Westlake station (Sound Transit)

Westlake
Link light rail and bus station
The Westlake station mezzanine, seen from the platform level
Location	Pine Street & 4th Avenue Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°36′41″N 122°20′14″W / 47.61139°N 122.33722°W / 47.61139; -122.33722Coordinates: 47°36′41″N 122°20′14″W / 47.61139°N 122.33722°W / 47.61139; -122.33722
Owned by	King County Metro
Line(s)	Central Link Sound Transit Express, King County Metro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Seattle Center Monorail, South Lake Union Streetcar, King County Metro, Sound Transit Express, Community Transit
Construction
Structure type	Tunnel
Parking	Pay parking nearby
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 15, 1990 (1990-09-15)
Rebuilt	2005–2007
Traffic
Passengers	10,096 daily boardings (Q1 2017; Link only)
Services
Preceding station     Following station University Street toward Angle Lake Central Link Capitol Hill toward University of Washington Preceding station     Following station University Street toward Bellevue TC Route 550 Convention Place Terminus

Westlake is a light rail and bus station located that is part of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel in Seattle, Washington. The station serves Pine Street between 3rd and 6th avenues in Downtown Seattle, near Westlake Center and Westlake Park. It is served by the Central Link, part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system, as well as buses from King County Metro and Sound Transit Express. The station is also connected above ground by buses, the South Lake Union Streetcar, and the Seattle Center Monorail.

Westlake station consists of two underground side platforms, connected to the surface by entrances and a mezzanine level served by nearby department stores. It is situated between University Street station to the south, and Convention Place station to the north; Convention Place is only served by buses, however, and Capitol Hill station is the next northbound light rail station. The transit tunnel was built in the 1980s and opened for bus-only service on September 15, 1990. The tunnel was closed from 2005 to 2007 for a large renovation to prepare for light rail service, which began on July 18, 2009. Link light rail trains terminated at Westlake until the opening of the University Link Extension in 2016. Trains and buses serve the station 20 hours a day on most days; the headway between light rail trains is 6 minutes during peak periods, with less frequent service at other times.