International District/Chinatown station
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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°WCoordinates: 47°35′54″N 122°19′41″W / 47.59833°N 122.32806°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | King County Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) |
Bay A (Northbound):
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections |
Amtrak: (Transfer at King Street Station) Sounder Commuter Rail: (Transfer at King Street Station) BoltBus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 across 4th Avenue from King Street Station, where Amtrak and Sounder commuter rail trains stop.
The International District/Chinatown Station is the connection point to the First Hill Streetcar which runs between Pioneer Square, Central District, First Hill and Capitol Hill.
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 Vancouver, BC, Bellingham, Portland, Albany & Eugene.
References
- ↑ "International District Station". Sound Transit. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ↑ "International District/Chinatown Station Ordinance". Metropolitan King County Council. Archived from the original on 2004-12-14. Retrieved 2009-05-03.