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Portland MAX Light Rail

Orenco/
NW 231st Ave

 

Year Opened 1998 # of Tracks 2
Platform Layout 1 Island Platform
Park-n-Ride Yes Transit Center No
City Hillsboro Right of Way Former OE/BN
Point of Interest Orenco Station development, Intel Ronler Acres Campus

This along, with Hawthorn Farm station, make up the heart of the Silicon Forest, so named because of the concentration of Semiconductor companies in the area. Orenco was also a stop on the old Oregon Electric. Nearby Orenco Station development is creating urban spaces out of former farmland, complete with a downtown, apartments, and homes.

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pdx-lr21.jpg (71298 bytes)Both versions of cars make up this train entering Orenco Station. This is along the former Oregon Electric Right-of-way. (10/00) pdx-lr20.jpg (75667 bytes)A Lo-Floor car is seen leaving Orenco Station in Hillsboro. Here a new town is developing near the station. (10/00)

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