U District station is a light rail station on the 1 Line of Sound Transit's Link light rail system in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located in the University District neighborhood, near the University of Washington campus. The underground station has two entrances along Brooklyn Avenue Northeast at 43rd and 45th streets.
Platform level on opening day
Excavation in June 2015
The south entrance of U District station and its adjacent bus bay
The 1 Line, formerly Central Link, is a light rail line in Seattle, Washington, United States, and part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. It serves 19 stations in the cities of Seattle, SeaTac, and Tukwila, traveling nearly 25 miles (40 km) between Northgate and Angle Lake stations. The line connects the University District, Downtown Seattle, the Rainier Valley, and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. The 1 Line carried over 26 million total passengers in 2023, with an average of nearly 80,000 daily passengers on weekdays. It runs for 20 hours per day on weekdays and Saturdays, with headways of up to six minutes during peak hours, and reduced 18-hour service on Sundays and holidays.
A four-car Series 1 train on the 1 Line approaching SeaTac/Airport station
A Tacoma-bound Puget Sound Electric Railway interurban train seen in the 1920s
The headhouse of Beacon Hill station, seen under construction in May 2009.
The high bridge here crosses the Duwamish River in Tukwila; the low bridge carries East Marginal Way S.