First Hill Streetcar

First Hill Streetcar
Streetcar on Broadway approaching the Terrace Street stop
Overview
OwnerCity of Seattle
Line number96 (used internally)
Termini
Stations10
WebsiteFirst Hill Streetcar
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemSeattle Streetcar
Operator(s)King County Metro
Rolling stockInekon Trio Type 121
Daily ridership3,050 (December 2016)[1]
Ridership882,219 (2017)[2]
History
OpenedJanuary 23, 2016 (2016-01-23)
Technical
Line length2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Number of tracks2
CharacterStreet running, in mixed traffic
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line750 V DC
Route diagram

Capitol Hill
Broadway & Denny
Broadway & Pine
Broadway & Pike
Broadway & Marion
Broadway & Terrace
Yesler & Broadway
14th & Washington
12th & Jackson
to maintenance facility
7th & Jackson
5th & Jackson
Occidental Mall
to Center City Connector

northbound/outbound only stop
southbound/inbound only stop

The First Hill Streetcar, officially the First Hill Line, is a streetcar route in Seattle, Washington, United States, forming part of the modern Seattle Streetcar system. It travels 2.5 miles (4.0 km) between several neighborhoods in central Seattle, including the International District, First Hill, and Capitol Hill. The line has ten stops and runs primarily in mixed traffic on South Jackson Street and Broadway.

The streetcar line was proposed in 2005 as an alternative to a cancelled Link light rail station on First Hill, with the goal of connecting the neighborhood to other light rail stations. The $135 million project, funded primarily by Sound Transit, was approved by voters and the city council in 2008. The city government selected the Broadway corridor and began construction on the line in April 2012, also working on a parallel protected bicycle lane.

Construction was completed in late 2014, but delays in the delivery and testing of the streetcar vehicles pushed the opening of the line to January 23, 2016. A proposed connection to the South Lake Union Streetcar line was planned to be constructed in the late 2010s, but was suspended by the city government in 2018.

  1. ^ "First Hill Streetcar First Anniversary". Seattle Department of Transportation. January 24, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SDOT-SA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).