Mukilteo station explained

Mukilteo
Address:920 First Street
Mukilteo, Washington
Country:United States
Coordinates:47.9492°N -122.2986°W
Line:BNSF Railway Scenic Subdivision
Connections:Washington State Ferries, Community Transit, Everett Transit
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:63 spaces
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Accessible:Yes
Owned:Sound Transit
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Mukilteo station is a train station serving the city of Mukilteo, Washington. It is owned by Sound Transit, who runs the N Line of the Sounder commuter rail service through the station from Everett to King Street Station in Seattle. The station includes a parking lot with 63 spaces, as well as connections to nearby Washington State Ferries, Community Transit, and Everett Transit service on State Route 525. Mukilteo station opened in 2008 with a single side platform, later supplemented with a second platform and pedestrian overpass in 2016.

Description

Mukilteo station consists of a two side platforms, connected by a covered pedestrian overpass, sited along the BNSF Railway's Scenic Subdivision between Seattle and Everett. The station, located one block east of the Mukilteo ferry terminal on State Route 525, contains a 63-space park and ride lot with a drop-off area that is accessible through an entrance/exit from Front Street; the platform also houses a ticket vending machine and ORCA card readers.[1]

Mukilteo is served by the eight daily Sounder trains on weekdays, running on the N Line along the Puget Sound between Everett Station and King Street Station in Seattle. The runs are split between four morning and four afternoon runs, with a single round-trip gameday service provided for weekend events at Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park.[2] [3] Train service on the corridor, which includes BNSF freight traffic and Amtrak passenger service, is frequently disrupted and canceled during the autumn and winter seasons because of landslides from unstable slopes above the tracks. During the 2012–2013 winter season, a record-high of 206 passenger trains between Everett and Seattle were canceled,[4] [5] prompting the Washington State Department of Transportation to begin a three-year landslide mitigation project in 2013 that will stabilize slopes above the railroad between Seattle and Everett.[6] [7]

The station is located near Mukilteo's Washington State Ferries terminal, serving the Whidbey Island Ferry, which also functions as a transfer point for buses operated by Community Transit and Everett Transit:[8] two all-day local buses connect Mukilteo to Lynnwood and Everett Station, while three peak-only commuter routes run to Downtown Seattle, the University of Washington, and the Boeing Everett Factory.[9] [10]

History

The Great Northern Railway had served Mukilteo between 1891 and 1970, including a major depot opened on November 1, 1903.[11]

A commuter rail station in Mukilteo had been part of the original Sound Transit proposal rejected in 1995 and adopted the following year,[12] [13] as part of a Seattle–Everett line on the existing BNSF corridor.[14] The agency selected the station site in 1999, choosing a platform east of State Route 525 and the Washington State Ferries terminal over one at Mukilteo Lighthouse Park because of concerns arising from existing parking and traffic issues in the area.[15] Work on the station was put on hold until the completion of a second track through the area, though Sound Transit did consider building a temporary platform to boost ridership on the North Line.[16] A groundbreaking ceremony was held in August 2007 for the initial phase of the project, the northern side platform, as part of a multimodal transit hub built in conjunction with a new Mukilteo ferry terminal.[17] The $19.2 million project, including preparations for a second phase to open in 2009,[18] was funded by Sound Transit with a grant from the Federal Transit Administration.[19] Sounder service from Mukilteo Station began on May 31, 2008, with a special weekend round-trip run to a Seattle Mariners game.[20] The project was praised by local politicians for its multi-agency cooperation, especially between Sound Transit and Washington State Ferries.[21]

Construction on the second platform, an island platform connected via a pedestrian overpass, began in January 2014 with the closure of Mukilteo Lane near the station.[22] Part of the existing North Platform was closed for use as a staging area in March 2014, expanding and contracting before and after rush hour, respectively.[23] The $11 million project,[24] designed by AECOM and HNTB in 2012,[25] was originally scheduled to be completed in 2015. Delays in construction, including state approval of the new elevators, pushed back the completion date to April 2016.[26] [27] [28] As part of the STart program, a percentage of construction funds went towards installing art made by Whidbey Island resident Linda Beaumont at the station.[29] [30]

