Tukwila (Amtrak station)

Tukwila
Amtrak Cascades station
Sounder Commuter Rail station

A view of Tukwila Station as seen from driveway
Location 7301 Longacres Way
Tukwila, Washington
Coordinates 47°27′40″N 122°14′25″W / 47.4610°N 122.2404°WCoordinates: 47°27′40″N 122°14′25″W / 47.4610°N 122.2404°W
Owned by Sound Transit
Line(s)

Amtrak:

Sound Transit Sounder:

Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections King County Metro: 154, RapidRide F Line
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 233 Parking stalls
Bicycle facilities Lockers
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code TUK
Fare zone King County Zone
History
Opened 2000
Rebuilt 2013-2014
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 28,636[1] Decrease 2.71% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Eugene
Cascades
Sounder
toward Lakewood
South Line
Terminus

The Tukwila Station is a train station serving the city of Tukwila, Washington. It was built by Sound Transit along BNSF Railway tracks in Tukwila. The station is served by Sound Transit's Sounder South Line trains, Amtrak Cascades trains and King County Metro buses.[2] The station is located within a five-minute drive from Westfield Southcenter mall and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport[3]

Boardings and Alightings

Year 2011[4] 2012[5] 2013[6] 2014[1]
Total 26,549 26,759 29,434 28,636
YoY Difference N/A 210 2,675 -798
YoY Difference % N/A 0.79% 10.00% -2.71%

New train station

New Tukwila Amtrak station as planned
Completed Amtrak station

On 3 November 2011, the US Department of Transportation announced a $7.9 million grant to Washington State for the construction of a new intermodal station to replace the temporary facility then in use at Tukwila.[7][8] Ground was broken for the new station in June 2013.[9]










References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tukwila Station" (XML). Sound Transit. 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  3. ↑ "Amtrak Cascades - Tukwila". Amtrak. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  4. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  5. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  6. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  7. ↑ "$7.9m awarded for station upgrades in Washington". Rail.co. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  8. ↑ Steve Hunter (2011-11-03). "Tukwila to get new train station". Tukwila Reporter. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  9. ↑ "Construction begins on new station in Tukwila, Wash.". 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-30.

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