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History

Plans for the commuter rail between Beaverton and Wilsonville began as early as 1996.^[1] In 2001, the Federal Transit Administration authorized the project, and in 2004 they approved the project.^[2] Construction on the project began in October 2006.^[3] The station was originally planned to be built at Boberg Road, and was later changed to the location on Barber Street as suggested by the Villebois developers.^[4]

On March 2, 2007, a ground breaking ceremony was held at the station which included officials from TriMet, the state, and Wilsonville politicians.^[5] This included former mayor and then state representative Jerry Krummel, an early proponent of the line.^[6] The public artwork was installed on September 3, 2008.^[7] Once completed, the line will be the first suburb to suburb commuter line in the United States, and the first commuter rail line in the state.^[6] The line was scheduled to begin service in September 2008,^[8] but is currently scheduled to open in January 2009.^[9]

Details

The station is one of five on the 14.7-mile (23.7 km) rail line that utilizes Portland and Western Railroad’s freight rail line.^[5] Located on Barber Street on the west side of Interstate 5, the station and line will only transport rail passengers during the morning and evening commute times Monday trough Friday.^[10] Averaging 37 miles per hour (60 km/h), the trip between Wilsonville and Beaverton is anticipated to take 27 minutes with trains departing every 30 minutes.^[10] Wilsonville Station has bus connections through SMART, Canby Area Transit, and to Salem via Cherriots.^[11]

Wilsonville Station, the southern terminus of the Westside Express Service, was built by contractor Stacy and Witbeck.^[5] The stop includes a park and ride lot with 400 spaces along with the platform.^[5] The platform includes a shelter for waiting passengers measuring 40 feet (12 m) long.^[5] The station includes 12 bays for the transit center and a 17,000-square-foot (1,600 m²) maintenance building for SMART buses.^[6] Future plans call for a mixed-use development to include SMART offices, retail shop, and restaurant along with public restrooms, bicycle storage, and a outdoor play area.^[6]

Additional amenities at the station are wind screens, public artwork, and a scored-concrete plaza featuring trees.^[5] Public art at the station consists of an interactive sculpture created by Frank Boyden and Brad Rude.^[12] The sculpture features bronze heads and a vehicle designed to represent the train and the variety of people who ride the line.^[12] The vehicle moves along a track and has an animal figure displayed in a scene atop the piece.^[12] Additionally, glass in the windbreak is etched with a willow pattern.^[12]

Commuters from the surrounding communities of Lake Oswego, Canby, Donald, Woodburn, and Aurora are expected to utilize the station.^[13]^[14] Washington County provided the land for Wilsonville Station.^[15] Self-propelled, diesel-fueled rail cars are used for the line.^[3] The park and ride lot was partly built to allow for interconnection between the city's SMART bus service and the rail line.^[16] For the first five years of the line, Wilsonville will pay a maximum of $300,000 a year to help fund the annual operations of the TriMet operated line.^[17]

References

^ Frost, Danielle (2004-03-24). "Rail project gets closer to station", Wilsonville Spokesman.
^ "Wilsonville-to-Beaverton commuter train gets OK", Portland Business Journal (2004-05-10).
^ ^a ^b "TriMet building passenger train line", Portland Business Journal (2004-10-23).
^ Frost, Danielle (2003-07-31). "Commuter rail plans delayed", Wilsonville Spokesman.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Tucker, Libby (2007-03-05). "Commuter rail project breaks ground in Wilsonville", Daily Journal of Commerce.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jagernauth, David (2007-03-07). "Wilsonville rail station finally gets on track", Wilsonville Spokesman.
^ Foyston, John (September 4, 2008). "Ambitious crews install 5 steel sculptures in a day", The Oregonian. Retrieved on 13 October 2008.
^ "WES rail car debuts in Wilsonville", Portland Tribune (2008-06-19). Retrieved on 21 August 2008.
^ Rivera, Dylan (October 1, 2008). "TriMet delays opening of Westside commuter rail line until February". The Oregonian. Retrieved on 2008-10-02.
^ ^a ^b "Washington County Commuter Rail Project: Station Locations". TriMet. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
^ WES Fares, Route/Station Map and Schedule. TriMet. Retrieved on August 18, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Public Art on Commuter Rail. TriMet. Retrieved on August 21, 2008.
^ Tims, Dana (2001-06-28). "Shaping Wilsonville’s center", The Oregonian.
^ Tims, Dana (2001-08-02). "Commute rail line closer", The Oregonian.
^ Bella, Rick (2007-03-29). "Planners can count on one thing: complaints", The Oregonian.
^ Kipp, Curt (2004-11-24). "Congress puts goodies under Wilsonville’s tree", Wilsonville Spokesman.
^ Jagernauth, David (2005-11-23). "City and TriMet agree on rail costs", Wilsonville Spokesman.

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