Tram to open Sunday afternoons
Trial summer service begins May 20
Beginning May 20, you can ride the tram on Sundays.
The Portland Aerial Tram, which connects the South Waterfront District in Southwest Portland to the Marquam Hill campus of Oregon Health & Science University, opened for rides in January six days a week. Sundays were reserved for maintenance.
However, the tram’s executive management committee said there had been a number of requests for Sunday service and have approved a four-month trial. The tram will run from 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays between May 20 and Sept. 16. Fares are $4 with children 6 years and younger free.
“The tram is still proving to be very interesting to people, and with the good weather and stunning views of summer, we thought it may prove viable to open for Sunday afternoon rides during this time,” said Steve Stadum, executive vice president of OHSU and chairman of the Portland Aerial Tram executive management committee.
Following the test period, the committee will decide whether to reopen the tram on Sundays in subsequent years.
– Connie Pickett
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