University Street station
 University Street | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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):
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Pay parking nearby | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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) → | ||
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
- ↑ Sound Transit - University Street Station http://www.soundtransit.org/x1182.xml
- ↑ 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