International District/Chinatown Light Rail Station |
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A Train in International District/Chinatown Station |
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| Address | 5th Avenue and South Jackson Street Seattle, Washington |
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Amtrak Services: (Transfer at King Street Station) Sounder Commuter Rail: (Transfer at King Street Station) Bus Services: King County Metro Routes 41, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 101, 102, 106, 150, 212, 216, 217, 218, 229, 255, 256, 301, 316 and Sound Transit Express Route 550 Planned Streetcar Service: First Hill Streetcar (2012) |
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Pay parking nearby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 15, 1990 (Bus) July 18, 2009 (Light Rail) |
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| Electrified | 1,500 V DC, Overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Owned by | King County Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | City of Seattle Zone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The International District/Chinatown Station is a Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel station located in the International District. The station is served by Metro and Sound Transit buses and Central Link light rail trains. Though it is several levels below the street, it is a roofless open-air station located at the intersection of 5th and Jackson, with entrances located on 5th between Jackson and King, and on Jackson just west of 5th. 3,300 daily Link light rail boardings are predicted for the year 2020.[1]
The station entrances are built and laid out to be complementary to the restored Union Station.
The station was formerly known as and still commonly referred to as the International District Station until the Metropolitan King County Council renamed it on October 19, 2004 to the current name to include a reference to Chinatown.[2]
International District/Chinatown Station is part of a cluster of transit facilities. It is near entrances to the Seattle stop of Sounder commuter rail (which boards north of and south Jackson along 4th) and across 4th Avenue from Amtrak's King Street Station. It is also across the street from the terminus of the currently-suspended Waterfront Streetcar line.
The International District/Chinatown Station will be the connection point to the planned First Hill Streetcar, to run up First Hill to the Capitol Hill Station.