Portland station & luggage

[D.P. Roberts]

I'm hoping to leave my luggage at the Portland station for a few hours. Does the station have luggage lockers, or an attendant in the Metro lounge who can hold bags for a while? Basically, I'll have a few hours to explore Portland & return my rental car, & I'd like to be able to do that without hauling my luggage around. Do I have any safe options for storing my stuff?

 

[yarrow]

yes, there is a room in the metro lounge to leave your luggage. we have done this a couple times. very nice lounge.

 

[Cascadia]

I did not use the Metro Lounge but left my bags in the checked bags room between trains while I explored downtown Portland, and picked them up on the way out. It was cheap, two bucks a bag, and the nice attendant only charged me two bucks total for both my small bags, so I tipped her a couple of bucks.

The Portland station is very nice and the ticket agents at the Amtrak window were ultra helpful and fun when I was there. So don't hesitate to ask them any questions.

You can walk all over downtown from the station no problem. If you want to read about what I did while I was there I posted a trip report in early March in the trip reports and travelogues section. I forget what I titled it but it was like Cascades and Empire Builder, Bellingham to Spokane via Portland and back.

 

[JayPea]

I did not use the Metro Lounge but left my bags in the checked bags room between trains while I explored downtown Portland, and picked them up on the way out. It was cheap, two bucks a bag, and the nice attendant only charged me two bucks total for both my small bags, so I tipped her a couple of bucks.
The Portland station is very nice and the ticket agents at the Amtrak window were ultra helpful and fun when I was there. So don't hesitate to ask them any questions.

You can walk all over downtown from the station no problem. If you want to read about what I did while I was there I posted a trip report in early March in the trip reports and travelogues section. I forget what I titled it but it was like Cascades and Empire Builder, Bellingham to Spokane via Portland and back.

Good information to know. I'm taking my Spokane-Seattle-Eugene-Portland-Spokane trip next month and will have about five hours between trains in Portland. This gives me more info to work with.

 

[DragonLoaf]

There are also downtown tour maps with popular destinations highlighted right there in the station. Grab one of those to assist with finding your way around.