Tukwila (Sounder station)
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The Tukwila Station is a Sounder train station serving the city of Tukwila, Washington
. It was built by Sound Transit
along BNSF Railway
tracks in Tukwila. The station is also served by Amtrak Cascades
trains, and ST Express and Metro Transit buses.
Of the eighteen Washington stations served by Amtrak, Tukwila was the eleventh busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of about 65 passengers daily.
On 3 November 2011, the US Department of Transportation announced a $7.9 million grant to Washington State for the construction of a new intermodal station to replace the temporary facility then in use at Tukwila.
Tukwila, Washington
Tukwila is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The northern edge of Tukwila borders the city of Seattle. The population was 19,107 at the 2010 census.-History:...
. It was built by Sound Transit
Sound Transit
Sound Transit has been the popular name of Washington state's Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority since September 19, 1999. It was formed in 1996 by the Snohomish, King, and Pierce County Councils...
along BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway
The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
tracks in Tukwila. The station is also served by Amtrak Cascades
Amtrak Cascades
The Amtrak Cascades is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in partnership with the states of Washington and Oregon in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and the province of British Columbia in Canada...
trains, and ST Express and Metro Transit buses.
Of the eighteen Washington stations served by Amtrak, Tukwila was the eleventh busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of about 65 passengers daily.
On 3 November 2011, the US Department of Transportation announced a $7.9 million grant to Washington State for the construction of a new intermodal station to replace the temporary facility then in use at Tukwila.