Mount Baker (Link station)

Mount Baker Light Rail Station
Mount Baker Station
Station statistics
Address	2415 South McClellan Street Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°34′35.7″N 122°17′51.7″W / 47.576583°N 122.297694°W / 47.576583; -122.297694Coordinates: 47°34′35.7″N 122°17′51.7″W / 47.576583°N 122.297694°W / 47.576583; -122.297694
Lines	Central Link
Connections	King County Metro Routes 7, 7X, 8, 9, 14, 34, 38, 42, 48
Levels	2
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Parking	Street parking only
Bicycle facilities	Lockers and racks
Other information
Opened	2009
Electrified	1,500 V DC, Overhead catenary
Accessible
Owned by	Sound Transit
Fare zone	City of Seattle Zone
Services
Preceding station   Link Light Rail   Following station Beacon Hill toward Westlake Central Link Columbia City toward SeaTac/Airport

The Mount Baker Station is a Sound Transit Central Link light rail station in the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle. It opened on July 18, 2009 and is projected to have 3500 daily boardings in 2020 - although this number will increase with the completion of the University Link extension.^[1] The station is elevated with side platforms, and is located west of Rainier Ave South at Martin Luther King Jr. Way South, south of South Forest Street.

Other Transit

A King County Metro bus transit facility called the Mount Baker Transit Center near the station opened on September 19, 2009.^[2] Mount Baker Transit Center is across Rainier Avenue South, approximately ½ block north of the station at South Forest Street, but is not visible from the station. The siting of Mount Baker Transit Center is the subject of much criticism, due to the less than ideal walking distance between the bus stops and the train platforms.^[3]

Mount Baker Transit Center provides stops for King County Metro Routes 7, 7X, 8, 9, 14, 34, 38, 42, and 48. It is the southern terminus of routes 38 and 48.

Route 8 duplicates Central Link's route from Rainier Beach Station to Mount Baker Station, but has significantly more stops, providing a local infill service. Route 38 provides local infill service between Mount Baker Station and Beacon Hill Station, serving 3 stops on a steep hill.

Passengers, mostly Franklin High School students, wait for trains to arrive at Mount Baker station in January 2010.

Other features

There is a plaza at northeast corner of South Edmunds St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Way South with amenities such as landscaping, public art, seating, bicycle parking and lighting.

References

1. ^ Sound Transit-Mount Baker Station
2. ^ Seattle Transit Blog: Mt Baker Transit Center's First Day
3. ^ Seattle Transit Blog: Potential Relief for Mt. Baker Transfers

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