Othello (Link station)

Othello Light Rail Station
Platform at Othello Station
Station statistics
Address	7100 Martin Luther King Jr Way South Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°32′16.5″N 122°16′53.5″W / 47.537917°N 122.281528°W / 47.537917; -122.281528Coordinates: 47°32′16.5″N 122°16′53.5″W / 47.537917°N 122.281528°W / 47.537917; -122.281528
Lines	Central Link
Connections	King County Metro Routes 8, 36, 39
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Parking	Street parking only
Bicycle facilities	Lockers
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 Columbia City toward Westlake Central Link Rainier Beach toward SeaTac/Airport

The Othello Station is a Sound Transit Central Link station in the Rainier Valley area of Seattle. It opened on July 18, 2009, and 1,400 daily boardings are expected by the year 2020.

Location

The station is open-air and located in the center of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South between South Myrtle and South Othello streets. It has side platforms and includes plazas at the Northeast corners of Othello and Myrtle streets.^[1] The newly-opened Othello cultural market is across the street on the northeast corner of Othello and Martin Luther King.

Other Transit

There are bus stops located on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South on either side of the station. The bus stops are served by King County Metro Routes 8, 36, and 39. This is the southern terminus of both route 36 and 39.

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.

References

1. ^ Sound Transit - Othello Station http://www.soundtransit.org/x1603.xml

External links

Media related to Othello (Link station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Othello Station from Sound Transit web site