Pioneer Square station

This article is about the transit station in Seattle, WA. It is not to be confused with Pioneer Square South and Pioneer Square North stations in Portland, OR.

Pioneer Square
Light Rail and Bus Station
Location 3rd Avenue and James Street
Seattle, Washington
Coordinates 47°36′7″N 122°19′50″W / 47.60194°N 122.33056°W / 47.60194; -122.33056Coordinates: 47°36′7″N 122°19′50″W / 47.60194°N 122.33056°W / 47.60194; -122.33056
Owned by King County Metro
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Bus stands

Bay A (Northbound/Eastbound via SR-520):
King County Metro: 41, 74, 255
Bay C (Southbound):
King County Metro: 101, 102, 106, 150
Bay D (Eastbound via I-90):
Sound Transit Express: 550

  Central Link
Construction
Parking Pay parking nearby
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened September 15, 1990 (bus service)
July 18, 2009 (Link Light Rail)
Rebuilt September 24, 2005 - September 24, 2007 (conversion to bus/rail joint service)
Services
Preceding station   Link Light Rail   Following station
Central Link

Pioneer Square is a Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel station located in Pioneer Square, served by Sound Transit Central Link light rail trains, Sound Transit buses and King County Metro buses. It is completely underground, with entrances in the former Public Safety and Lyon buildings and next to Prefontaine Place on 3rd Avenue. 3,300 daily Link light rail boardings are predicted for the year 2020.[1]

Originally constructed as a bus-only station by Metro and opened in 1990 for use by dual-mode buses/trolleybuses, it was rebuilt in 2005-2007 by Sound Transit for eventual use by light rail trains.[2] Light rail service at this station started on July 18, 2009, with the opening of the Link system.

There are entrances to the underground station at 3rd & James and 3rd & Cherry. There is also an accessible entrance along 3rd between Cherry and James.

Station layout

Street Level Exits/Entrances
Mezzanine Ticket vending machines, to Exits/Entrances
Platform
level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← Central Link toward University of Washington (University Street)
← Bus Bay A (41, 74) northbound toward Interstate 5 (University Street)
← Bus Bay A (255) eastbound toward State Route 520 (University Street)
Southbound → Central Link toward SeaTac/Airport (International District/Chinatown) →
→ Bus Bay C (101, 102, 106, 150) southbound toward SODO Busway (International District/Chinatown) →
→ Bus Bay D (550) eastbound toward Interstate 90 (International District/Chinatown) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Sound Transit - Pioneer Square Station http://www.soundtransit.org/x1183.xml
  2. ↑ "Seattle bus tunnel set to reopen". KOMO News. 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2009-09-08.

External links

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