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The Hillsboro Central/3rd Avenue Transit Center station is an American light rail station and transit center on the MAX Blue Line in Hillsboro, Oregon. Opened in 1998, the red-brick station is the 19th stop westbound on the Westside MAX, one stop from the western terminus of the line at the Hatfield Government Center. Physically the largest station on the westside line, it is located at a former stop of the Oregon Electric Railway and includes artwork honoring the history of the community. Located on Southwest Washington Street between Third and Fourth avenues in downtown Hillsboro, the transit center is served by four bus lines. At opening the Hillsboro Public Library operated a small branch at the station called Books by Rail, but the branch library was closed in 2003. Artwork at the stop includes a weather vane, historic photographs, and a cast bronze burden basket among other items. Inspiration and materials for the artwork were collected from the Washington County Museum, the Washington County Fair, and the Oregon Historical Society.