As part of the Mukilteo Multimodal Project, Sound Transit and the Washington State Department of Transportation planned to build a new ferry terminal in Mukilteo with upgraded transit connections. The new terminal opened in December 2020 and is located closer to the Sounder platforms and includes a new bus station.[31] [32]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mukilteo Station . Sound Transit Rider Guide . . July 30, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055027/http://www.soundtransit.org/rider-guide/mukilteo-station . August 8, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Sounder Everett-Seattle Schedule . June 9, 2014 . Sound Transit . July 30, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121217053101/http://www.soundtransit.org/Schedules/Sounder-Everett-Seattle . December 17, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Weekend trains . Sound Transit . July 30, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055100/http://www.soundtransit.org/Schedules/Event-services/Try-Sounder . August 8, 2014 .
  4. News: Lindblom . Mike . September 5, 2013 . Project aimed to stop landslides on rail tracks north of Seattle . . July 30, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812064610/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021764571_railroadmudslidesxml.html . August 12, 2014 .
  5. Smelser . David . 2014 . Landslide Mitigation Action Plan . http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/8B3B653E-5C50-4E2B-977E-AE5AB36751B7/0/LandslideMitigationActionPlan.pdf . . Olympia, Washington . Landslide Impacts . 6–10 . July 30, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140626071727/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/8B3B653E-5C50-4E2B-977E-AE5AB36751B7/0/LandslideMitigationActionPlan.pdf . June 26, 2014 .
  6. Fiman . Alice . Thompson . Kevin F. . August 19, 2013 . Work starts on landslide solutions for Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor . Olympia, Washington . Washington State Department of Transportation . July 30, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140710133147/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/08/19_rail_landslide_solutions.htm . July 10, 2014 .
  7. News: Sheets . Bill . December 10, 2013 . Drier weather, projects have eased railway slide problems . . July 30, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808033119/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20131210/NEWS01/712109959 . August 8, 2014 .
  8. News: Baruchman . Michelle . December 30, 2020 . New Mukilteo ferry terminal opens, inspired by Coast Salish longhouse . The Seattle Times . December 9, 2022.
  9. Web site: Public Transportation Serves Mukilteo . . July 30, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140628201705/http://commtrans.org/mukilteo/ . June 28, 2014 .
  10. Web site: Everett Transit Bus Schedule and Service Guide . PDF . August 24, 2014 . 57–59, 67–68 . . August 28, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903092549/http://www.everettwa.org/Get_PDF.aspx?pdfID=8135 . September 3, 2014 .
  11. Northwest Archaeological Associates . Steven W. Carothers and Associates . April 1, 2013 . Mukilteo Multimodal Project Cultural Resources Discipline Report . 33 . Mukilteo Multimodal Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement . . 795410084 . July 23, 2018.
  12. Web site: The Regional Transit System Proposal . 9 . February 1995 . Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority . August 26, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141107224159/http://www.soundtransit.org/Documents/pdf/projects/planning/1995_Plan_Subarea_Proposals.pdf . November 7, 2014 .
  13. News: Schaefer . David . November 6, 1996 . Voters Back Transit Plan On Fourth Try . . August 26, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215211/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961106&slug=2358535 . March 3, 2016 .
  14. Web site: Sound Move: Launching a Rapid Transit System for the Puget Sound Region . 17 . May 31, 1996 . Sound Transit . August 26, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065157/http://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/news/reports/soundmove/199605_soundmovethetenyearregionaltransitsystemplan.pdf . March 4, 2016 .
  15. KJS Associates . December 1999 . Everett-Seattle Final Environmental Impact Statement . http://www.soundtransit.org/Documents/pdf/projects/sounder/ProgramEIS/Appendices/A-2_Station_Site_Screening.pdf . Sound Transit . 4 . Appendix A2: Station Site Screening . August 26, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903081732/http://www.soundtransit.org/Documents/pdf/projects/sounder/ProgramEIS/Appendices/A-2_Station_Site_Screening.pdf . September 3, 2014 .
