U District station

 47  U District
Link light rail station
Inside an underground train station at platform level with a set of escalators leading upward and a train in the background.
Platform level on opening day
General information
Location4300 Brooklyn Avenue Northeast
Seattle, Washington
United States
Coordinates47°39′38″N 122°18′51″W / 47.66056°N 122.31417°W / 47.66056; -122.31417
Owned bySound Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesLockers and racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 2, 2021
Passengers
7,088 daily weekday boardings (2023)[1]
2,412,536 total boardings (2023)[1]
Services
Preceding station Sound Transit Following station
Link
Roosevelt 1 Line University of Washington
toward Angle Lake
Future service
Preceding station Sound Transit Following station
Link
Roosevelt 2 Line University of Washington
Location
Map

U District station is a light rail station on the 1 Line of Sound Transit's Link light rail system in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located in the University District neighborhood, near the University of Washington campus. The underground station has two entrances along Brooklyn Avenue Northeast at 43rd and 45th streets.

Construction of the station began in 2012 as part of the Northgate Link extension, which was approved by voters in a 2008 ballot measure. It opened on October 2, 2021, along with the rest of the extension. Light rail trains arrive at the station at frequencies of up to eight minutes during peak periods and 10–15 minutes at other times. U District station also includes five bus bays served by several King County Metro and Sound Transit Express routes that connect to nearby areas.

  1. ^ a b "Link Ridership". Sound Transit. Retrieved February 1, 2024.