Merlo Road/Southwest 158th Avenue station

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MAX Light Rail station
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General information
LocationSW Merlo Road & 158th Ave
Beaverton, Oregon
USA
Coordinates 45°30′19″N122°50′32″W / 45.505243°N 122.842131°W / 45.505243; -122.842131
Owned by TriMet
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg TriMet: 67
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 12, 1998
Services
Preceding station TriMet icon.svg TriMet Following station
Elmonica/​Southwest 170th Avenue Blue Line Beaverton Creek
Other services
Preceding station TriMet icon.svg TriMet Following station
Elmonica/​Southwest 170th Avenue Red Line Beaverton Creek
Location
Merlo Road/Southwest 158th Avenue station

Merlo Road/Southwest 158th Avenue is a light rail station on the MAX Blue Line in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. [1] It is the 10th stop westbound on the Westside MAX.

Contents

Located to the south of the station is Merlo Garage used by TriMet buses and a paved path into Tualatin Hills Nature Park. It is also the primary transit stop for students attending Merlo Station High School. It is also a short walk to the Nike World campus, and the H.M. Terpenning Recreational center. In March 2011, TriMet received a federal grant to pay for the installation of security cameras at the station. [2]

Bus connections

This station is served by the following bus line:

Car connections

There is no parking area at this station.

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References

  1. MAX Light Rail Stations. TriMet. Retrieved on March 26, 2009.
  2. Rose, Joseph (March 31, 2011). "TriMet gets federal grant to install security cameras at 10 final MAX stations". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 2, 2011.