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Northgate is a light rail and bus station in the Northgate neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States, and part of 1 Line on Sound Transit's Link light rail system. The transit center, located adjacent to the Northgate Mall (now named Northgate Station), has four bus bays served by 22 routes. The station also has parking for 1,475 vehicles.
It operates a fleet of 1,396 buses, serving 115 million rides at over 8,000 bus stops in 2012, making it the eighth-largest transit agency in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The agency has seven bases spread throughout its 2,134-square-mile (5,530 km 2 ) operating area [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and has 131 park and rides for commuters.
South Bellevue station is located on the east side of Bellevue Way at an intersection with 112th Avenue Southeast, north of the street's interchange with Interstate 90. [6] [99] It includes an elevated light rail station, bus bays, a drop-off parking area, and an adjacent parking garage to the east. [100]
When planning a trip to Seattle from the north, park your car at the Northgate Link Light Rail station and take the light rail south to Seattle. The light rail has stops in the UDistrict, Pioneer ...
The station and its 600-space park and ride opened on July 18, 2009, the first day of Central Link service, and served as the line's interim southern terminus. [47] The following week, a shuttle bus service to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport began operating from the station every ten to fifteen minutes to the airport's main terminal. [48]
A Downtown Seattle bus stop on Pine Street with a sign for the Magic Carpet zone, 1975. For almost 40 years, until 2012, [22] most of downtown Seattle was designated as a zero-fare zone, an area in which all rides on Metro vehicles were free, known as the "Ride Free" Area. Intended to encourage transit usage, improve accessibility and encourage ...
Seattle is also serviced by an extensive network of bus routes and two commuter rail routes connecting it to many of its suburbs. Organized land transportation in Seattle dates back at least to 1871; by that date, a wagon traveled twice daily from what is now First Avenue (near Elliott Bay) to Lake Washington; the fare was 50 cents, no small ...
A King County Metro bus and Sound Transit Link light rail train at Symphony station, during joint bus–rail operations at tunnel stations. The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel is part of the "Third Avenue Transit Spine", the busiest transit corridor in Seattle, serving a combined average of 54,000 weekday riders with bus stops on the surface. [32]