Southeast Bybee Boulevard station

Southeast Bybee Boulevard is a light rail station in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is served by TriMet's MAX Light Rail system as the 14th southbound stop on the Orange Line, which connects Portland City Center to Milwaukie. The station's main entrance is on the north side of the Bybee Bridge, which spans over Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard. It leads to a lower level island platform adjoining Union Pacific Railroad tracks, Eastmoreland Golf Course, and Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden to the east, and the highway and Westmoreland Park to the west. It recorded 513 weekday boardings in fall 2018.[1]

SE Bybee Blvd
MAX Light Rail station
Viewed from the southwest, from Bybee Bridge
Location	2425 Southeast Bybee Boulevard Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates	45.474569°N 122.639997°W / 45.474569; -122.639997
Owned by	TriMet
Line(s)	Orange Line
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Bus routes	1
Bus operators	TriMet
Construction
Bicycle facilities	46 rack spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 12, 2015
Traffic
Passengers	513 weekday boardings (Fall 2018)[1]
Services
Preceding station   MAX Light Rail   Following station SE Tacoma/Johnson Creek toward SE Park Orange Line SE 17th & Holgate toward PSU South/SW 6th & College

Southeast Bybee Boulevard station was built as part of the Portland–Milwaukie light rail project, which forms the southern segment of Metro's South–North corridor. Construction commenced in July 2013 and it opened on September 12, 2015. The station provides a connection to nearby Reed College via TriMet's 19–Woodstock/Glisan bus line.

History

The station under construction in January 2015

Construction of the station commenced in early 2013.[2] 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.[3] It opened on September 12, 2015.

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7]

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.[8]

References

1. "Monthly reports". TriMet. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
2. Ashton, David F. (May 10, 2013). "Westmoreland neighbors see final MAX Bybee Station plans". Sellwood Bee. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
3. Ashton, David F. (January 31, 2014). "Construction progresses on Bybee MAX Station". Sellwood Bee. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
4. "MAX Orange Line Map and Schedule". TriMet. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
5. "Frequent Service". TriMet. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
6. "Stop ID 13716 – SE Bybee Blvd MAX Station, Southbound". TriMet. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
7. "Stop ID 13723 – SE Bybee Blvd MAX Station, Northbound". TriMet. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
8. "19–Woodstock/Glisan". TriMet. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.

External links

• Media related to Southeast Bybee Boulevard station at Wikimedia Commons