Northgate station (Sound Transit)
Northgate is a light rail and bus station in the Northgate neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the northern terminus of the 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 1,525 vehicles.
Northgate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Link light rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||
View of the light rail station from the pedestrian bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 10200 1st Avenue Northeast Seattle, Washington United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°42′11″N 122°19′41″W | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Sound Transit | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus routes | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus operators | King County Metro Sound Transit Express Community Transit | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 1,525 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Lockers and racks | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | June 6, 1992 (buses) October 2, 2021 (light rail) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9,807 daily weekday boardings (2023) 3,319,412 total boardings (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The transit center opened in June 1992 as a major hub for North Seattle buses and was prioritized as a light rail terminus during planning later in the decade. Construction on the light rail extension to Northgate began in 2012 and station construction began in 2017. The extension of the 1 Line, including Northgate station and a pedestrian bridge over Interstate 5, opened on October 2, 2021. Northgate will remain the northern terminus of the 1 Line until the Lynnwood Link extension is opened in 2024. It was once proposed as a bus rapid transit terminal and is an area with potential for additional transit-oriented development.