SODO station (Sound Transit)

SODO
Link Light Rail station
The northbound platform at SODO Station
Location	500 S Lander Street Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°34′52.6″N 122°19′38.6″W / 47.581278°N 122.327389°W / 47.581278; -122.327389Coordinates: 47°34′52.6″N 122°19′38.6″W / 47.581278°N 122.327389°W / 47.581278; -122.327389
Owned by	Sound Transit
Line(s)	Central Link
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Sound Transit Express, King County Metro
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle lockers
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	July 18, 2009 (2009-07-18)
Services
Preceding station     Following station Beacon Hill toward Angle Lake Central Link Stadium toward University of Washington

SODO is a light rail station located in Seattle, Washington. It is situated between the Beacon Hill and Stadium stations on the Central Link line, which 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 two at-grade side platforms at the intersection of the SODO Busway and South Lander Street in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle.

SODO Station was first proposed in the late 1980s, but was ignored in subsequent light rail proposals until the addition of the Beacon Hill Tunnel to the Central Link route in 1998. It was built between 2005 and 2006 by Kiewit Pacific and opened to Link service 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. SODO Station is also served by several Sound Transit Express and King County Metro buses that stop on the SODO Busway adjacent to the platforms.

SODO Station is situated along the SODO Busway in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle. The entrances to its two side platforms is located at the intersection of the SODO Busway and South Lander Street, adjacent to a United States Postal Service parking garage. The area surrounding the station consists of a mixture of industrial and low-density commercial areas without residences, employing over 12,000 workers. Major employers in the area include Starbucks, who has their headquarters at the Starbucks Center five blocks west of the station, and Seattle Public Schools at the John Stanford Center. The light rail line is paralleled to the east by a mixed-use bicycle trail called the SODO Trail, which connects SODO Station to Stadium station at South Royal Brougham Way. The Seattle Department of Transportation plans to extend the trail to Spokane Street, connecting it to a bike trail on the Spokane Street Viaduct, serving West Seattle; a connector trail on Forest Street to a segregated cycletrack on Airport Way is also being considered.