11 Facts About Tukwila station

Tukwila station is a train station in Tukwila, Washington, United States.

Construction of a permanent Tukwila station was delayed until additional funding was found and further design work was completed.

The Tukwila station is accessed from the north via Longacres Way, connecting to Interstate 405 and the Southcenter Mall.

The City of Tukwila has prepared the area around the station for transit-oriented development and plans to build a multi-use trail between Longacres Way and the Southcenter Mall.

An undeveloped area north of the Tukwila station was proposed in 2015 as the site of an indoor arena for a major-league basketball or hockey team.

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The Tukwila station was selected by Amtrak as a Cascades stop in January 1998, intended to serve all of southern King County as the lone stop between Seattle and Tacoma.

Sound Transit signed an agreement in 2002 to delay design work on the permanent station for up to ten years while the City of Tukwila revised its development plans and the City of Renton completed design of the Strander Boulevard crossing to the south of the station.

The permanent Tukwila station was part of the standalone Sound Transit 2 measure, which was approved by voters in November 2008.

Construction of the permanent Tukwila station was pushed back into 2013 to allow for further design development.

In June 2014, the RapidRide F Line began serving the Tukwila station's newly completed bus bays, replacing local service on routes 110 and 140 between Burien and Renton.

Tukwila station is being studied as a potential stop for the state's proposed high-speed rail network.