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.

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.

To get to the platform, you have to take an elevator. There are no stairs or escalators. Which…read moremeans I hope you like small spaces. It's an odd way to build a station but here we are in the 2020s. There are only two platforms. One that goes south and one that goes north. After you exit the elevator, look up to see which way to go. Each platform is only maybe 100 yards from each other so it's not like you can choose wrong. Just hope your train isn't arriving if you do go the wrong way. It's a fairly busy station but slowly becoming less busy. With the amount of gentrification happening, youre seeing less and less BIPOCs here. There is a bus station outside of the station that can also take you downtown or towards Chinatown. Outside of the station is a coffee shop called "The Station" which I highly suggest. There's no ride and park area here. So you gotta either know the area to know where to park or maybe hop on at another stop.

There's four elevators... why does only one ever work and it takes four minutes to show up.read more

The train takes you straight from the airport to the city. I paid $6 for a round trip. One way is…read more$3.50 or $3 I think. This is a lot cheaper than the train in Denver that does the same thing! Very convenient as you don't have to deal with traffic. Also lots of staff present! So it feels very safe. It makes many stops

Today in Seattle area was a beautiful day. We always see those in summertime which is the best…read more,which is now that I got time to enjoy myself because I am a retired old Chinese guy. I don't care what other people think. You know if I wanna ask a question properly like 90% of people were glad to help me. you know but today was a special day because last nights game was so beautiful. The security officer at mount baker station approached me and asked if I was ok after getting down the train everyone they can help but for the Security lady for the station she is on the one side than the other gentleman doing the same job he is on the other side. This lady was kind you wanna stop here. Take a deep breath then keep going!! nice lady. OK that means it's not just. It's not just a look Because on the street around whatever in Seattle there's a lot more there. There's a lot more ladies younger than her on the enjoy the life little more can you tell why I don't know but I don't know what I think but is anybody care? You don't have to either you agree or not I will spend time to say what happened Why I want to spend time to read. I mean to write She tried to keep everybody safe here. That's why they're here. It looks like they have a good job you know beautiful weather I was just standing here. you know I wish I had that job before when I was young. work why can you tell me why you think you think why I didn't get the job like here Good morning why why didn't where I can or for example I apply for this job they can nicely to help me nice super nice she Take care of the station and help all the people not just the company standing here for everybody safe For the news. Don't come here to report. Tell me why you don't want the news like do you like to see them talking to you asking you questions maybe maybe that I'm just saying if they come you of course you will feel comfortable. I take her here so you have the lesson to me. I said now please leave OK come back at five they have a lesson doesn't matter we are I don't care Your lot sorry sir. Can you come back about half an hour later you can tell him I'm not bothering you never know thank you very much because I was to leave the I spent too much time here may be bothering you, but you're not gonna say it so can you say something? No I feel good standing here so comfortable . I can't have a little water while she was talking, but I am going to post this here so you have to let people know no my name is what you know here why im doing this ok? This is Banesa with transit security. I assisted this old Chinese man because he insisted for me to call him that instead of his legal name & will that it would make him more happier if I did so. I helped him finding his direction. She took out work phone and found my destination. Very happy. I was confused and she helped me so much. Everyone was so nice to me from my home to SeaTac to mount baker been traveling since 6 until n

This Station has definitely grown with the addition of the light rail and more transit bus stops…read more The added uncovered parking spots by the light rail platform helps with the growth in commuters. From my personal experience, the parking spots are gone by 8:00 AM during weekdays. This is convenient stop for commuters and can be busy especially during M's, Seahawks, and Sounders home games. The trains do experience some delays and it's nice to the Sound Transit freeway stop as an alternative. I used the light rail to travel to either Westlake, UW, or even International District. The stops may seem a lot, but the travel time is rather quick. As always, I recommend adding a buffer time especially during peak travel times. This stop is a short walk away from local spots such as Diamond Knot Brewing, Baguus Little Asia, and Double DD Meats. I've seen commuters park in the neighborhoods around Mountlake Terrace to avoid the popular game of hunting down the last parking spot at the station.

I had never visited Mountlake Terrace until the light rail station opened last summer. It is within…read morewalking distance of Mountlake Terrace City Hall, Mountlake Terrace Library and some popular businesses in MLT like Diamond Knot Brewpub and Double DD Meats. The station is located next to I-5 and is an elevated rail station built above the street. At the street level, there is a bus stop to connect to Community Transit buses. There is also a parking garage across the street here, making it easier to commute into Seattle without driving. The Sound Transit website also states that a surface parking lot with 206 parking spaces is available. Bike parking and restrooms are also features of this station. Light rail service is frequent as there are trains at least every 10 minutes or so for most of the day. All in all, it is a good addition, bringing in travelers into this area that otherwise would not have ventured here because it was previously inconvenient by public transportation.

An at-grade train station in Bellevue Washington, the East Main station is a stop on the 2-line of…read moreSound Transit's light rail station. It opened in 2024 as part of the 2-line grand opening, and can now be an entry point to get to downtown Seattle taking the 2-line. It was the closest rail station to my daughter's condo, making it about a 20 minute brisk walk. Like other stations on the 2-line, the tap-to-pay card readers (able to accept credit cards directly) are discreetly on the side of the entrances, with no space for toll gates, allowing a large number of people to enter/exit at the same time. Unlike the downtown Bellevue station, this one is at-grade meaning there was no need for escalators or elevators. There are lockable bike lockers available for minimal charge. This was the time right before the start of the US-Belgium World Cup match in Seattle, so wasn't too busy with revelers/watchers: they were already at the match or at bars, ready to go.

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.

Your regular park and ride situation but with a smaller parking lot and it's almost always full by…read more8 am so get there early. No restrooms or other services available here.

A review of a transit center. Hmmm. What do I say. How could it rate five stars? Or one star…read more It just is. This transit center, right on the border of two Washington State Counties, is the only major transit connection between north King County and south Snohomish County. This place is just south of what appears to be The biggest Home Depot on the planet. Community Transit and rapid ride connect here, such as between Seattle, Lynnwood and Everett. Have fun!