Hollywood/Northeast 42nd Avenue Transit Center
Hollywood/Northeast 42nd Avenue Transit Center, also known as Hollywood Transit Center, is a light rail station in the MAX Light Rail system and is located in the Hollywood District of Portland, Oregon. It is the 11th stop eastbound on the eastside MAX main line. It is served by the Blue, Green and Red Lines, of TriMet. It is also a transit center (bus station for local buses), served by three TriMet bus routes.
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General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 1410 Northeast 42nd Avenue Portland, Oregon USA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°31′58″N 122°37′15″W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | TriMet | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | one island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bus routes | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | bike lockers and banks | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | September 5, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The transit center is located south of the intersection of Northeast 42nd Avenue and Halsey Street. The MAX station platform is situated between Interstate 84 and a Union Pacific Railroad line and is connected by stairs and an elevator to a pedestrian bridge which connects to the transit center bus bays to the north and neighborhoods to the south, across the freeway. The platform is separated from the freeway only by the eastbound tracks and a low crash wall, causing the platform level of this station to be somewhat noisy most hours of the day.
The station was located in TriMet fare zone 2 from its opening in 1986[1] until September 2012, at which time TriMet discontinued all use of zones in its fare structure.[2]
Bus service
This transit center is served by the following bus lines:
- 66 – Marquam Hill/Hollywood (stop ID number 10871)
- 75 – Cesar Chavez/Lombard (stop ID numbers 10868 and 10872)
- 77 – Broadway/Halsey (stop ID numbers 10869 and 10870)
Note: Line 12-Barbur/Sandy Blvd stops nearby on Sandy Blvd. Previously, from Hollywood Transit Center's opening in 1986 until 2001, line 12 served it directly.[3]
Stabbing incident
On May 26, 2017, the station was the site of a stabbing in which two people died by having their throats slashed. According to reports, Jeremy Joseph Christian was verbally abusing two women who he believed were Muslim. Three bystanders attempted to stop the abuse and Christian stabbed two of them to death. Christian was arrested at the station[4][5] and was later sentenced to two consecutive life terms for the attack.[6]
See also
References
- Federman, Stan (September 5, 1986). "Going to the MAX: Facts to know about the new line".The Oregonian, special section ("Light rail rolls"), p. T10.
- Bailey Jr., Everton (August 30, 2012). "TriMet boosts most fares starting Saturday; some routes changing". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- "September 9, 2001 Transit Service Changes". TriMet. June 19, 2001. Archived from the original on August 3, 2001.
- "Portland deaths: Two stabbed trying to stop anti-Muslim abuse". BBC. May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- Mesh, Aaron (May 27, 2017). "Witnesses: Man Cut the Throats of Two MAX Passengers Who Tried to Stop Anti-Muslim Bullying of Women on Northeast Portland Train". Willamette Week. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- Lambert, Hannah (June 24, 2020). "Jeremy Christian sentenced to 2 life terms without parole". KOIN. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.