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Red Line

Washington Park

(Robertson Tunnel)

Year Opened	1998	# of Tracks	2
Platform Layout	2 side Platforms, between the tracks
Park-n-Ride	No	Transit Center	No
City	Portland	Right of Way	Tunnel
Point of Interest	Oregon Zoo, Forestry Center, Children's Museum, Rose Gardens, Japanese Gardens, Washington Park.

This 3 mile long tunnel connects downtown Portland with the western suburbs. A huge tunnel boring machine was used to carve out the twin tubes. There is one station, Washington Park. At 290 feet below the ground level entrance. It is the deepest transit station in North America. 4 elevators whisk passengers up to the surface so you may visit the Oregon Zoo, Forestry Center and the Children's Museum.

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A view of North America's deepest transit station, and Max's only "subway" stop, Washington Park. This station is about 1/3 in from the east of the 3 mile long double-bore tunnel under Portland's west hills. (9/98)	The tube in the center of the wall is an actual core sample taken prior to the tunnel boring. It was used to determine what rock was underground. (12/00 dig)
A look at westbound exit portal. (12/00 dig)	An LRV from the original Eastside line is entering the Washington Park station on the newer west-side line. At this station you can here trains coming well before they arrive. (9/98)
Eastbound train entering the platform (12/00 dig)	Eastbound train leaving the station heading downtown. (12/00 dig)
This is the entrance to the station at ground level. Tickets must be purchased prior to taking the elevator down. (12/20/00)	Eastbound train seen leaving the east portal of the Tunnel by Goose Hollow. (2/11/03)
Train departing (2/13/09)	Train departing (2/13/09)
NEXT STOP
Towards Beaverton/Hillsboro	Towards Airport/Gresham
Sunset	Goose Hollow

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