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Hawthorn Farm (MAX station)
Encyclopedia
The Hawthorn Farm station is a light rail
station on the MAX Blue Line
in Hillsboro, Oregon
, United States. Opened in 1998, it is the 15th stop westbound on the Westside MAX
. The TriMet
owned station does not have a parking lot nor bus connections. Artwork at the station utilizes electronics to provide waiting passengers with indicators of approaching trains, the wind's direction, and sounds from a neighboring wetland
s area. The name of the station comes from the name of the family who once owned a farm and a historic home
on the land, and is shared with a business park and an Intel campus.
began in 1979, with groundbreaking coming in 1993 on the Westside MAX project. During planning, the stop was part of the planning area that included the Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport station. On September 12, 1998, Hawthorn Farm station opened along with the rest of the Westside MAX line.
In March 2000, an escaped rapist was chased from the station and caught by citizens nearby. The low rider 41s bus line connected to the station until canceled in 2002. In July 2006, a rider was chased off the train at the station and beaten by two teenagers. Hawthorn Farm had an estimated 110,000 boardings for the 2006 to 2007 fiscal year, and 34 calls for police assistance. In March 2011, TriMet received a federal grant to pay for the installation of security cameras at the station.
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. 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.
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
station on the MAX Blue Line
MAX Blue Line
The MAX Blue Line is a 33 mile light rail line in the MAX Light Rail system in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Operated by TriMet, the line runs between Hillsboro and Gresham, via downtown Portland...
in Hillsboro, Oregon
Hillsboro, Oregon
Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the...
, United States. Opened in 1998, it is the 15th stop westbound on the Westside MAX
Metropolitan Area Express (Portland, Oregon)
Metropolitan Area Express is a light rail system in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is operated by TriMet and currently has four lines: Blue, Green, Red and Yellow, with an Orange line currently under construction....
. The TriMet
TriMet
TriMet, more formally known as the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, is a public agency that operates mass transit in a region that spans most of the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon...
owned station does not have a parking lot nor bus connections. Artwork at the station utilizes electronics to provide waiting passengers with indicators of approaching trains, the wind's direction, and sounds from a neighboring wetland
Wetland
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....
s area. The name of the station comes from the name of the family who once owned a farm and a historic home
Harold Wass Ray House
The Harold Wass Ray House in Hillsboro, Oregon was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. Harold Wass Ray purchased over 400 acres of land from Rachel Hawthorn in 1933 and over the years added more parcels of land to his holdings. The house was designed in 1935 by...
on the land, and is shared with a business park and an Intel campus.
History
Planning for the light rail system on Portland's west sidePortland metropolitan area
The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area , also known as the Portland metropolitan area or Greater Portland, is an urban area in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington centered around the city of Portland, Oregon. The U.S...
began in 1979, with groundbreaking coming in 1993 on the Westside MAX project. During planning, the stop was part of the planning area that included the Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport station. On September 12, 1998, Hawthorn Farm station opened along with the rest of the Westside MAX line.
In March 2000, an escaped rapist was chased from the station and caught by citizens nearby. The low rider 41s bus line connected to the station until canceled in 2002. In July 2006, a rider was chased off the train at the station and beaten by two teenagers. Hawthorn Farm had an estimated 110,000 boardings for the 2006 to 2007 fiscal year, and 34 calls for police assistance. In March 2011, TriMet received a federal grant to pay for the installation of security cameras at the station.
Amenities
Located on Elam Young Parkway, the station is on the Blue Line in TriMet’s Zone 3 fare area. 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.Artwork
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. 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 windbreakWindbreak
A windbreak or shelterbelt is a plantation usually made up of one or more rows of trees or shrubs planted in such a manner as to provide shelter from the wind and to protect soil from erosion. They are commonly planted around the edges of fields on farms. If designed properly, windbreaks around a...
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. 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.