Bellevue Transit Center
Bus and light rail station in downtown Bellevue, Washington / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bellevue Transit Center (BTC) is a bus station and light rail station in Bellevue, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. It is the main transit hub for the Eastside of King County, serving 20 routes from King County Metro and Sound Transit Express. The transit center is the western terminus of the RapidRide B Line, which runs east to Redmond.
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Location | 594 110th Avenue Northeast Bellevue, Washington United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°36′55″N 122°11′31″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Sound Transit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bus routes | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bus stands | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bus operators | King County Metro (RapidRide) Sound Transit Express | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | Bicycle lockers and racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1985 (buses) April 27, 2024 (light rail) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2002, 2017–2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Link light rail station, named Bellevue Downtown, was built to the east of the transit center near the Bellevue City Hall. The station is at the east portal of the Downtown Bellevue tunnel and has two entrances at 110th and 112th avenues. It opened in 2024 as part of the initial starter segment of the 2 Line.