Rainier Beach station

Rainier Beach

Link light rail station

A test train at Rainier Beach station prior to its opening

Location

9132 Martin Luther King Jr. Way South
Seattle, Washington

Coordinates

47°31′21.4″N 122°16′45.7″W / 47.522611°N 122.279361°WCoordinates: 47°31′21.4″N 122°16′45.7″W / 47.522611°N 122.279361°W

Owned by

Sound Transit

Line(s)

Central Link

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

Connections

King County Metro

Construction

Structure type

Surface

Parking

Paid parking nearby

Bicycle facilities

Bicycle lockers

Disabled access

Yes

History

Opened

July 18, 2009

Traffic

Passengers

1,357 daily boardings (2015)

Services

Preceding station				Following station
Tukwila International Boulevard toward Angle Lake		Central Link		Othello toward University of Washington

Rainier Beach is a light rail station located in Seattle, Washington. It is situated between the Tukwila International Boulevard and Othello stations on the Central Link line. The line runs from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to Downtown Seattle and the University of Washington as part of the Link light rail system. The station consists of an at-grade island platform south of South Henderson Street in the median of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South in the Rainier Beach neighborhood, part of Seattle's Rainier Valley.

The station opened on July 18, 2009. Trains serve the station 20 hours a day on most days; the headway between trains is 6 minutes during peak periods, with less frequent service at other times. Rainier Beach station is also served by three King County Metro bus routes that connect it to Beacon Hill, Downtown Seattle, Georgetown, Mount Baker and Renton.

Rainier Beach station is located in the median of Martin Luther King Jr. Way at an intersection with South Henderson Street. The station is ¹⁄₂ mile (0.80 km) west of the center of the Rainier Beach neighborhood, where Rainier Beach High School and Beer Sheva Park are both located. The Chief Sealth Trail crosses over MLK Way to the north of the station, continuing north to Beacon Hill and south to Kubota Garden.

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