Beaverton Transit Center
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Location | 4050 SW Lombard Ave Beaverton, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°29′28″N 122°48′04″W / 45.49111°N 122.80111°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | TriMet | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bus routes | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bus operators | TriMet | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | September 4, 1988 | (second facility)||||||||||||||||||||
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Beaverton Transit Center is a multimodal
The first Beaverton Transit Center, which was one of two transit centers built in Beaverton as part of TriMet's Westside Transit Plan, opened near
History
The first Beaverton Transit Center opened at a different location from the current facility, about 1,100 feet (340 m) farther south on Lombard Avenue and Broadway Street near
A new plan surfaced that same year amid discussions of building a
TriMet had targeted beginning construction of the replacement facility by the summer of 1987, but the discovery of an illegal
In 1993, TriMet began construction of the Westside MAX extension.[17] During planning, Beaverton officials declined to build a park and ride near the transit center, stating that one of the goals of the light rail project was to reduce auto congestion in central Beaverton.[18] The transit center's MAX platforms opened on September 12, 1998, at the same time as most of the extension.[19] Between 1998 and 2001, TriMet operated only one MAX service, which ran the entire length of existing tracks from Hillsboro through downtown Portland to Gresham. That service was renamed the Blue Line in 2001 following the completion of the Airport MAX project,[20] which introduced the Red Line to Portland International Airport.[21] Originally, westbound Red Line trains only ran up to the Library and Galleria stations in downtown Portland, where they turned around at the 11th Avenue loop tracks. On September 1, 2003, TriMet extended Red Line service up to Beaverton Transit Center, its present western terminus.[22]
Proposals for connecting Beaverton and Wilsonville by commuter rail emerged in 1996.[23] The committee studying the rail plan examined two options for the line's northern terminus: Beaverton Transit Center and Merlo Road/Southwest 158th Avenue station.[24] A revised plan selected a shorter route to Beaverton Transit Center in 2000.[25] After several years of delays due to a lack of funding,[26] a platform for the WES Commuter Rail line began construction at the southern end of the transit center in 2006.[27] Regular service on the WES line commenced on February 2, 2009.[28]
In March 2011, TriMet began construction of one of two
In August 2022, TriMet received a $5.6 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to upgrade Beaverton Transit Center. Construction is expected to begin in 2025.[31]
Station details
Kiss and ride
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Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Hatfield Government Center (Beaverton Central) |
Eastbound | → Portland International Airport (Sunset Transit Center ) →
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Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | |
Eastbound | → Blue Line toward Cleveland Avenue (Sunset Transit Center) → |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Bus bays , concession stand
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Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Southbound | ← Wilsonville (Hall/Nimbus )
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Beaverton Transit Center serves the central Beaverton area. It is located north of Southwest Canyon Road, bounded by Southwest Lombard Avenue to the west and Beaverton Creek to the south.
Public art
The MAX station's original shelter featured "whimsical photographic portraits of passengers" and images of local landmarks. These photos were captured by students Katie O'Malley and Petra Prostrednik of Beaverton's Arts and Communications High School. They were led by design team artist Richard Turner and photographer Barbara Turner, who came up with the project as a way of giving the students hands-on experience in designing and implementing a public art project.[37]: 36 In 1994, artist Christopher Rauschenberg photographed the station's site prior to the start of construction. This image was etched onto the station's windscreen. It is described as a way to "document the past as the areas change and grow and [to] offer a comparison with the landscape of the future".[37]: 34 An interactive sculpture created by Frank Boyden and Brad Rude, entitled The Interactivator, sits on the WES platform.[38] It features 16 movable bronze heads and a vehicle mounted on a stainless steel table.[39]: 30 Designed to represent the train and the variety of people who ride the line, the sculptures serve as a "metaphor for the human experience".[38]
Services
Beaverton Transit Center is TriMet's busiest transit center with 9,709 total weekday boardings for all modes in September 2018.[3] It is currently the only transit center in the network served by both MAX and WES.[40]
Rail
On MAX, Beaverton Transit Center is situated between
Beaverton Transit Center is the northern terminus of WES, which connects Beaverton to Tigard, Tualatin, and Wilsonville. The next station southbound is Hall/Nimbus, which is also located in Beaverton.[44] WES operates only on weekdays during the morning and evening rush hour commutes. WES trains run approximately every 30 minutes during service hours.[45]
Bus
A majority of the bus routes stopping at Beaverton Transit Center serve the westside communities of Washington County and downtown Portland. An exception to this is route 20–Burnside/Stark, which continues east from downtown across the Willamette River to Gresham. As of August 2023[update], the following TriMet bus lines serve the transit center:[46]
- 20–Burnside/Stark
- 52–Farmington/185th
- 53–Arctic/Allen
- 54–Beaverton–Hillsdale Hwy
- 57–TV Hwy/Forest Grove
- 58–Canyon Rd
- 76–Hall/Greenburg
- 78–Denney/Kerr Pkwy
- 88–Hart/198th
Former SMART service
In August 2013, Wilsonville's
See also
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- For Sunday, to Portland City Center and Beaverton Transit Center: "MAX Red Line, Sunday To Portland City Center and Beaverton Transit Center" (PDF). TriMet. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
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External links
- "Beaverton Transit Center". Trimet.