Convention Place | |
|---|---|
| Transit tunnel station | |
 Westward view from Boren Avenue at the platforms and plaza level, two years prior to closure | |
| General information | |
| Location | Pine Street & 9th Avenue Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 47°36′50″N 122°19′55″W / 47.61389°N 122.33194°W |
| Owned by | King County Metro |
| Bus routes | 7 |
| Bus stands | 5 |
| Bus operators | King County Metro, Sound Transit Express |
| Connections | Community Transit, King County Metro, Sound Transit Express |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Surface |
| Parking | Pay parking nearby |
| Bicycle facilities | Bicycle rack |
| Accessible | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | September 15, 1990 |
| Closed | July 21, 2018 |
Convention Place was a bus station in Seattle, Washington, United States. It served as the northern terminus of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel and was used by King County Metro and Sound Transit Express buses. Link light rail, which stops at the tunnel's other four stations, did not serve Convention Place. From the station, buses continued onto the Interstate 5 reversible express lanes or Olive Way via two exits. The station's platforms were accessed via a plaza located at the intersection of Pine Street and 9th Avenue near the Washington State Convention Center and Paramount Theatre.
The station began construction in 1987 and opened on September 15, 1990. During planning of the Link light rail system in the 1990s, Convention Place was identified as a potential light rail stop or terminus, but was cut in favor of a deeper crossing of Interstate 5 towards Capitol Hill. The station was offered by Metro as a site for transit-oriented development and attracted interest from the convention center for a potential expansion. After a stalled attempt in 2009, the expansion was launched in the early 2010s and Convention Place station was sold for $162 million.
Convention Place station was permanently closed on July 21, 2018, a few months before bus service in the transit tunnel ended. After demolition, the Seattle Convention Center Summit building was constructed on the site and opened in 2023.