International District/Chinatown station

International District/Chinatown
Link light rail station
Platform level view of International District/Chinatown station in 2010
General information
Location	5th Avenue S & S Jackson Street Seattle, Washington United States
Coordinates	47°35′54″N 122°19′41″W / 47.59833°N 122.32806°W / 47.59833; -122.32806
Owned by	Sound Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	First Hill Streetcar King County Metro Sound Transit Express Community Transit Amtrak (at King Street Station) Sounder (at King Street Station)
Construction
Structure type	Below-grade
Parking	Pay parking nearby
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 15, 1990 (1990-09-15)
Rebuilt	2005–2007
Previous names	International District (1990–2004)
Passengers
4,558 daily weekday boardings (2023)[1] 1,722,576 total boardings (2023)[1]
Services
Preceding station Sound Transit Following station Pioneer Square toward Northgate 1 Line Stadium toward Angle Lake
Future service Preceding station Sound Transit Following station Pioneer Square toward Lynnwood City Center 2 Line (2025) Judkins Park toward Downtown Redmond
Former service Preceding station Sound Transit Following station Pioneer Square toward Convention Place Route 550 DSTT (1999–2019) Rainier toward Bellevue Transit Center
Location

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 the 1 Line 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 and the First Hill Streetcar.

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 2025, the station will become the divergence point between the 1 Line and 2 Line, which will continue east towards Bellevue and Redmond.