SeaTac/Airport station
Light rail station in SeaTac, Washington / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SeaTac/Airport station is a light rail station in SeaTac, Washington, serving Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. It is on the 1 Line between Angle Lake and Tukwila International Boulevard stations. The line, part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system, runs north from SeaTac through the Rainier Valley to Downtown Seattle and the University of Washington. The station consists of an elevated island platform east of the terminals and parking garage of the airport.
Link light rail station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | International Blvd & South 176th Street SeaTac, Washington United States | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°26′43″N 122°17′49″W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Sound Transit | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | King County Metro (RapidRide), Sound Transit Express | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Paid parking nearby, kiss and ride facility | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Lockers | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | December 19, 2009 (2009-12-19) | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
5,340 daily weekday boardings (2023)[1] 1,912,075 total boardings (2023)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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SeaTac/Airport station opened on December 19, 2009, several months after the rest of the Central Link stations. Until the opening of Angle Lake station in 2016, it served as the line's southern terminus. Trains serve the station twenty hours a day on most days; the headway between trains is six minutes during peak periods, with less frequent service at other times. SeaTac/Airport station is also served by the RapidRide A Line, two Sound Transit Express bus routes and two King County Metro bus routes.