▁L ines . ▁ ▁Origin ally , ▁from ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁these ▁stations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Line ▁served ▁both , ▁but ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁then - new ▁Orange ▁Line ▁replaced ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Line ▁at ▁all ▁south bound ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁trans it ▁m all . ▁ ▁The ▁stations ▁are ▁built ▁into ▁the ▁side wal ks ▁of ▁ 5 th ▁and ▁ 6 th ▁Aven ues , ▁with ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Avenue ▁platform ▁used ▁by ▁south bound ▁trains ▁and ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Avenue ▁platform ▁by ▁north bound ▁trains . ▁They ▁are ▁located ▁next ▁to ▁Union ▁Station , ▁where ▁there ▁are ▁connections ▁to ▁Am tra k ▁and ▁Grey h ound ▁bus es . ▁ ▁When ▁opened ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁stations ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁F are less ▁Square ▁( with in ▁fare ▁zone ▁ 1 ), ▁which ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Free ▁Rail ▁Zone ▁four ▁months ▁later , ▁but ▁the ▁fare - free ▁zone ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁when ▁Tri Met ▁dis cont in ued ▁all ▁use ▁of ▁fare ▁zones . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁N W ▁ 5 th ▁& ▁Gl isan ▁station ▁information ▁from ▁Tri Met ▁N W ▁ 6 th ▁& ▁Ho yt ▁station ▁information ▁from ▁Tri Met ▁MAX ▁Light ▁Rail ▁St ations ▁– ▁more ▁general ▁Tri Met ▁page ▁ ▁Category : MAX ▁Light ▁Rail ▁double ▁stations ▁Category :