University Street station

University Street
Light Rail and Bus Station
University Street Station
Location	3rd Avenue and University Street Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°36′26.61″N 122°20′8.93″W / 47.6073917°N 122.3358139°WCoordinates: 47°36′26.61″N 122°20′8.93″W / 47.6073917°N 122.3358139°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
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 Pioneer Square toward Angle Lake Central Link Westlake toward University of Washington Preceding station     Following station Pioneer Square toward Bellevue Downtown Route 550 Westlake toward Convention Place

The University Street Station is a Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel Station located under Third Avenue between Union and Seneca Streets in Downtown Seattle. Sound Transit's Central Link light rail trains serve this station alongside King County Metro and Sound Transit Express buses. It is completely underground, with entrances in the 1201 Third Avenue Tower (Third Ave. & Seneca St.), the Cobb Building parking garage (Third Ave. & University St.), Benaroya Hall (Third Ave. & University St.) and a wheelchair accessible walkway to Second Avenue and University Street. 7,900 daily light rail boardings are predicted for the year 2020.^[1]

The Second Avenue and University Street entry passage includes wall tiles with music-related inscriptions.

Suggestions have been made to change the name of the station to "Benaroya Hall" or "Symphony" due to possible confusion with University of Washington and U District stations.^[2]

Station layout

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

Gallery

• 
  View of station and mezzanine from one of the boarding platforms
• 
  Heading down to the station from the entrance at Second and University, located under Benaroya Hall
• 
  Erin Shie Palmer, The Temple of Music

References

1. Sound Transit - University Street Station http://www.soundtransit.org/x1182.xml
2. Radil, Amy (June 18, 2012). "Naming Light Rail Stations Not As Simple As It Seems". KUOW. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

External links

• Media related to University Street station at Wikimedia Commons
• University Street Station, Sound Transit