Bellingham (Amtrak station)

Bellingham
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Location 401 Harris Avenue
Bellingham, Washington[1]
 United States
Coordinates 48°43′14″N 122°30′40″W / 48.7205°N 122.5111°WCoordinates: 48°43′14″N 122°30′40″W / 48.7205°N 122.5111°W
Owned by Port of Bellingham
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking Yes; paid
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code BEL
History
Opened 1995
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 54,888[2]Decrease 0.79%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Mount Vernon
toward Eugene
Cascades
Terminus
Location
Location of the Bellingham Amtrak Station
Location of Bellingham Amtrak Station within Washington

The Bellingham Amtrak Station is a train station serving the Amtrak Cascades and a bus station serving Greyhound Lines and local Whatcom Transportation Authority buses in Bellingham, Washington, United States.[3] The station was built in 1995,[4] and is near the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, a port for ferries to the San Juan Islands or Victoria, British Columbia, as well as the Alaska Marine Highway.[5]

Bellingham Station is owned by the Port of Bellingham and is the last northbound stop in the United States on the Amtrak Cascades before it enters Canada.

Boardings and Alightings

Year 2011[6] 2012[7] 2013[8] 2014[2]
Total 59,490 64,091 55,325 54,888
YoY Difference N/A 4,601 -8766 -437
YoY Difference % N/A 7.73% -13.68% -0.79%

References

  1. "Bellingham, WA (BEL)". Amtrak. Retrieved 2 Oct 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  3. "Amtrak Train". Port of Bellingham. Retrieved 28 Aug 2010.
  4. "BELLINGHAM WASHINGTON (BEL)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 28 Aug 2010.
  5. "Alaska Marine Highway". Port of Bellingham. Retrieved 28 Aug 2010.
  6. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  7. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  8. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.

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