Tukwila station
Tukwila | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 A view of Tukwila Station as seen from driveway | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 7301 Longacres Way Tukwila, Washington United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°27′38″N 122°14′26″W / 47.46056°N 122.24056°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Sound Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Northwest Division | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | King County Metro: 154, RapidRide F Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 233 Parking stalls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Lockers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak code: TUK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | King County Zone | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2013-2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 28,503[1]  0.46% (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tukwila is a train station serving the city of Tukwila, Washington. It was built by Sound Transit along BNSF Railway tracks in Tukwila. The station is served by Sound Transit's Sounder South Line trains, Amtrak Cascades trains and King County Metro buses.[2] The station is located within a five-minute drive from Westfield Southcenter mall and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport[3]
Boardings and Alightings
| Year | 2011[4] | 2012[5] | 2013[6] | 2014[7] | 2015[1] |
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| Total | 26,549 | 26,759 | 29,434 | 28,636 | 28,503 |
| year-over-year Difference | - | 210 | 2,675 | -798 | -133 |
| year-over-year Difference % | - | 0.79% | 10.00% | -2.71% | -0.46% |
New train station
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.[8][9] Ground was broken for the new station in June 2013.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2015, State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.
- ^ "Tukwila Station" (XML). Sound Transit. 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Amtrak Cascades - Tukwila". Amtrak. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2014: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.
- ^ "$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.
- ^ Steve Hunter (2011-11-03). "Tukwila to get new train station". Tukwila Reporter. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
- ^ "Construction begins on new station in Tukwila, Wash". 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
External links
Media related to Tukwila (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons- Amtrak Renton - Tukwila Station
- Tukwila Sounder Station (Sound Transit)
- Tukwila (TUK) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
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