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International District/Chinatown station

1990 establishments in Washington (state)Chinatown-International District, SeattleLink light rail stations in SeattleRailway stations in the United States opened in 2009Railway stations located underground in Seattle
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International District station with several Metro buses (2010)
International District station with several Metro buses (2010)

International District/Chinatown station is a light rail station that is part of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States. The station is located at the tunnel's south end, at 5th Avenue South and South Jackson Street in the Chinatown-International District neighborhood, and is served by Line 1 of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. The station is located adjacent to Sound Transit headquarters at Union Station, as well as intermodal connections to Amtrak and Sounder commuter rail at King Street Station, the First Hill Streetcar, and intercity BoltBus service. International District/Chinatown station comprises two side platforms situated under street level in an open-air structure and adjoining public plaza. It opened on September 15, 1990, as International District station, and was used exclusively by buses until a two-year renovation from 2005 to 2007 to accommodate light rail. Link light rail service to International District/Chinatown station began on July 18, 2009, and bus service ended on March 23, 2019. Trains arrive at the station twenty hours a day on most days, with service every six minutes during peak periods and less frequent service at other times. In 2023, the station will become the divergence point between Line 1 and Line 2, which will continue east towards Bellevue and Redmond.

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International District/Chinatown station
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International District station with several Metro buses (2010)
International District station with several Metro buses (2010)
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