Adding a star. Updating as there are bus stops closer to the station including one headed…read moresouthbound right outside. There are limited buses however that stop here, so not an ideal connection point unless your bus stops here.

New station (opening in April '24), part of the 2 Line Sound Transit light rail system, located in…read moreBellevue, WA. Currently in early 2025, it only goes as far as South Bellevue, which greatly limits the usefulness for most people. Once the connect to the 1 Line in downtown Seattle occurs in 2025, bel-red residents can use this station to take the train all the way to downtown Seattle and beyond to Sea-Tac international airport. The station is open air with a bit of covering. I took the train from downtown Bellevue on a Friday afternoon, and it was pretty empty. There were more security personnel on the train and platform than actual passengers during this time of day. But this should greatly increase once the connection should happen (when I took the 1 line, it was magnitudes greater usage than what I experienced here).

The King Street Union Station is only few blocks from the Seattle Seahawk's Lumen field Stadium…read more Actually the ramp from the station to street level has a wonderful view of the arena. The station primarily servers Amtrak trains, but there's adjacent entrance to the subway line as well, accessible via the ramp. The main building of the station has the iconic clock tower. The station's interior was also beautiful, with high ceilings, art decor on the walls, marble floors and shafts. There were plenty of benches for passengers to sit. Multiple displays were showing the arrival times of the trains. The atmosphere inside the station was much nicer than its exterior suddronding. Once we got to the station, we went to the baggage drop off area. A friendly staff member behind the counter helped us with weighing both of our luggages, tagging them and lining them up for the train. Our train arrived at the platform on time. Our tickets were checked at the door. Staff members were available on the platform to help us find the correct car. Overall I had a wonderful experience of boarding Amtrak train for the first time ever from this station.

King Street Station was ok. It's a fancy spacious station. They have lots of hard benches, but no…read morefirst class lounge. We started our journey in Sacramento and I liked that station better. There they have a first class lounge enclosed from the rest of the station. They offered non alcoholic drinks and snacks. In addition they have soft chairs and sofas to sit on. King Street Station totally lacked this. In addition in Sacramento a tram picks you up from the station and takes you to the door of the train so no dragging your luggage across the station. When we arrived at King Street Station they told us to sit on the hard benches even though we were traveling in first class. We had a roomette. The station has bathrooms, but the Women's room was closed for cleaning the entire time we were at the station. We were there an hour. They have a security desk as soon as you walk in, but they don't have luggage tags there. They announced over the loud speaker that announced everyone needs luggage tags. I talked to an attendant and they said they were out. Oops!!! Poor planning. They do have 2 vending machines. A drink one and a snack one. There is no cafe or coffee shop. Sacramento has a coffee shop attached to the station.

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So glad that there's a Bellevue Downtown Station on the 2 Line, which is crucial for getting into…read moredowntown Bellevue. Selfishly, I love this stop because it's right next to my office, making it the perfect commute. But this stop is much needed as it's in the hub of Bellevue. Just like other stops on the 2 Line, it's easy to find and access. But this stop will get you right next to The Bravern and city hall, and is walking distance to several office buildings, the transit center and Bell Square. Like I said, it's the hub of Bellevue. I've noticed on certain days, the train has more people riding during the middle of the week, with more people working in the office. But it's never crammed and everyone is able to find a seat on the train. I'm happy that the Bellevue Downtown Station is along the 2 Line, which eventually will get you to downtown Seattle. But I'll take what I can get for now, which is either towards the South Bellevue Park and Ride and downtown Redmond. Glad to have this stop in a convenient location, walking distance to many popular spots.

I'm giving this five stars just because it can get you from the airport to downtown for just $3 one…read moreway! Waaaaay more affordable than Uber or Lyft which can be $50-$80, depending on the time of day, etc. While it takes longer, it's not THAT long, and if you time it right, you have a chill ride with money saved for lunch/dinner/shopping, etc. The train itself was clean and it automatically announces which station you're at and which is the next stop - great for anyone nervous about where you are - and there's plenty of signage showing the stops. The only thing about this particular station is that it was a little hard to find because it doesn't appear to be a train station at first, quick glance. It's on University and 2nd - look at the surrounding buildings and you'll see the subway looking tiles and where to go.

Within walking distance of Pike's Market in Seattle, the Symphony Station stop on the 1 Line Light…read moreRail is part of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, about 60 to 70 feet below ground. It is named such being next door to Benaroya Hall, the home of the Seattle Symphony. The entrances to the subway system in downtown Seattle are (unintentionally?) hidden. Google will get you to the right corner, but the entrance/exit is specifically in one place. In this case, it's the SouthWest corner of the building, so had to walk around until I found signs for it...even then, it's just not as easy to find as other stations in more transit-intensive cities. You need to choose which train you want to take, before going down the appropriate set of stairs. Once on the platform, one would notice the extreme amount of space between the tracks going in opposite direction, and the lack of height from the platform and the tracks. The gap between the tracks is wide enough to handle 3 or more lanes of cars...so I wondered "That's a lot of work to dig just to allow repair vehicles to come down". Later I learned the history behind it. The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel was initially built (dug) to handle transit buses, serving that purpose from 1990 to 2005, and then shared by light rail and buses from 2005 to 2019. During that time, it was one of only two tunnels shared by both buses and trains in the U.S. Now it is just for Light Rail, with the large bus lanes being a remnant of the past.

