Southeast Bybee Boulevard station

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SE Bybee Blvd
MAX Light Rail station
SE Bybee Blvd MAX station with northbound train, viewed from Bybee Bridge (2019).jpg
Viewed from the southwest, from Bybee Bridge
Location2425 Southeast Bybee Boulevard
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates45°28′28″N 122°38′24″W / 45.474569°N 122.639997°W / 45.474569; -122.639997Coordinates: 45°28′28″N 122°38′24″W / 45.474569°N 122.639997°W / 45.474569; -122.639997
Owned byTriMet
Line(s) Orange Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange TriMet: 19
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesParking racks
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedSeptember 12, 2015
Passengers
Fall 2018513 weekday boardings[1]
Services
Preceding station   TriMet icon.svg MAX Light Rail   Following station
toward SE Park
Orange Line
Location
Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap

Southeast Bybee Boulevard is a light rail station in Portland, Oregon, United States, that is served by TriMet as part of the MAX Light Rail system. Situated between the Southeast Tacoma/Johnson Creek and Southeast 17th Avenue and Holgate Boulevard stations, it is the 14th southbound station on the Orange Line. The station's entrances are located on the Bybee Bridge, which spans Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard and Union Pacific Railroad freight tracks and connects Portland's Sellwood-Moreland and Eastmoreland neighborhoods. They lead to a lower level island platform adjoining Eastmoreland Golf Course and Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden to the east and Westmoreland's park of the same name to the west.

Southeast Bybee Boulevard station was built as part of the Portland–Milwaukie Light Rail Project, which extended MAX from downtown Portland to Milwaukie. The station's construction commenced in July 2013 and it opened along with the entire Portland–Milwaukie segment on September 12, 2015. The station provides a connection to nearby Reed College via TriMet's 19–Woodstock/Glisan bus line.

History[]

See also: Bybee Bridge
The station under construction in January 2015

Southeast Bybee Boulevard station is named after the road it serves, which is carried by the Bybee Bridge at its intersection with the Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) light rail tracks.[2] The Bybee Bridge was originally constructed by the in 1911 to serve the property developments being built around the then-newly established Reed College in Eastmoreland.[3][4] The bridge connected Eastmoreland to Sellwood and Westmoreland, which had been separated by Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. The original Bybee Bridge included a streetcar line called "Eastmoreland" that spurred from the Sellwood line on Milwaukie Avenue in Sellwood to 32nd and Rex streets in Eastmoreland.[5] Both lines were operated by the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company (PRL&P).[6] The Eastmoreland line was converted into Portland's first electric trolley coach line in 1936.[7][8] Motor buses replaced the trolley coaches after 1956.[9]

During the environmental phase of the Portland–Milwaukie Light Rail Project, the project steering committee proposed a light rail station below the bridge.[10] In 2008, regional government Metro adopted a locally preferred alternative that included the stop.[11]: 1  Outreach for the station began in early 2009 during the light rail project's preliminary engineering phase.[12] Regional transit agency TriMet engaged with nearby neighborhood associations, namely the Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association and the Sellwood-Moreland Improvement League, to discuss specific design elements and address safety and accessibility concerns. In 2012, TriMet approached engineering firm CH2M Hill seeking further design recommendations, which led to a second bus pull-out and elevator on the south side of the bridge.

Construction of the station commenced in early 2013.[13] By the end of January 2014, the station was about 60% complete. Upon completion, the station was predicted be one of the most visible within inner southeast Portland.[14] It opened on September 12, 2015.[citation needed]

Station details[]

Street level Exit/Entrance, ticket vending machine
Platform
level 		Northbound ← Orange Line toward PSU South/Southwest 6th and College Street (Southeast 17th Avenue and Holgate Boulevard)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → Orange Line toward Southeast Park Avenue (Southeast Tacoma/Johnson Creek) →

Services[]

A bus on line 19–Woodstock passing the station's northern entrance

Southeast Bybee Boulevard station is served by the MAX Orange Line, which connects Milwaukie to Southeast Portland, Portland State University, and Portland City Center.[15] In fall 2018, the station recorded 513 average weekday boardings.[1] Trains run on headways of between fifteen minutes for most of the day to 30 minutes in the late evenings.[16] On weekdays, the first train arrives at 4:30 am going southbound from downtown Portland to Southeast Park Avenue station in Milwaukie, while the first train heading northbound arrives at 5:04 am. The last southbound and northbound trains stop at the station at 11:24 pm and 12:04 am, respectively. Trains serve on a later schedule on weekends. The majority of northbound trains operate as through services of the Yellow Line and continue to Expo Center station at PSU South/Southwest 6th and College Street station.[17][18]

The station connects to TriMet's 19–Woodstock/Glisan bus route, which runs between Gateway/Northeast 99th Avenue Transit Center, downtown Portland, and Southeast Flavel Street station and provides riders access to nearby Reed College.[19]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Monthly reports". TriMet. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Google (March 6, 2021). "Bybee Bridge" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "East Side Grows at Every Point Recent Big Realty Deals Benefit South End Particularly Say Many Owners". The Sunday Oregonian. February 20, 1910. p. 10. Retrieved May 1, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  4. ^ "Prices Take Jump. Reed Institute Helps Values in Southeast Portland". The Sunday Oregonian. June 19, 1910. p. 5. Retrieved May 1, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  5. ^ "Work on Viaduct Begun. Great Structure to be Entrance to Eastmoreland. Ornamental Structure Designed". The Sunday Oregonian. April 16, 1911. p. 9. Retrieved May 1, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  6. ^ "Carline is Rushed Ladd Estate Builds Branch to Serve Eastmoreland Fast Schedule Planned Work Begins". The Sunday Oregonian. July 16, 1911. p. 9. Retrieved May 1, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  7. ^ "New Car Routes Effective Soon. First Changes on 12 Lines to Be Made August 30". The Morning Oregonian. August 15, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  8. ^ "Electric Coach Christening Set. City's First Trolley of Kind Will Start Service". The Morning Oregonian. August 28, 1936. p. 13. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  9. ^ Sebree, Mac; and Ward, Paul (1974). The Trolley Coach in North America, pp. 219–223. Los Angeles: Interurban Press. LCCN 74-20367.
  10. ^ "Bybee Station Access Executive Summary" (PDF). TriMet. May 1, 2013. pp. 5–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2021.
  11. ^ South Corridor Portland–Milwaukie Light Rail Project Locally Preferred Alternative Report (PDF) (Report). Metro. July 24, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "Bybee Station Outreach Chronology (Preliminary Engineering phase to Present)" (PDF). TriMet. January 1, 2013. pp. 301–304. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2021.
  13. ^ Ashton, David F. (May 10, 2013). "Westmoreland neighbors see final MAX Bybee Station plans". Sellwood Bee. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  14. ^ Ashton, David F. (January 31, 2014). "Construction progresses on Bybee MAX Station". Sellwood Bee. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  15. ^ "MAX Orange Line Map and Schedule". TriMet. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  16. ^ "Frequent Service". TriMet. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  17. ^ "Stop ID 13716 – SE Bybee Blvd MAX Station, Southbound". TriMet. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  18. ^ "Stop ID 13723 – SE Bybee Blvd MAX Station, Northbound". TriMet. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  19. ^ "19–Woodstock/Glisan". TriMet. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.

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