TriMet stop ID
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TriMet stop IDs are numbers of up to 5 digits, associated with every bus or rail stop in the TriMet system. They are useful for people using the TriMet Transit Tracker, TriMet trip planner and various TriMet apps.
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[edit] How to find a stop ID
Stop IDs are typically posted above the map or timetable at each bus stop. Some TriMet bus stops do not post their stop IDs.
At MAX stops, the stop ID is typically above the timetable at one end of the platform. Each direction has its own stop ID.
For photos of typical bus stop ID locations, go to TriMet's transit tracker website and click "what's my stop ID?"
[edit] Using stop IDs by telephone
To hear the next arrival times at any stop, call 503-238-7433, press 1, then enter the stop ID. An automated voice will tell you when the next two buses or trains are expected.
As of August 2010, TriMet's Transit Tracker line receives about 1.6 million calls per month.
[edit] Using stop IDs by text message
To get a text message of the next arrival times at any stop, text the stop ID to 27299. An automated service will reply with the next two buses or trains are expected.
Standard text messaging charges apply.
[edit] Numbered alphabetically
As reported by Max Campos in 2008:
"The stop IDs actually _do_ have some sort of order to them. It looks like some time ago they took all of the stops, put them in alphabetical order and then numbered them accordingly. Stops on A Ave, Abernethy, Alberta tend to have very low stop ID numbers (< 75) while stops on Woodstock, Yamhill, Yeon tend to have high numbers (~6400). MLK stops are located in the "U" section (5885 = Umatilla then 5886 = MLK & Ainsworth) because it used to be named "Union Ave." Numbered stops are after the alphabetical stops, followed by new stops."
[edit] Coordinates of every stop ID
Here's a Google Spreadsheet of every stop ID in the system, most recently updated June 10, 2011. Data courtesy TriMet.
[edit] External links
- TriMet transit tracker (click "what's my stop ID?" for photos)
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