  16. News: Hadley . Jane . July 2, 2004 . Temporary Mukilteo rail stop sought . B2 . . June 10, 2018.
  17. News: . September 5, 2007 . Sound Transit breaks ground on new Mukilteo Station . The Seattle Times . August 26, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903123125/http://seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2003868191_newsdige05n.html . September 3, 2014 .
  18. News: Velush . Lukas . August 28, 2007 . Mukilteo rail station work to start today . The Everett Herald . August 26, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903063053/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20070828/NEWS01/108280044 . September 3, 2014 .
  19. . August 27, 2007 . Sound Transit breaks ground on new Mukilteo Sounder station . Seattle, Washington . Sound Transit . August 26, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903070932/http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/News-release-archive/Mukilteo-Groundbreaking . September 3, 2014 .
  20. News: Pesznecker . Scott . May 31, 2008 . Sounder begins service to Mukilteo today . The Everett Herald . May 31, 2008 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080602234111/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080531/NEWS01/265248236 . June 2, 2008 .
  21. . May 31, 2008 . Sound Transit launches Sounder commuter rail service to Mukilteo . Seattle, Washington . Sound Transit . August 26, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903073707/http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/News-release-archive/mukilteoOpening . September 3, 2014 .
  22. News: . January 3, 2014 . Construction alert: Construction began at Mukilteo Station this week . Sound Transit . August 26, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903065111/http://www.soundtransit.org/Projects-and-Plans/Mukilteo-Station-South-Platform/Construction-alert-1314 . September 3, 2014 .
  23. News: . March 7, 2014 . Construction alert: North Platform Work to Start . Sound Transit . August 26, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903073704/http://www.soundtransit.org/Projects-and-Plans/Mukilteo-Station-South-Platform/Construction-alert-03072014 . September 3, 2014 .
  24. News: Salyer . Sharon . July 14, 2014 . Mukilteo Sounder station getting second platform . The Everett Herald . August 26, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140726063354/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140714/NEWS01/140719590 . July 26, 2014 .
  25. September 2013 . Progress Report: Sounder Program . Sound Transit . 104 . August 26, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903064742/http://www.soundtransit.org/Documents/pdf/news/reports/apr/20131108_Sounder_Commuter_Rail.pdf . September 3, 2014 .
  26. News: Haglund . Noah . January 12, 2016 . Long-delayed Sounder rail station in Mukilteo almost finished . The Everett Herald . January 13, 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160116170910/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20160112/NEWS01/160119754 . January 16, 2016 .
  27. News: Salyer . Sharon . March 28, 2016 . Service finally set to start on second Mukilteo Sounder platform . The Everett Herald . April 16, 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160404164145/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20160328/NEWS01/160329069 . April 4, 2016 .
  28. News: April 11, 2016 . New pedestrian bridge opens at Sounder Mukilteo station . . April 16, 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160413161934/http://q13fox.com/2016/04/11/new-pedestrian-bridge-opens-at-sounder-mukilteo-station-video/ . April 13, 2016 .
  29. Web site: Iwata . Roger . Mukilteo Station South Platform . Sound Transit . August 26, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055102/http://www.soundtransit.org/Projects-and-Plans/Mukilteo-Station-South-Platform . August 8, 2014 .
  30. News: Teagarden . Rebecca . November 30, 2012 . Linda Beaumont and Steve Badanes carve out a home in the woods . The Seattle Times . August 26, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903200027/http://seattletimes.com/html/pacificnw/2019726632_pacificpnwl02.html . September 3, 2014 .
  31. Web site: November 2017 . Mukilteo Multimodal Project Fact sheet . Washington State Department of Transportation . February 18, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180218220639/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2017/12/22/MukilteoFactSheet-November2017.pdf . February 18, 2018 .
  32. News: Davis-Leonard . Ian . December 29, 2020 . New Mukilteo ferry terminal makes a much anticipated debut . The Everett Herald . January 16, 2021.

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