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Hatfield Government Center MAX Station
The Hatfield Government Center station is a light rail station on the MAX Blue Line in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. The station is the 20th stop westbound on the Westside MAX, and the western terminus of the MAX Blue Line route. Opened in 1998, it is located in the same block as the Hillsboro Post Office and adjacent to the Washington County Courthouse and the Hillsboro Civic Center. The block is bounded by First and Adams streets on the east and west and Washington and Main streets on the south and north. The station is named in honor of Mark O. Hatfield, a former United States Senator from Oregon and light rail proponent.
==History==
Construction of the Westside MAX project began in 1993. In November 1996, Hillsboro and TriMet named the yet-to-be-completed station at the western end of the project as the Mark O. Hatfield Government Center Station.〔Community Snapshot: Senator’s name gets start billing on light-rail station in Hillsboro. ''The Oregonian'', November 12, 1996.〕 Hatfield was retiring from 30 years as U.S. Senator and previously used his political clout as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee to ensure funding for the project.〔 In June 1998, after completion of the station but prior to its opening, government officials held a dedication ceremony at the station.〔Hamilton, Don. Hatfield attends tribute for transit. ''The Oregonian'', June 5, 1998, MetroWest edition, p. B2.〕 Retired U. S. Senator Mark Hatfield was in attendance as the station was officially dedicated in his honor.〔
On September 12, 1998, Hatfield Government Station opened along with the Westside MAX line.〔Mapes, Jeff. Gore walks tight line on Clinton. ''The Oregonian'', September 13, 1998.〕 Dedication ceremonies for the line at the station included a speech by then U.S. Vice President Al Gore and U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater.〔Hamilton, Don. Eastside, Westside, all around the town, it’s MAX party time. ''The Oregonian'', September 12, 1998.〕 Oregon politicians speaking at the dedication included Governor John Kitzhaber, former Congressman Les AuCoin, then Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Gordon Smith, and former Senator and station namesake Mark Hatfield.〔 Scheduled train service began at 11:00 a.m., which was followed by a two-day opening party.〔
The station was the busiest stop on the Westside line by 1999 with an average of 3,005 daily boardings.〔Hamilton, Don. Light ridership makes for light readership. ''The Oregonian'', December 29, 1999.〕 In March 2008, TriMet added additional capacity during the morning and evening commuting period.〔Three morning trains from Hillsboro will travel to PDX. ''The Hillsboro Argus'', March 4, 2008.〕 This was accomplished by extending three Red Line trains from the Beaverton Transit Center stop each morning and evening during peak ridership times.〔
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