SeaTac/Airport (Link station)


SeaTac/Airport
Light Rail Station

SeaTac/Airport Station, seen from International Boulevard.
Location International Boulevard & South 176th Street
SeaTac, Washington
Coordinates 47°26′42.61″N 122°17′48.75″W / 47.4451694°N 122.2968750°WCoordinates: 47°26′42.61″N 122°17′48.75″W / 47.4451694°N 122.2968750°W
Owned by Sound Transit
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections

King County Metro: 156, 180, RapidRide A Line

Sound Transit Express: 560, 574
Construction
Parking Airport pay parking
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened December 19, 2009[1]
Electrified 1,500 V DC, Overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Link Light Rail   Following station
TerminusCentral Link
toward Westlake
Terminus
South 200th Link Extension
Under construction
Terminus

SeaTac/Airport Station is a Sound Transit Link Light Rail station serving the city of SeaTac and the Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. It is the current terminus of the Central Link light rail line that connects the airport with Downtown Seattle. The station features public art from four artists, among them Werner Klotz and Fernanda D'Agostino.

Location

The station is located immediately west of the intersection of International Boulevard and South 176th Street. It is on airport property, just east of the airport parking garages. The light rail track leading up to the station goes south along the Airport Expressway from the Tukwila International Boulevard Station.

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Northbound Central Link toward Westlake (Tukwila International Boulevard) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Northbound Central Link toward Westlake (Tukwila International Boulevard) →
Mezzanine Entrance/Exit, pedestrian overpasses

Pedestrian connections

There is a pedestrian bridge crossing International Boulevard from the station to a kiss and ride facility and the future SeaTac city center. The bridge is accessed by elevators and a stairway to street level. King County Metro's RapidRide A Line provides further southbound travel to the cities of Des Moines & Federal Way.

There is also a pedestrian bridge to connect the station to the airport parking garage where passengers can use a separated walkway to reach the terminal building. Sound Transit says that the walk from the station to the airport terminal takes approximately four minutes.

SeaTac/Airport Station as seen from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's parking garage. The pedestrian bridge between the station and the parking garage (which has a pedestrian walkway to the airport terminal) can be seen in the lower left corner of the image.

References

  1. ↑ "Light rail service begins to Sea-Tac Airport". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. December 19, 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-06.

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