Tukwila station
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Tukwila | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Amtrak Cascades station Sounder Commuter Rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 7301 South 158th Street Tukwila, Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°27′40″N 122°14′25″W / 47.4610°N 122.2404°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Sound Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Amtrak: Sound Transit Services:Lua error: expandTemplate: template "SNDX color" does not exist. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | King County Metro Routes 110, 140, 154 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 233 Parking stalls | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Lockers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | TUK | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | King County Zone | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 2000 (Temporary station) 2011 (Permanent station, projected) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2010-2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 26,549[1] 8.1% (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Tukwila Station is a Sounder train station serving the city of Tukwila, Washington. It was built by Sound Transit along BNSF Railway tracks in Tukwila. The station is also served by Amtrak Cascades trains, and ST Express and Metro Transit buses.
On 3 November 2011, the US Department of Transportation announced a $7.9 million grant to Washington State for the construction of a new intermodal station to replace the temporary facility then in use at Tukwila.[2]
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2011, State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "$7.9m awarded for station upgrades in Washington". Rail.co. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- "Tukwila Station" (XML). Sound Transit. 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
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