Tukwila station

Tukwila

A view of Tukwila Station as seen from driveway
Location 7301 Longacres Way
Tukwila, Washington
United States
Coordinates 47°27′38″N 122°14′26″W / 47.46056°N 122.24056°W / 47.46056; -122.24056Coordinates: 47°27′38″N 122°14′26″W / 47.46056°N 122.24056°W / 47.46056; -122.24056
Owned by Sound Transit
Line(s) BNSF Northwest Division
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Connections King County Metro: 154, RapidRide F Line
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking

233 parking spaces

  • reserved carpool spaces (monthly fee)
  • 4 EV charging stations
  • 40 reserved spaces for Amtrak passengers
Bicycle facilities
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code Amtrak code: TUK
Fare zone King County Zone
History
Opened 2000
Rebuilt 2013-2014
Traffic
Passengers (2016) 30,148[1] Increase 5.77% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Amtrak Cascades
Sounder
toward Lakewood
South Line
Terminus

Tukwila 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[7] 2015[8] 2016[1]
Total 26,549 26,759 29,434 28,636 28,503 30,148
YOY Difference - 210 2,675 -798 -133 1,645
YOY Difference % - 0.79% 10.00% -2.71% -0.46% 5.77%

New train station

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.[9][10] Ground was broken for the new station in June 2013.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2016, State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved 17 Jan 2017.
  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. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2014: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.
  8. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2015: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. p. 1. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.
  9. ↑ "$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.
  10. ↑ Steve Hunter (2011-11-03). "Tukwila to get new train station". Tukwila Reporter. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  11. ↑ "Construction begins on new station in Tukwila, Wash.". 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
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