Tukwila International Boulevard Station (Link station)
 Tukwila International Boulevard |
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| Link light rail station | |||||||||||
The station and parking lot, viewed from Southcenter Boulevard in 2016
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| Location | 15426 35th Avenue S. Tukwila, Washington, US |
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| Coordinates | 47°27′50.7″N 122°17′17″W / 47.464083°N 122.28806°WCoordinates: 47°27′50.7″N 122°17′17″W / 47.464083°N 122.28806°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Sound Transit | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | King County Metro (RapidRide) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | 662 parking spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Lockers and racks | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | July 18, 2009 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 2,603 daily boardings (Q1 2017) | ||||||||||
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Tukwila International Boulevard is a light rail station in Tukwila, Washington, United States. It lies between SeaTac/Airport and Rainier Beach stations on the Central Link line from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to Downtown Seattle. The station consists of two elevated side platforms enclosed in a structure northeast of the interchange of State Route 99 (International Boulevard) and State Route 518. As one of two park and rides along the line, it includes 662 parking spaces in three lots.
Tukwila International Boulevard station opened on July 18, 2009, on the first day of Central Link service, and was the line's terminus until SeaTac/Airport station opened in December 2009. Construction of the station was approved in 1996, but did not begin until 2005 due to routing disputes and planning issues. 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. Tukwila International Boulevard station is also served by King County Metro buses, including two RapidRide limited-stop bus rapid transit routes, that connect it to Downtown Seattle, West Seattle, and areas in southern King County.
Tukwila International Boulevard station is located on South 154th Street (Southcenter Boulevard) at the intersection of State Routes 518 and 99 (International Boulevard) in southern Tukwila. The highway junction is approximately two miles (3.2 km) north of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and serves as its main entrance; it is also adjacent to the airport's consolidated rental car facility and parking lots. The station is one mile (1.6 km) west of the Westfield Southcenter Mall, a major regional shopping center, and is connected to it via the RapidRide F Line. To the north of the station area is Tukwila's commercial district, which includes businesses that specialize in goods and cuisine that draw from the city's ethnically-diverse population.
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