Over all clean smell of homelessness wasn't that bad inside outside a little bit more …read more The whole city as whole just smells bad they should pressure was the whole place . But trains run smoothly and loved the experience better then our New York trains

10/7/26 Easy to find…read moreand closest station to where we were at. I noticed there weren't any rest rooms around.. Not too busy and trains are on time.

Wilburton Station is the station on the 2 Line right after Downtown Bellevue Station. It is located…read moreright next to Whole Foods and across the street from Kaiser Permanente. The new Bellevue Connector Bridge also provides walking distance access to shops like Uwajimaya, Best Buy and Home Depot which are nearby. It is one of the least used stations, but I use it somewhat often to get to Whole Foods when I don't want to deal with parking there on a busy day. I can take the train, buy my groceries and hop back on the train afterward. The wait for a train is at most 10 minutes, which is convenient enough. This stop will become more useful when the full 2 Line opens next month.

Finally, we have the long-promised light rail in Bellevue. Although it doesn't extend to Seattle…read moreor even Redmond Town Center as originally planned as of yet, there is light rail running now in Bellevue, which goes from South Bellevue Park and Ride to Technology Center AKA Microsoft in Redmond. This is called the 2-Line. I took light rail from the Wilburton Station to see what the fuss was all about. The Wilburton Station is well, new, of course, so it's clean, bright, easy to find and navigate and so forth. I walked here from my place as I needed to get to Seattle for work. This particular station is next to The Pumphouse and Whole Foods and when I took this on a Tuesday morning, only one other passenger was waiting from Wilburton. The station has a partly covered area on the deck for waiting, but the best part is the view from here of downtown Bellevue, which is the next stop going west. I only waited for about five minutes for the train and then got off the Downtown Bellevue station, which took less than five minutes. I'm looking forward to taking light rail much more, especially when it finally goes into Seattle.

This is a new Link station on the 1 Line that opened last August. It is one of two that were added…read morein Shoreline. It is located along I-5 and across the street from Shoreline Stadium. While the station entrance is elevated, you need to walk down a flight of stairs to the train platform. The platform is surface level on par with I-5. This station does have parking available, 494 parking spaces to be exact. However, the location is not close to anything other than the stadium. There is no retail development near the station. It seems like a station intended for nearby residents to park at and take a train into Seattle, as well as a connecting location for bus commuters.

What a nice maintained clean and convenient way to commute. Always see transit police and never had…read moreany issues. Easy location and ample parking. Cost efficient as we'll definitely a 5

Lots of parking super clean well maintained economically efficient so I don't have to drive…read moreparking. Garage is safe and well maintained and well. This location is easy to find and I just love this Light Rail . It's so much easier than wasting gas and committing on the freeway.

I took the Link light rail from the airport all the way up to this station to go pick up my race…read morepacket over at Road Runner Sports near Green Lake. The station was relatively clean when I went through it. It was a nice walk over as it wasn't raining and the cherry blossoms were in bloom. During my walk, I noticed several nice restaurants and food options along the way. There was also a Whole Foods Market just south of the station.

This is the closest Sound Transit light rail stop just East of the new 145th roundabout above I-5…read more The Homie used this frequently to commute to/from UW Seattle campus. He has also rode this nearly the entire length from Lynnwood to SeaTac. Popular stops north of downtown include Northgate, Roosevelt/65th, UDistrict/The Ave, UW/Husky Stadium, and Capitol Hill/Broadway. Downtown stops include Westlake, Symphony, Pioneer Square, CID, Stadium, and SoDo. Additional stops spanning the length include Beacon Hill, Mount Baker, Othello, Rainier Beach, Tukwila Int'l Blvd, SeaTac, and Angle Lake. Future plans include connecting to Federal Way and to the Eastside across Lake Washington to Bellevue and Redmond. For current information: https://www.soundtransit.org Anyways, we attended the Starcrawler/Garbage concert at the Paramount last night. Because of the Mariners ALCS game 3 and evening commute, we decided to take light rail and not deal with parking and traffic in downtown Seattle (10/15/25). Absolutely a smart move! Lucked out with a convenient parking spot in the garage (Note: 24 hour max or vehicle will be towed). Garage is well lit, however no visible security cameras. Make sure to secure your car and contents, lock it up! Major Metro bus routes have also stops at this station to help with connectivity. For example, The Homie uses Route 333 to connect from 145th/Aurora and/or Rapid Ride E. Great route between there, Shoreline Community College and Mountlake Terrace light rail station. We walked from parking garage to the station, tapped our Orca cards for fare payment. Single ride kiosks are available. There's elevator, stairs and escalator access to the rail deck. Note: fare enforcement will be stepped up and unfortunately there are currently no restroom facilities. Glad that this is one of two light rail stops in Shoreline. The other one is Shoreline North 185th. Great way to get around and provide an additional transportation choice for northenders!

Lots of parking super clean well maintained economically efficient so I don't have to drive…read moreparking. Garage is safe and well maintained and well. This location is easy to find and I just love this Light Rail . It's so much easier than wasting gas and committing on the freeway.