International District/Chinatown station

International District/Chinatown
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/Eastbound via SR-520): King County Metro: 41, 74, 255 Bay C (Southbound): King County Metro: 101, 102, 150 Bay D (Eastbound via I-90): Sound Transit Express: 550   Central Link
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Amtrak: (Transfer at King Street Station)   Amtrak Cascades   Coast Starlight   Empire Builder Sounder Commuter Rail: (Transfer at King Street Station)   North Line   South Line First Hill Streetcar 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     Following station Stadium toward Angle Lake Central Link Pioneer Square toward University of Washington Terminus East Link Extension Proposed Judkins Park toward Redmond Technology Center Preceding station     Following station Rainer Avenue toward Bellevue Downtown Route 550 Pioneer Square toward Convention Place Sounder Commuter Rail Terminus North Line Transfer at: King Street Station Edmonds toward Everett Tukwila toward Lakewood South Line Transfer at: King Street Station Terminus Amtrak Tukwila toward Eugene–Springfield Amtrak Cascades Transfer at: King Street Station Edmonds toward Vancouver, BC Tacoma toward Los Angeles Coast Starlight Transfer at: King Street Station Terminus Terminus Empire Builder Transfer at: King Street Station Edmonds 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 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.

Station layout

	Street Level	Exits/Entrances, Ticket vending machines, First Hill Streetcar, walkway to King Street Station
Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← Central Link toward University of Washington (Pioneer Square)
		← Bus Bay A (41, 74) northbound toward Interstate 5 (Pioneer Square)
		← Bus Bay A (255) eastbound toward State Route 520 (Pioneer Square)
	Southbound	→ Central Link toward Angle Lake (Stadium) →
		→ Bus Bay C (101, 102, 150) southbound toward SODO Busway →
		→ Bus Bay D (550) eastbound toward Interstate 90 →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

1. "International District Station". Sound Transit. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
2. "International District/Chinatown Station Ordinance". Metropolitan King County Council. Archived from the original on 2004-12-14. Retrieved 2009-05-03.