Fairhaven Station

Fairhaven Station
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Location	401 Harris Avenue Bellingham, Washington[1]  United States
Coordinates	48°43′14″N 122°30′40″W / 48.7205°N 122.5111°WCoordinates: 48°43′14″N 122°30′40″W / 48.7205°N 122.5111°W
Owned by	Port of Bellingham
Line(s)	Amtrak Cascades
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes; paid
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	BEL
History
Opened	1995
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	51,915[2]  5.42%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Mount Vernon toward Eugene–Springfield Amtrak Cascades Vancouver, BC Terminus
Location
Location of Bellingham Amtrak Station within Washington

Fairhaven Station, also called Bellingham, is a train station serving Amtrak's Cascades route, as well as a bus station serving Greyhound Lines and local Whatcom Transportation Authority buses, in Bellingham, Washington, United States.^[3] The station was built in 1995,^[4][5] and is near the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, the southern connection for the Alaska Marine Highway. Water Taxi services and seasonal whale watching excursions also provide connections from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal to the San Juan Islands. ^[6]

Fairhaven Station is owned by the Port of Bellingham and is the last northbound stop in the United States on the Amtrak Cascades before it enters Canada.

Boardings and Alightings

Year	2011[7]	2012[8]	2013[9]	2014[10]	2015[2]
Total	59,490	64,091	55,325	54,888	51,915
YOY Difference	-	4,601	-8,766	-437	-2,973
YOY Difference %	-	7.73%	-13.68%	-0.79%	-5.42%

References

1. "Bellingham, WA (BEL)". Amtrak. Retrieved 2 Oct 2013.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2015, State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.
3. "Amtrak Train". Port of Bellingham. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
4. Fairhaven Station (Plaque outside train station). Fairhaven Station: Port of Bellingham. July 21, 1995.
5. "BELLINGHAM WASHINGTON (BEL)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 28 Aug 2010.
6. "Alaska Marine Highway". Port of Bellingham. Retrieved 28 Aug 2010.
7. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
8. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
9. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
10. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2014: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Bellingham, WA
• The Bus Stops Here:
• Bellingham, WA (BEL) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)