Southeast Bybee Boulevard station

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 over 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. The station was built as part of the Portland–Milwaukie Light Rail Project, which extended MAX from downtown Portland to Milwaukie. 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.

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°28′28″N 122°38′24″W
Owned by	TriMet
Line(s)	Orange Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	TriMet: 19
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Parking racks
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 12, 2015
Passengers
Fall 2018	513 weekday boardings[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
Location

History

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 light rail tracks. The Bybee Bridge was original constructed in 1911 to connect Portland's Sellwood-Moreland and Eastmoreland neighborhoods, which are separated by Union Pacific Railroad tracks running between them. In 2004, Portland officials replaced the bridge after a structural analysis determined that, among other issues, the bridge did not provide adequate clearance for trucks driving below on McLoughlin Boulevard. During the environmental phase of the Portland–Milwaukie Light Rail Project, the project steering committee proposed a light rail station below the bridge.[2] In 2008, regional government Metro adopted a locally preferred alternative that included the stop.[3]^:1

Outreach for the station began in early 2009 during the project's preliminary engineering phase. Regional transit agency TriMet engaged with nearby neighborhood associations, namely Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association and 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8][9]

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.[10]

References

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