▁rail ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁MAX ▁Blue ▁Line ▁in ▁Hills bor o , ▁Oregon . ▁Hills bor o ' s ▁West ▁P rec inct ▁is ▁near ▁the ▁station . ▁Open ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁stop ▁west bound ▁on ▁the ▁West side ▁MAX , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁east bound ▁stop ▁prior ▁to ▁crossing ▁the ▁Main ▁Street ▁Bridge . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁stop ▁west bound ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁a ▁grade - separ ated ▁right - of - way . ▁One ▁block ▁west ▁of ▁here , ▁trains ▁enter ▁the ▁median ▁of ▁Washington ▁Avenue ▁to ▁run ▁through ▁dow nt own ▁Hills bor o . ▁ ▁History ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁West side ▁MAX ▁project ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁station ▁opened ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁West side ▁MAX ▁line . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Tri Met ▁received ▁a ▁federal ▁grant ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁security ▁cam eras ▁at ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁A men ities ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁eastern ▁end ▁of ▁Washington ▁Street ▁at ▁ 1 2 th ▁Avenue . ▁At ▁this ▁location ▁west bound ▁trains ▁begin ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁Washington ▁Street ▁on ▁tracks ▁embedded ▁in ▁the ▁pav ement . ▁There ▁are ▁bi ke ▁lock ers ▁at ▁the ▁station , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁park ▁and ▁ride ▁lot . ▁The ▁Washington ▁Street ▁Station ▁has ▁bus ▁connections