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.
Merlo Rd/SW 158th Ave  | |||||||||||
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| MAX Light Rail station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | SW Merlo Road & 158th Ave Beaverton, Oregon USA | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°30′19″N 122°50′32″W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | TriMet | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Racks and lockers | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 12, 1998 | ||||||||||
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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:
- 67 - Bethany/158th Avenue
Car connections
There is no parking area at this station.
References
- MAX Light Rail Stations. TriMet. Retrieved on March 26, 2009.
- Rose, Joseph (March 31, 2011). "TriMet gets federal grant to install security cameras at 10 final MAX stations". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
External links
- Station information (with westbound ID number) from TriMet
- Station information (with eastbound ID number) from TriMet
- MAX Light Rail Stations – more general TriMet page
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