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International District/Chinatown station
Light rail station in Seattle, Washington / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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International District/Chinatown station is a light rail station that is part of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States. The station is located at the tunnel's south end, at 5th Avenue South and South Jackson Street in the Chinatown-International District neighborhood, and is served by the 1 Line of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. The station is located adjacent to Sound Transit headquarters at Union Station, as well as intermodal connections to Amtrak and Sounder commuter rail at King Street Station and the First Hill Streetcar.
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![]() Platform level view of International District/Chinatown station in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 5th Avenue S & S Jackson Street Seattle, Washington United States | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°35′54″N 122°19′41″W | |||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Sound Transit | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Below-grade | |||||||||||||||||
Parking | Pay parking nearby | |||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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Opened | September 15, 1990 (1990-09-15) | |||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2005–2007 | |||||||||||||||||
Previous names | International District (1990–2004) | |||||||||||||||||
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4,558 daily weekday boardings (2023)[1] 1,722,576 total boardings (2023)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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International District/Chinatown station comprises two side platforms situated under street level in an open-air structure and adjoining public plaza. It opened on September 15, 1990, as International District station, and was used exclusively by buses until a two-year renovation from 2005 to 2007 to accommodate light rail. Link light rail service to International District/Chinatown station began on July 18, 2009, and bus service ended on March 23, 2019. Trains arrive at the station twenty hours a day on most days, with service every six minutes during peak periods and less frequent service at other times. In 2025, the station will become the divergence point between the 1 Line and 2 Line, which will continue east towards Bellevue and Redmond.