Hawthorn Farm station

Planning for the light rail system on Portland's west side began in 1979, with groundbreaking coming in 1993 on the Westside MAX project.Hamilton, Don. "Creating a lifeline to guide community growth", The Oregonian, September 9, 1998, p. C6. During planning, the stop was part of the planning area that included the Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport station.Anderson, David R. "Hillsboro and the price of change", The Oregonian, June 1, 2000, West Zoner p. 1. On September 12, 1998, Hawthorn Farm station opened along with the rest of the Westside MAX line.Mapes, Jeff. "Gore walks tight line on Clinton", The Oregonian, September 13, 1998.

In March 2000, an escaped rapist was chased from the station and caught by citizens nearby.Danks, Holly. "Rapist-escapee could face 100 years in prison", The Oregonian, March 21, 2000, p. B3. The low rider 41s bus line connected to the station until canceled in 2002.Stewart, Bill. "Close-up commuting Tri-Met keeps changing to meet needs", The Oregonian, February 18, 2002, p. B3. In July 2006, a rider was chased off the train at the station and beaten by two teenagers."Local News - Washington County: Teenagers arrested in assault on MAX rider", The Oregonian, August 1, 2006, p. C3. Hawthorn Farm had an estimated 110,000 boardings for the 2006 to 2007 fiscal year, and 34 calls for police assistance.{{cite news|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/2007/12/taking_back_the_rails.html|title=Taking back the rails|last=Anderson|first=David R.|date=December 12, 2007|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=2009-01-23}} In March 2011, TriMet received a federal grant to pay for the installation of security cameras at the station.{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Joseph|title=TriMet gets federal grant to install security cameras at 10 final MAX stations|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2011/03/trimet_gets_federal_grant_to_i.html|accessdate=April 2, 2011|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=March 31, 2011}}

Located on Elam Young Parkway, the station is on the Blue and Red Lines. It was in TriMet’s Zone 3 fare area[http://trimet.org/max/stations/hawthrss.htm Hawthorn Farm MAX Station.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026044835/http://trimet.org/max/stations/hawthrss.htm |date=2007-10-26 }} TriMet. Retrieved on January 24, 2009. before TriMet eliminated fare zoning system in 2012. The station is directly south of Intel’s Hawthorn Farm Campus south of Cornell Road in the middle of Hillsboro. Hawthorn Farm Station does not have a park and ride lot nor does it have any bus connections. The station does have bicycle lockers and racks, and is compliant with ADA standards for accessibility. Designed by architectural firm OTAK, the station has an island style platform located between the two sets of rails.Colby, Richard N. "Tracking art plans", The Oregonian, August 3, 1995.

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Art at the station was designed by Patrick Zentz and includes a weathervane with technical assistance provided by Intel employees. The weathervane sets off a system that has sounds and lights on the platform and informs waiting passengers of the wind’s direction.Windy art. The Oregonian, July 23, 1997.[http://trimet.org/publicart/bluelineart.htm Art on Westside MAX Blue Line.] TriMet. Retrieved on July 18, 2008. This system is also activated when trains approach the station. Additionally, sounds from the adjacent wetlands are piped to the station. The glass of the windbreak on the platform includes a diagram concerning the artwork at the station The three pieces of work are known as Subsystem I, II, and III, and are considered the most technically advanced pieces of art on the MAX line.Gragg, Randy. "A platform to reveal the art of the journey", The Oregonian, September 9, 1998. Subsystem I has tone bars made of chrome that sound as trains approach, and Subsystem II uses lights and sound to indicate the wind direction. The third piece plays the sounds of the wetlands.

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• [http://trimet.org/go/cgi-bin/cstops.pl?action=entry&Loc=9840 Station information (with westbound ID number)] from TriMet
• [http://trimet.org/max/stations/index.htm MAX Light Rail Stations] – more general TriMet page

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