International District / Chinatown (Link station)

International District/Chinatown
Light Rail and Bus Station
A Train in International District/Chinatown Station
Location	5th Avenue and South Jackson Street Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°35′54″N 122°19′41″W / 47.59833°N 122.32806°W / 47.59833; -122.32806Coordinates: 47°35′54″N 122°19′41″W / 47.59833°N 122.32806°W / 47.59833; -122.32806
Owned by	King County Metro
Line(s)	Bay A (Northbound): King County Metro: 41, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 316 Bay B (Eastbound via SR-520): King County Metro: 255 Bay C (Southbound): King County Metro: 101, 102, 106, 150 Bay D (Eastbound via I-90): King County Metro: 216, 218, 219 Sound Transit Express: 550   Central Link
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Amtrak: (Transfer at King Street Station)   Cascades   Coast Starlight   Empire Builder Sounder Commuter Rail: (Transfer at King Street Station)   North Line   South Line Seattle Streetcar: First Hill Streetcar (under construction) Waterfront Streetcar (suspended) BoltBus
Construction
Parking	Pay parking nearby
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 15, 1990 (bus service) July 18, 2009 (Link Light Rail)
Rebuilt	September 24, 2005 - September 24, 2007 (conversion to bus/rail joint service)
Electrified	1,500 V DC, Overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Link Light Rail   Following station Stadium toward SeaTac/Airport Central Link Pioneer Square toward Westlake Terminus East Link Proposed Rainier toward Overlake Transit Center Sounder Commuter Rail Terminus North Line Transfer at: King Street Station Edmonds toward Everett Tukwila toward Lakewood South Line Transfer at: King Street Station Terminus Amtrak Tukwila toward Eugene Cascades Transfer at: King Street Station Edmonds toward Vancouver, BC Tacoma toward Los Angeles Coast Starlight Transfer at: King Street Station Terminus Terminus Empire Builder Transfer at: King Street Station Edmonds toward Chicago

The International District/Chinatown Station is a Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel station. It 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 below-grade station located at the intersection of 5th and Jackson, with entrances 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 laid out to be complementary to the restored Union Station.

The station was called (and is still commonly referred to as) the International District Station until the Metropolitan King County Council renamed it International District/Chinatown Station on October 19, 2004.^[2]

Transit Connections

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 First Hill Streetcar which is currently under construction. Streetcars will run from Pioneer Square, up First Hill to the Capitol Hill Station.

BoltBus operates long-distance motorcoach routes from a bus stop at the station (the corner of 5th Avenue & King Street). Daily service is offered to Portland, Vancouver BC & Bellingham. BoltBus also operates limited service to Albany & Eugene.

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