Judkins Park station

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Judkins Park
Link light rail station
Judkins Park station under construction, Aug 2022 - Beacon Hill view.jpg
Station construction in August 2022, seen from the west
General information
LocationRainier Avenue South and Interstate 90
Seattle, Washington
United States
Coordinates 47°35′25″N122°18′07″W / 47.59028°N 122.30194°W / 47.59028; -122.30194
Owned by Sound Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type At-grade, highway median
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2025
Services
Preceding station Sound Transit logo simplified.svg Sound Transit Following station
Sound Transit Link Light Rail logo.svg
International District/Chinatown 2 Line Mercer Island
Location
Judkins Park station

Judkins Park station is a future light rail station on the 2 Line of the Link light rail system in Seattle, Washington, United States. The at-grade station, located in the median of Interstate 90 at Rainier Avenue, will serve the Central District neighborhood. It is expected to open in 2025 along with the 2 Line extension across Lake Washington. [1]

Location

The station will be located in the middle of I-90 in the former express lanes just west of 23rd Ave South. It will have entrances at 23rd Ave South and Rainier Ave South. It will have a center platform and include landscaping around it. [2]

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References

  1. Belman, Brooke (August 24, 2023). "Get ready for new Link service on the Eastside next spring". The Platform. Sound Transit. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. "New Details on I-90 Light Rail Station". Central District News. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-18.