Capitol Hill station

Capitol Hill
Link light rail station
Capitol Hill station's platform level
General information
Location	140 Broadway East Seattle, Washington United States
Coordinates	47°37′07″N 122°19′13″W / 47.61861°N 122.32028°W / 47.61861; -122.32028
Owned by	Sound Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	First Hill Streetcar King County Metro
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	65 feet (20 m)
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	March 19, 2016 (2016-03-19)
Passengers
7,314 daily weekday boardings (2023)[1] 2,501,379 total boardings (2023)[1]
Services
Preceding station Sound Transit Following station University of Washington toward Northgate 1 Line Westlake toward Angle Lake
Future service Preceding station Sound Transit Following station University of Washington toward Lynnwood City Center 2 Line Westlake toward Downtown Redmond
Location

Capitol Hill station is a light rail station in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. The station is served by Sound Transit's Link light rail system and is located near the intersection of Broadway and East John Street. It is situated between the Westlake and University of Washington stations on the 1 Line. The station consists of an island platform approximately 65 feet (20 m) under street level, connected to three surface entrances via two mezzanines. It contains pieces of public art, including Mike Ross's sculpture Jet Kiss and two murals by cartoonist Ellen Forney.

Capitol Hill had been proposed as the site of a subway stop in unimplemented plans from 1911 and 1968, but voter approval did not come until 1996. It was built as part of the University Link Extension, which began construction in 2009 and opened on March 19, 2016. Construction of the station required the demolition of two city blocks along Broadway, which was redeveloped into a transit-oriented, mixed-use complex that opened in 2021. Light rail trains serve the station twenty hours a day on most days; the headway between trains is six minutes during peak periods, with less frequent service at other times. The station is also served by the First Hill Streetcar and several King County Metro bus routes at nearby stops.