Washington County Commuter Rail Project History
Westside Express Service (WES) Commuter Rail
- Opened: February 2, 2009
- Length: 14.7 miles
- Stations: 5
- Construction: October 2006-September 2008
- Cost: $161 million
Highlights
- Connects Beaverton and Wilsonville and
connects to MAX Light Rail in Beaverton
- WES is Oregon's first commuter rail line
- WES is one of the few suburb-to-suburb commuter rail lines in the nation.
- Connects with other transit systems: CAT (Canby), Cherriots (Salem-Keizer) and SMART (Wilsonville)
- Built in partnership with Washington County, Oregon Department of Transportation, Metro and the cities of Wilsonville, Tualatin, Tigard and Beaverton
- The Federal Transit Administration approved a Full Funding Grant Agreement for the base project and agreed that other elements would be covered by a Local Options budget shared equally between TriMet and Washington County.
