Hatfield Government Center (MAX station)

Hatfield Government Center
MAX Light Rail Station
Two light rail vehicles at the station platforms in 2005.
Location	110 SW Washington St Hillsboro, Oregon USA
Coordinates	45°31′19″N 122°59′28″W / 45.52194°N 122.99111°W / 45.52194; -122.99111Coordinates: 45°31′19″N 122°59′28″W / 45.52194°N 122.99111°W / 45.52194; -122.99111
Owned by	TriMet
Platforms	1 island platform 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	250 park and ride spaces
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 12, 1998
Services
Preceding station   MAX Light Rail   Following station Terminus Blue Line Hillsboro Central/SE 3rd Ave TC toward Cleveland Ave

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.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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.