water Avenue · museum entrance
The stop is named for the museum. The trip outside is short. Weather and the plaza paving still matter.
Disability & mobility
Orange Line to the museum door.
OMSI/SE Water is marked wheelchair-accessible. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is a short trip outside from the platform. Before you ride, check that the Orange Line is running and whether any elevator problems are listed.
River
Eastbank river path
The same stop, for time outside by the river. Check the path condition first. There is no indoor shelter here.
Better for time outside by the river
At this stop, “accessible” means you can get on and off the train. Inside the museum, its own elevators take over.
If the OMSI/SE Water stop or the Orange Line is disrupted, check our live map. TriMet status: trimet.org.
On the ground
What the trip actually feels like
Three steps: board the train, cross the plaza, enter the museum.
01
Board the Orange Line
This stop is accessible. Check that the Orange Line is running before you ride into the Central Eastside.
02
A short trip across the plaza
The museum is close once you leave the platform. You are outside, so plan for the weather.
03
Inside, the museum takes over
The elevators inside are run by the museum, not by TriMet.
Why this stop feels like this
A MAX stop named for a museum
- MuseumScience museum on the east bank
- Orange LineMAX stop takes the museum’s name
- AccessBoard, then cross the plaza
- TodayNo service, no trip
The stop’s name matches where it takes you, as long as the Orange Line is running and the plaza is clear.
The stop exists so Orange Line riders can reach the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) with a short trip outside. Getting on the train and crossing the plaza both still matter.
Decide on the museum before you leave home. If there is an outage, change plans.
On the street
Where you'll come out
OMSI/SE Water MAX Station
SE Water Avenue · OMSI
Portland, Oregon
OMSI/SE Water MAX stop · outside to the museum plaza
Orange Line
Nearby when service is running: the museum plaza and the Eastbank river path.
Open OMSI/SE Water on the live mapLive elevator status at OMSI/SE WaterAfter the elevator
Travel time from this station
Sorted shortest first. Times are hand-set for a chair or stroller pace after you clear the elevators — not live routing.
At the venue
What each place offers
We copied these by hand from each venue’s own pages. They may be out of date or wrong, so confirm on the venue’s page before you go.
OMSI
- The step-free entrance is at the far right of the main entrance, with a push button. Drop-off and pick-up are at the loading area in front.
- Free wheelchairs and motorized scooters at the Concierge Window, first come, first served, with an ID as deposit.
- Every exhibit and lab area is wheelchair accessible except the USS Blueback submarine. Accessible restrooms are throughout the museum.
Last look
Before you go
Four things to check before you go.
Check the map
Check the Orange Line and this stop’s status before you ride.
Pick where you’re going
The museum or the river path. Same stop, different time outside.
Plan for the weather
The plaza is open to the weather.
Check the museum’s access page
The museum runs its own elevators. TriMet status is on our map. Check both.
About this guide. We put these guides together by hand. Travel times are our own estimates, and venue details are copied from their websites, so either can be wrong or out of date. Check the venue’s page before you go. For elevators, trust the live map and the transit agency.