Overlook Park station

Overlook Park is a light rail station in Portland, Oregon, United States, that is part of TriMet's MAX Light Rail system. It is the eighth stop southbound on the Yellow Line, which connects North Portland to downtown Portland and Portland State University. The staggered side platform station is situated between the Albina/Mississippi and North Prescott Street stations, along the median of North Interstate Avenue. It is one of three stations serving North Portland's Overlook neighborhood; the other two are North Prescott Street and North Killingsworth Street.

Overlook Park
MAX Light Rail station
The northbound platform of the station facing south
Coordinates45°32′56″N 122°40′52″W
Owned byTriMet
Line(s) Yellow Line
Platforms2 staggered side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesReserved bike lockers
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMay 1, 2004
Traffic
Passengers557 weekday boardings (fall 2018)[1]
Services
Preceding station   MAX Light Rail   Following station
toward Union Station/NW 5th & Glisan
Yellow Line
toward Expo Center

The station opened on May 1, 2004, as part of the Interstate MAX extension of the Yellow Line. It is located near the Interstate Medical Offices of Kaiser Permanente and Overlook Park. Trains serve the station daily for approximately 21 hours per day, operating on a headway of 15 minutes during most of the day. The station recorded 557 average weekday boardings in fall 2018.

History

In 1999, residents and business leaders urged TriMet to build a light rail line through North Portland.[2][3] The project, approved in June of that year, came to be referred to as the Interstate MAX project.[4] In February 2000, the Portland City Council authorized the relocation of Overlook Park station's planned northbound platform closer to the main entrance of Kaiser Permanente's medical offices, despite hospital officials expressing a preference to shift both platforms closer for the benefit of patients.[5] Construction of the Interstate MAX began in February 2001 near the Rose Quarter.[6] It lasted three years and was followed by line testing in February 2004.[7] The station, along with Yellow Line service, opened on May 1, 2004.[8]

Station details
Platform
level		     Side platform, doors open on the right
Southbound ← Yellow Line toward Union Station/Northwest 5th & Glisan (Albina/Mississippi)
Northbound → Yellow Line toward Expo Center (North Prescott Street) →
Side platform, doors open on the right    

The station is situated at-grade along the median of North Interstate Avenue, between the intersections of Fremont Street and Overlook Boulevard. It is the first of three northbound stations serving the Overlook neighborhood,[9] with the other two being North Prescott Street and North Killingsworth Street. The station features two staggered side platforms, which are accessible via crosswalks at the ends of each platform. The platforms consist of shelters, benches, garbage cans, ticket vending machines, and passenger information displays.[10][11] Reserved bike lockers are available nearby and may be rented in six-month increments.[12]

Public art

TriMet commissioned artist Fernanda D'Agostino to design the station's public artwork, which pays homage to nature, healing, and the Overlook neighborhood's Polish roots.[13] Her work, entitled Icons of Transformation, consists of two light towers and windscreens installed on the station platforms.[14] The light towers, modeled after Polish wayside shrines, feature portraits of community members overlaid with images of nature. The windscreen art glass suggests "the transforming power of nature".[15] A third piece, a community map by artist Margaret Eccles, depicts a shaft of wheat with its roots interweaving a street grid and adorned with glass-block medical drawings derived from ancient Islamic, Chinese, and Medieval European cultures. The artist intended for this piece to convey a symbol of good health and longevity.[14]

Service

Overlook Park station is situated between the Albina/Mississippi and North Prescott Street stations. It is served by the MAX Yellow Line, which runs from the station northbound to the Expo Center and southbound through the Rose Quarter to Union Station. At Union Station, most southbound Yellow Line trains through operate into the MAX Orange Line and continue to Southeast Park Avenue station in Milwaukie.[16] Trains serve the station for approximately 21 hours per day every day of the week. The headway between trains measures 15 minutes during most of the day and up to 30 minutes in the early mornings and late evenings.[10][11][17] From the station, trains take 17 minutes to reach Expo Center station and 10 minutes to reach Union Station/Northwest 5th & Glisan station.[16] Overlook Park station averaged 557 riders per day on weekdays in fall 2018.[1]

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References
  1. "TriMet MAX Light Rail Passenger Census – Fall 2018" (PDF). TriMet. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. Oliver, Gordon (March 16, 1999). "New light-rail plan rises from the ashes". The Oregonian. p. 1.
  3. Stewart, Bill (March 25, 1999). "Tri-Met involvement urged in north light-rail line". The Oregonian. p. B3.
  4. Oliver, Gordon (June 17, 1999). "Council revives Interstate Avenue MAX line plan". The Oregonian. p. B3.
  5. Stewart, Bill (February 24, 2000). "Interstate MAX altered". The Oregonian. p. D2.
  6. Stewart, Bill (February 16, 2001). "Interstate MAX work will begin with Monday ceremony". The Oregonian. p. D3.
  7. Leeson, Fred (February 20, 2004). "TriMet gives crowd ride on its newest MAX run". The Oregonian. p. D1.
  8. Leeson, Fred (April 25, 2004). "The Yellow Line: Open for business". The Oregonian. p. B5.
  9. "Overlook Neighborhood Boundary". City of Portland. March 5, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  10. "Stop ID 11505 – Overlook Park MAX Station, Southbound". TriMet. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  11. "Stop ID 11510 – Overlook Park MAX Station, Northbound". TriMet. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  12. "Reserved Bike Lockers". TriMet. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  13. Row, D. K. (April 25, 2004). "Art review: Light rail, light art". The Oregonian. p. L1.
  14. Priester, Mary (2004). "Interstate MAX Public Art Guide" (PDF). TriMet. pp. 22–23. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  15. "Public Art on MAX Yellow Line". TriMet. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  16. "MAX Yellow Line Map and Schedules". TriMet. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  17. "Frequent Service". TriMet. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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