Symphony station (Sound Transit)

51  Symphony
Link light rail station
Symphony station's platform level, viewed from one of the two mezzanines
General information
Location	3rd Avenue & University Street Seattle, Washington United States
Coordinates	47°36′28″N 122°20′10″W / 47.60778°N 122.33611°W / 47.60778; -122.33611
Owned by	King County Metro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Sound Transit
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	Pay parking nearby
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 15, 1990 (1990-09-15)
Rebuilt	2005–2007
Previous names	University Street (1990–2024)
Passengers
4,357 daily weekday boardings (2023)[1] 1,396,203 total boardings (2023)[1]
Services
Preceding station Sound Transit Following station Westlake toward Lynnwood City Center 1 Line Pioneer Square toward Angle Lake
Future service Preceding station Sound Transit Following station Westlake toward Lynnwood City Center 2 Line Pioneer Square toward Downtown Redmond
Former service Preceding station Sound Transit Following station Westlake toward Convention Place Route 550 DSTT (1999–2019) Pioneer Square toward Bellevue Transit Center
Location

Symphony station, formerly University Street station, is a light rail station that is part of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States. The station is located under 3rd Avenue at University Street, near Benaroya Hall, and is served by Sound Transit's 1 Line. It is located between Westlake and Pioneer Square stations and has surface connections to buses operated by King County Metro and other providers.

The station consists of two side platforms situated under street level, with two mezzanines connecting to the surface. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture and includes several pieces of public art added during construction and later additions. Trains serve the station twenty hours a day on most days and the headway between light rail trains is six minutes during peak periods, with less frequent service at other times.

The transit tunnel opened on September 15, 1990, and was used exclusively by buses until 2009. Along with all other stations in the transit tunnel, University Street station was closed from 2005 to 2007 for a major renovation to accommodate light rail. Link light rail service to the station began on July 18, 2009, and bus service ceased on March 23, 2019. It was renamed to Symphony station on August 30, 2024, to prevent confusion with other stations that serve the University of Washington.