International District/Chinatown station

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International District Chinatown Station Pictogram.svg
International District/Chinatown
Light Rail and Bus Station
Link train at International District-Chinatown Station.jpg
A Train in International District/Chinatown Station
Location 5th Avenue and South Jackson Street
Seattle, Washington
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Owned by King County Metro
Line(s) Bay A (Northbound):


King County Metro: 41, 71, 72, 73, 74
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):
Sound Transit Express: 550

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Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Amtrak: (Transfer at King Street Station)

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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)
Services
Preceding station   Sound Transit logo simplified.svg Link Light Rail   Following station
Central Link
Terminus East Link Extension
Proposed
Sounder Commuter Rail
Terminus North Line
Transfer at: King Street Station
toward Everett
toward Lakewood
South Line
Transfer at: King Street Station
Terminus
BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak
toward Eugene
Amtrak Cascades
Transfer at: King Street Station
toward Los Angeles
Coast Starlight
Transfer at: King Street Station
Terminus
Terminus Empire Builder
Transfer at: King Street Station
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 Vancouver, BC, Bellingham, Portland, Albany & Eugene.

References

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