Elmonica/SW 170th Ave station
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{{Infobox station
| name={{MAX infobox header|Elmonica/SW 170th Ave|blue|red}}
| type=MAX Light Rail station
| image=Westbound train at Elmonica station, February 2018.JPG
| image_caption=Westbound train at the station in 2018
| address=1200 SW 170th Avenue
Beaverton, Oregon
| country=USA
| line=
| coordinates={{coord|45|30|35|N|122|51|04|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
| other=
| platform=2 side platforms
| tracks=2
| parking=435 park and ride spaces
| bicycle=
| baggage_check=
| passengers=
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| opened=September 12, 1998
| closed=
| rebuilt=
| accessible=yes
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| owned=TriMet
| services={{Adjacent stations|system1=TriMet|line1=Blue|left1=Willow Creek/Southwest 185th Avenue Transit Center|right1=Merlo Road/Southwest 158th Avenue|line2=Red|left2=Willow Creek/Southwest 185th Avenue Transit Center|right2=Merlo Road/Southwest 158th Avenue}}
| other_services2_header=Former services
| other_services2_collapsible=yes
| other_services2={{Adjacent stations|system=Oregon Electric Railway|line=Forest Grove|left=Elmonico|right=St. Marys}}
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| mapframe=yes
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Elmonica/Southwest 170th Avenue is a light rail station on the MAX Blue and Red lines in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. Named after a former station on the Oregon Electric Railway, it is the eleventh stop westbound on the Westside MAX. The side platform stop is located between Hillsboro to the west and Beaverton to the east.
Details
The station has two side platforms. To the northeast of the station is one of the facilities where MAX trains are stored and serviced, called Elmonica Yard, or "Elmo Yard" for short. As a result, most trains in the morning start here, and go west to Hillsboro's Hatfield Government Center station before heading to Gresham's Cleveland Avenue station, and service at the end of the day splits between terminating here or Merlo Road/Southwest 158th Avenue, and Hillsboro's Hatfield Government Center station and returning eastward to the yard.[http://trimet.org/schedules/w/t1100_0.htm#1108] Blue Line Eastbound Schedule Evening, TriMet Website[http://trimet.org/schedules/w/t1100_0.htm] Blue Line Eastbound Schedule Morning, TriMet Website[http://trimet.org/schedules/w/t1100_1.htm] Blue Line Westbound Schedule Morning, TriMet Website[http://trimet.org/schedules/w/t1100_1.htm#1114] Blue Line Westbound Schedule Evening, TriMet Website
History
Elmonica station is named after the area, which was named after a station on the old Oregon Electric Railway.{{cite news|title=Communities: Section named for daughters|last=Struger|first=Emma|date=October 19, 1976|work=The Hillsboro Argus|pages=20}} The MAX line follows the old Oregon Electric right-of-way and shares several stop names with the old interurban. The name derives from the names of the daughters of an owner of land along the route. Samuel B. Stoy, a Portland insurance executive, owned property along the proposed OE line and only gave permission for the railroad to go through his property if the company agreed to name the station after his daughters, Eleanor and Monica. After the station was named Elmonica, this then led to the area around the station becoming known as Elmonica as well.{{cite report|title=A Plan for Parks and Recreation in Light Rail Station Communities|last=|first=|s2cid=133111641|date=1996-03-20}}
References
{{Reflist}}
=Sources=
- {{cite report |last1=Anderson |first1=Mary |last2=Coleman |first2=Heather |last3=Lehto |first3=Alan |last4=McKenzie |first4=Kristina Gifford |last5=Platman |first5=Deena |last6=Scarlett |first6=Paul |title=A Plan for Parks and Recreation in Light Rail Station Communities |year=1996 |work=Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects |number=141 |publisher=Portland State University |s2cid=133111641 |url=http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/18463 |access-date=September 27, 2022 |via=PDXScholar}}
External links
- [http://trimet.org/go/cgi-bin/cstops.pl?action=entry&Loc=9830 Station information (with eastbound ID number)] from TriMet
- [http://trimet.org/go/cgi-bin/cstops.pl?action=entry&Loc=9829 Station information (with westbound ID number)] from TriMet
- [http://trimet.org/max/stations/index.htm MAX Light Rail Stations] – more general TriMet page
- [http://trimet.org/parkandride/index.htm Park & Ride Locations] – TriMet page
{{TriMet railway stations|Blue=y|Red=y}}
{{Beaverton, Oregon}}
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Category:MAX Light Rail stations
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1998
Category:1998 establishments in Oregon
Category:Transportation in Beaverton, Oregon