Washington Park is a light rail station in Portland, Oregon, United States, served by TriMet as part of the MAX Light Rail system. Situated between Sunset Transit Center and Goose Hollow/Southwest Jefferson Street station, it is the 17th and 3rd station eastbound on the Blue Line and the Red Line, respectively.
The station’s two tracks and island platform are part of the Robertson Tunnel beneath Portland’s West Hills. Its head house and surface-level plaza occupy the middle of a parking lot surrounded by the Hoyt Arboretum, Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Oregon Zoo, Portland Children’s Museum, and World Forestry Center. Washington Park is the only completely underground station in the MAX system.
At 260 feet (79 m) below ground, it is the deepest transit station in North America and in the western hemisphere, and the sixth-deepest in the world.
The station opened in September 1998 as part of the Westside MAX extension to downtown Hillsboro. Connections include TriMet bus route 63–Washington Park/Arlington Heights and a free seasonal shuttle. Various hiking trails, some a part of Portland’s 40-Mile Loop, connect the station to other parts of Washington Park, including the International Rose Test Garden and the Portland Japanese Garden.
Today, Washington Park welcomes millions of individuals each year from all over. The Park, hosts over 500 events annually, including live music, public markets, outdoor fitness classes, children’s activities and more. It is a place to relax, a place to play, a place to gather with family and friends, and a place where the community comes together.
According to washingtonpark.org; en.wikipedia.org. Source of photo: internet
