Columbia City station

Columbia City
Light Rail Station
Platform at Columbia City Station
Location	4818 Martin Luther King Jr Way South Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°33′35.1″N 122°17′33.7″W / 47.559750°N 122.292694°WCoordinates: 47°33′35.1″N 122°17′33.7″W / 47.559750°N 122.292694°W
Owned by	Sound Transit
Line(s)	Central Link
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	King County Metro: 38, 50
Construction
Parking	Street parking only
Bicycle facilities	Lockers
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	2009
Services
Preceding station   Link Light Rail   Following station Othello toward SeaTac/Airport Central Link Mount Baker toward University of Washington

The Columbia City Station is a Sound Transit Central Link light rail station in the Rainier Valley area of Seattle. It is an at-grade, or surface, station. It features side platforms. It opened on July 18, 2009, and 2,900 daily boardings are projected for 2020.

Location

The station is in the median of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South between South Alaska and South Edmunds streets. The station is 3 blocks West of the Columbia City business district. The Columbia City Station project includes improvements on South Edmunds St from Martin Luther King Jr. Way to Rainier Ave. South to enhance connections.

Other Transit

There are bus stops located on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South on either side of the station, as well as stops on South Alaska Street, adjacent to the station. The bus stops are served by King County Metro routes 38 and 50.

Route 38 duplicates Central Link's route from Rainier Beach station to Mount Baker station, but has significantly more stops, providing a local infill service.

Other features

There is a plaza at northeast corner of South Edmunds St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Way South with amenities such as landscaping, public art, seating, bicycle parking and lighting.

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← Central Link toward University of Washington (Mount Baker)
	Southbound	→ Central Link toward SeaTac/Airport (Othello) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

External links

• Media related to Columbia City station at Wikimedia Commons
• "Sound Transit's Columbia City Station info". Sound Transit. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2014.