TriMet provides bus, light rail and commuter rail transit services in the Portland, Oregon, metro area. We connect people with their community, while easing traffic congestion and reducing air pollution—making the Portland area a better place to live. More
WES Commuter Rail Project History
Westside Express Service (WES) Commuter Rail
- Opened: Feb. 2, 2009
- Length: 14.7 miles
- Stations: 5
- Construction: Oct. 2006-Sept. 2008
- Cost: $161 million
Highlights
- Connects Beaverton and Wilsonville andconnects to MAX Light Rail in Beaverton
- Oregon's first commuter rail line
- 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