Spring District station explained

Spring District
Style:Sound Transit
Type:Link light rail station
Address:12164 Northeast Spring Boulevard
Borough:Bellevue, Washington
Country:United States
Coordinates:47.6236°N -122.1786°W
Owned:Sound Transit
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Below-grade
Accessible:Yes
Opened:April 27, 2024
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

Spring District station is a Link light rail station in Bellevue, Washington, United States. It is a retained cut station on the 2 Line and serves the Spring District neighborhood, a transit-oriented development in Bellevue. It opened on April 27, 2024 as part of the 2 Line's initial segment.[1] [2]

Location

Spring District station is located between 120th and 124th avenues in the Spring District neighborhood of Bellevue.[3]

History

The station was originally named Spring District/120th in June 2015.[4] The name was shortened to Spring District station in October 2023 following a request from the Bellevue city government.[5] The 2 Line opened on April 27, 2024; as part of the opening festivities, the station hosted food trucks and live music sponsored primarily by Meta and Spring District developer Wright Runstad.[6]

Design

The station, designed by LMN Architects, was built in a trench that places the platforms under street level.[7] To the west of the station, a wye junction enables access to an operations and maintenance facility for Link trains.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Belman . Brooke . August 24, 2023 . Get ready for new Link service on the Eastside next spring . The Platform . Sound Transit . August 24, 2023.
  2. News: Sires . Cameron . April 27, 2024 . Long-awaited Bellevue-to-Redmond light rail line opens for riders . Bellevue Reporter . April 27, 2024.
  3. Web site: Spring District/120th Station . Sound Transit . October 29, 2023.
  4. News: June 30, 2015 . Permanent station names adopted . Sound Transit . October 29, 2023.
  5. Web site: October 26, 2023 . Sound Transit Motion No. M2023-86 . Sound Transit . October 29, 2023.
  6. Web site: April 2024 . Celebrate the opening of the 2 Line . Sound Transit . April 27, 2024.
  7. Web site: Sound Transit East Link Stations . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324074813/https://lmnarchitects.com/project/sound-transit-east-link-stations . March 24, 2016 . March 16, 2016.
  8. News: Garnick . Carol . July 24, 2014 . Bellevue BNSF site is choice for Sound Transit rail yard . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141124091721/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024156200_railyardrecommendation1xml.html . November 24, 2014 . December 1, 2016.