Pioneer Square station

This article is about the transit station in Seattle, WA. It is not to be confused with Pioneer Square South and Pioneer Square North stations in Portland, OR.

Pioneer Square

Light Rail and Bus Station

Location

3rd Avenue and James Street
Seattle, Washington

Coordinates

47°36′7″N 122°19′50″W / 47.60194°N 122.33056°WCoordinates: 47°36′7″N 122°19′50″W / 47.60194°N 122.33056°W

Owned by

King County Metro

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Bus stands

Bay A (Northbound/Eastbound via SR-520):
King County Metro: 41, 74, 255
Bay C (Southbound):
King County Metro: 101, 102, 150
Bay D (Eastbound via I-90):
Sound Transit Express: 550

Central Link

Construction

Parking

Pay parking nearby

Disabled access

Yes

History

Opened

September 15, 1990 (bus service)
July 18, 2009 (Link Light Rail)

Rebuilt

September 24, 2005 - September 24, 2007 (conversion to bus/rail joint service)

Services

Preceding station		Following station
International District/Chinatown toward Angle Lake	Central Link	University Street toward University of Washington
Preceding station		Following station
International District/Chinatown toward Bellevue Downtown	Route 550	University Street toward Convention Place

Pioneer Square is a Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel station located in Pioneer Square, served by Sound Transit Central Link light rail trains, Sound Transit buses and King County Metro buses. It is completely underground, with entrances in the former Public Safety and Lyon buildings and next to Prefontaine Place on 3rd Avenue. 3,300 daily Link light rail boardings are predicted for the year 2020.^[1]

Originally constructed as a bus-only station by Metro and opened in 1990 for use by dual-mode buses/trolleybuses, it was rebuilt in 2005-2007 by Sound Transit for eventual use by light rail trains.^[2] Light rail service at this station started on July 18, 2009, with the opening of the Link system.

There are entrances to the underground station at 3rd & James and 3rd & Cherry. There is also an accessible entrance along 3rd between Cherry and James.

Station layout

	Street Level	Exits/Entrances
	Mezzanine	Ticket vending machines, to Exits/Entrances
Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← Central Link toward University of Washington (University Street)
		← Bus Bay A (41, 74) northbound toward Interstate 5 (University Street)
		← Bus Bay A (255) eastbound toward State Route 520 (University Street)
	Southbound	→ Central Link toward Angle Lake (International District/Chinatown) →
		→ Bus Bay C (101, 102, 150) southbound toward SODO Busway (International District/Chinatown) →
		→ Bus Bay D (550) eastbound toward Interstate 90 (International District/Chinatown) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

The mezzanine of the Pioneer Square Transit Tunnel Station
Some examples of artwork adorning the Pioneer Square Station

References

↑ Sound Transit - Pioneer Square Station http://www.soundtransit.org/x1183.xml
↑ "Seattle bus tunnel set to reopen". KOMO News. 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2016-07-21.

External links

Media related to Pioneer Square (Link station) at Wikimedia Commons

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