Beaverton Central station

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MAX Light Rail station
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Station from the west
General information
LocationSW Hall Blvd north of Canyon Rd
Beaverton, Oregon
USA
Coordinates 45°29′26″N122°48′25″W / 45.490489°N 122.807051°W / 45.490489; -122.807051
Owned by TriMet
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parkingnone
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 12, 1998
Services
Preceding station TriMet icon.svg TriMet Following station
Millikan Way Blue Line Beaverton Transit Center
Millikan Way Red Line Beaverton Transit Center
Location
Beaverton Central station

Beaverton Central is a light rail station on the MAX Blue and Red lines in Beaverton, Oregon, United States.

The station, located near Beaverton's downtown area, is surrounded by a mixed-use development, The Round at Beaverton Central, the present location of the main offices of The Linux Foundation, previously the Open Source Development Labs. In March 2011, TriMet received a federal grant to pay for the installation of security cameras at the station. [1]

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References

  1. Rose, Joseph (March 31, 2011). "TriMet gets federal grant to install security cameras at 10 final MAX stations". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 2, 2011.