Wilsonville Transit Center
Wilsonville Transit Center | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Other names | SMART Central at Wilsonville Station | ||||||||||
Location | 9699 Southwest Barber Street Wilsonville, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°18′41″N 122°46′31″W / 45.311341°N 122.775258°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | City of Wilsonville | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Portland and Western Railroad | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | 400 park and ride spaces | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | January 2009 | ||||||||||
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Wilsonville Transit Center, also called SMART Central at Wilsonville Station,
History
Plans for the commuter rail between Beaverton and Wilsonville began as early as 1996, led by Washington County officials.[2] In 2001, the Federal Transit Administration authorized the project, and in 2004 it approved the project,[3] by which time regional transit agency TriMet had taken over as the lead agency in planning the project. Construction began in October 2006.[4] The station was originally planned to be built at Boberg Road, and was later changed to the location on Barber Street as suggested by the Villebois developers.[5]
On March 2, 2007, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the station's site, attended by officials from TriMet, the state, and Wilsonville politicians.[6] These included former mayor and then state representative Jerry Krummel, an early proponent of the line.[7] The public artwork was installed on September 3, 2008.[8] The line was scheduled to begin service in September 2008,[9] but delays led to an opening in January 2009.[10]
Details
The station is one of five on the 14.7-mile (23.7 km) rail line that utilizes
Wilsonville station,
Additional amenities at the station are wind screens, public artwork, and a scored-concrete plaza featuring trees.[6] Public art consists of an interactive sculpture created by Frank Boyden and Brad Rude.[12] The sculpture features bronze heads and a vehicle designed to represent the train and the variety of people who ride the line.[12] The vehicle can be moved (by hand) along a track and has an animal figure displayed in a scene atop the piece.[12] Additionally, glass in the windbreak is etched with a willow pattern.[12]
Commuters from the surrounding communities of
References
- ^ "Map of All Routes". South Metro Area Regional Transit. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ Hamilton, Don (July 18, 1996). "Cities take another look at passenger trains". The Oregonian.
- Portland Business Journal. May 10, 2004. Archived from the originalon November 26, 2004. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ Portland Business Journal. October 23, 2006. Archived from the originalon November 2, 2006. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ Frost, Danielle (July 31, 2003). "Commuter rail plans delayed". Wilsonville Spokesman.
- ^ a b c d e f Tucker, Libby (March 5, 2007). "Commuter rail project breaks ground in Wilsonville". Daily Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014.
General contractor Stacy and Witbeck began construction on the Wilsonville station and 400-space park-and-ride area at the southern terminus of the new line Friday.
- ^ a b c Jagernauth, David (March 7, 2007). "Wilsonville rail station finally gets on track". Wilsonville Spokesman. Eagle Newspapers, Inc.
- ^ Foyston, John (September 4, 2008). "Ambitious crews install 5 steel sculptures in a day". The Oregonian.
- ^ "WES rail car debuts in Wilsonville". Portland Tribune. June 19, 2008. Archived from the original on June 23, 2008. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ Rivera, Dylan (October 1, 2008). "TriMet delays opening of Westside commuter rail line until February". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ a b c WES Fares, Route/Station Map and Schedule. TriMet. Retrieved on 2010-03-19.
- ^ a b c d Public Art on WES Commuter Rail. TriMet. Retrieved on 2019-06-12.
- ^ Tims, Dana (June 28, 2001). "Shaping Wilsonville's center". The Oregonian.
- ^ Tims, Dana (August 2, 2001). "Commute rail line closer". The Oregonian.
- ^ Bella, Rick (March 29, 2007). "Planners can count on one thing: complaints". The Oregonian.
- ^ Kipp, Curt (November 24, 2004). "Congress puts goodies under Wilsonville's tree". Wilsonville Spokesman. Eagle Newspapers, Inc.
- ^ Jagernauth, David (November 23, 2005). "City and TriMet agree on rail costs". Wilsonville Spokesman. Eagle Newspapers, Inc.
External links
Media related to Wilsonville station at Wikimedia Commons