University of Washington (Link station)

University of Washington
Link Light Rail station
The surface entrance to the station, viewed from the southwest
Location	3720 Montlake Boulevard NE Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°38′59″N 122°18′13″W / 47.6496°N 122.3037°W / 47.6496; -122.3037Coordinates: 47°38′59″N 122°18′13″W / 47.6496°N 122.3037°W / 47.6496; -122.3037
Owned by	Sound Transit
Line(s)	Central Link   Northgate Link Extension
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	King County Metro, Sound Transit Express, Community Transit
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	100 feet (30 m)
History
Opened	March 19, 2016 (2016-03-19)
Services
Preceding station     Following station Capitol Hill toward Angle Lake Central Link Terminus   Future services   Terminus Northgate Link Extension Under Construction U District toward Northgate

University of Washington is a light rail station on Sound Transit's Link light rail system in Seattle, Washington. The station has been the northern terminus of the Central Link line since the opening of the University Link Extension on March 19, 2016. It is located near Husky Stadium and the University of Washington Medical Center on the University of Washington campus, at the intersection of Montlake Boulevard and Pacific Street. The station consists of an island platform situated over 100 feet (30 m) underground, an above-ground entrance, and a pedestrian overpass over Montlake Boulevard.

Sound Transit estimates that there will be 21,500 daily boardings at the station in 2030.

The tunneling contract from UW station to Capitol Hill station came in under-budget by $86 million, or nearly 22%, in March 2009. A groundbreaking ceremony for the station was held in February 2009, and initial excavation began shortly thereafter. Construction of the deep slurry walls and excavation of the station box structure took place in 2010 and 2011. Tunneling toward the Capitol Hill station began in 2011 and was completed in 2012. Construction of the UW station was completed in 2015, and revenue service began in March 2016.

An art installation known as the "Great Wall of Us" surrounded the site during its construction period. The wall, built by the university and Sound Transit, featured photos of faces of various individuals taken at university events.

University of Washington station is located east of the intersection of Montlake Boulevard and NE Pacific Street, on the University of Washington campus in northeastern Seattle.

The station consists of a two-story surface structure, containing the station entrances and connections to a pedestrian overpass over Montlake Boulevard to the Rainier Vista, as well as two levels of mezzanines leading to the single island platform, 95 feet (29 m) below the surface. Ticket vending machines (which can either dispense a single-trip ticket or reload ORCA cards) are on the street, bridge and mezzanine levels. The levels are connected by a series of escalators and two elevators.