Hatfield Government Center station

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Hatfield Government Center
MAX Light Rail station
Two light rail vehicles at the station platforms in 2005
General information
Location110 SW Washington Street
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°31′19″N 122°59′28″W / 45.52194°N 122.99111°W / 45.52194; -122.99111
Owned byTriMet
Platforms1 island platform and 1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking250 park and ride spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 12, 1998
Services
Preceding station TriMet Following station
Terminus Blue Line Hillsboro Central/​Southeast 3rd Avenue Transit Center
towards Cleveland Avenue

Hatfield Government Center is a

Mark O. Hatfield, a former United States Senator from Oregon
and light rail proponent. It is the furthest west light rail station in the Continental United States.

History

Construction of the

Senate Appropriations Committee to ensure funding for the project.[1] In June 1998, after completion of the station but prior to its opening, government officials held a dedication ceremony at the station.[2] Hatfield, who had by then retired, was in attendance as the station was officially dedicated in his honor.[2]

Senator Hatfield at 1993 groundbreaking ceremony for the Westside MAX line

On September 12, 1998, Hatfield Government Station opened along with the Westside MAX line.

Gordon Smith, and former Senator and station namesake Mark Hatfield.[4] Scheduled train service began at 11:00 a.m., which was followed by a two-day opening party.[4]

The station was the busiest stop on the Westside line by 1999 with an average of 3,005 daily boardings.

Beaverton Transit Center stop each morning and evening during peak ridership times.[6]

Amenities

The station building

Located at the Hatfield Government Center station is a parking garage for park-and-ride passengers.

Americans with Disabilities Act, contains bike racks and bike lockers, and has an electronic reader board listing up-to-date arrivals of trains.[7]

Hatfield Government Center is part of TriMet's Blue Line and has three sets of tracks and three platforms.[7] One track is only used when passenger demand is high.[7] The central island platform includes a covered shelter, and each platform has ticket vending machines. The parking structure is located across Washington Street, to the south.[7]

The north end of the station features a light-red brick and green-roof building that contains space for use by the train and bus operators.

postmodern in style and includes rose windows, false chimneys, and gables.[10] The entire station was designed by the architectural firm OTAK Inc. and also includes an electrical substation.[9] Hatfield's name is etched in the façade of the main station building in stone.[2]

Trains lay over at this station to reverse and go eastward to Beaverton, Portland, and Gresham. Development built near the station includes many civic and Washington County offices. Near the station is the Washington County Sheriff's office, the county jail, the courthouse, the Hillsboro Civic Center, and other government offices. Retail shops are located at street level in the parking structure.[7] Portland Community College's Hillsboro Education Center is also housed in the street level space at the garage.[11]

Art

As with all the stops on the Westside MAX, displays of public artwork were included in the construction of the stop.[10] Overall the artwork at the station reflects the gathering and dispersal of people and the harvest. Christine Bourdette, a sculptor, working with the architects from OTAK designed some of the artwork at Hatfield Station.[10] Described as a "clash of sensibilities" and "organically abstract", items include sculptures of bronze baskets and granite balls installed at the southern end of the station.[10] Attached to the station's building is a bronze work entitled "Gathering Rail" which resembles twine woven together and is intended to represent the various themes of the community coming together.[10]

Other station artwork includes a three-part bronze plaque featuring Hatfield's face in relief and other images representing the entire Blue line.

wind vane designed by artist Miles Pepper.[12] Representing agriculture, the design includes an abstract scarecrow, crows on the corners of the roof, and a portion that extends into the shelter that displays a seed, all moving with the wind.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Community Snapshot: Senator’s name gets start billing on light-rail station in Hillsboro. The Oregonian, November 12, 1996.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hamilton, Don. Hatfield attends tribute for transit. The Oregonian, June 5, 1998, MetroWest edition, p. B2.
  3. ^ Mapes, Jeff. Gore walks tight line on Clinton. The Oregonian, September 13, 1998.
  4. ^ a b c Hamilton, Don. Eastside, Westside, all around the town, it’s MAX party time. The Oregonian, September 12, 1998.
  5. ^ Hamilton, Don. Light ridership makes for light readership. The Oregonian, December 29, 1999.
  6. ^ a b Three morning trains from Hillsboro will travel to PDX. The Hillsboro Argus, March 4, 2008.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Hatfield Government Center MAX Station Archived 2008-04-18 at the Wayback Machine. TriMet. Retrieved on March 27, 2008.
  8. ^ Hillsboro Parking Garage Park & Ride. Archived 2008-04-29 at the Wayback Machine TriMet. Retrieved on March 27, 2008.
  9. ^ a b Colby, Richard. Stationary images consist of brick walls, sloping line. The Oregonian, February 23, 1995.
  10. ^ a b c d e Gragg, Randy. A platform to reveal the art of the journey. The Oregonian, September 9, 1998.
  11. ^ Hillsboro Education Center. Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine Portland Community College. Retrieved on March 27, 2008.
  12. ^ a b Hamilton, Don. Sculptures will let riders know which way wind is blowing. The Oregonian, July 23, 1997.

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