Portal:Trains/Selected article/Week 32, 2017

Rainier Beach is a light rail station located in Seattle, Washington, in the Rainier Beach neighborhood. It is situated between the Tukwila International Boulevard and Othello stations on the Central Link line of the Link light rail system. The station consists of an at-grade island platform south of South Henderson Street in the median of Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The Rainier Beach area was first proposed for light rail service in 1995, and included in the final plan for Central Link approved in 1999. Construction on Rainier Beach station began in 2006, and regular train service began on July 18, 2009. Trains serve the station 20 hours a day on most days; the headway between trains is 6 minutes during peak periods, with less frequent service at other times. Rainier Beach station is also served by three King County Metro bus routes that connect it to Beacon Hill, Downtown Seattle, Georgetown, Mount Baker and Renton. The station also has six art installations that were funded by a systemwide art program.