It is a transfer facility for bus routes mainly serving the westside communities of the Portland metropolitan area and the third southbound station from Beaverton Transit Center on WES Commuter Rail.

Tigard Transit Center was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and opened for buses in 1988,[3] served by about 200 bus trips per day.

[9] Groundbreaking for the rail station at the center was in December 2006, and was led by Oregon senators Gordon Smith and Ron Wyden.

[15] Located in downtown Tigard on Commercial Street south of Oregon Route 99W, the station and line are only in operation during the morning and evening commute times from Monday through Friday.

[18] The sculpture features bronze heads and a vehicle designed to represent the train and the variety of people who ride the line.