Edmonds station (Washington)

Coordinates: 47°48′40″N 122°23′03″W / 47.81111°N 122.38417°W / 47.81111; -122.38417
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For the SkyTrain station in Vancouver, BC, see Edmonds station (SkyTrain).
Edmonds, WA
Northwestern Trailways
Washington State Ferries
Construction
Parking259 spaces (Sound Transit)
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: EDM
History
OpenedJanuary 7, 1957
Rebuilt2010–2011
Passengers
FY 20224,223[1] (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Seattle
toward Eugene
 Amtrak Cascades Everett
toward Vancouver, British Columbia
Seattle
Terminus
 Empire Builder Everett
toward Chicago
Preceding station Sound Transit Following station
Sounder
Seattle
Terminus
N Line
 Mukilteo
toward Everett
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Seattle
Terminus
 North Coast Hiawatha Everett
toward Chicago
Expo '74 Everett
toward Spokane
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Richmond Beach
toward Seattle
 Main Line Meadowdale
toward St. Paul
Vancouver, BC – Seattle Meadowdale
toward Vancouver, BC
Location
Edmonds, WA is located in Washington (state)
Edmonds, WA
Edmonds, WA
Location in Washington
Edmonds, WA is located in the United States
Edmonds, WA
Edmonds, WA
Location in the United States

Edmonds station is a

ferry terminal, served by the Edmonds–Kingston ferry, and a Community Transit
bus station. Edmonds station has a passenger waiting room and a single platform.

The station building was opened by the

Mount Baker International
) since 1995. Sound Transit began operating Sounder trains to Edmonds station in December 2003, and later funded a project to rebuild the station and transit center in 2011. The Sound Transit project was conceived after earlier plans to build a combined ferry–rail facility southwest of the city were cancelled in 2008.

Description

Edmonds station is located on a single-tracked segment of the BNSF

model railroad exhibit.[9] The model railroad, run by the Swamp Creek and Western Railroad Association, was at the station until 2022 and moved to Everett Station the following year.[10][11]

At the north end of the station platform is a transit center used by Community Transit buses.[7] It contains Standing Wave, a 12-foot (3.7 m) bronze-and-patina sculpture by Gerard Tsutakawa resembling a series of waves, installed as part of Sound Transit's art program.[12][13] To the west of the transit center is the Washington State Ferries terminal,[5] which is adjacent to Brackett's Landing Park and the city's downtown commercial district.[14][15] Edmonds station has 259 parking spaces for Amtrak and Sound Transit passengers, including leased spaces from the nearby Salish Crossing shopping mall—home to the Cascadia Art Museum and several businesses.[16][17]

History

Early stations

Edmonds was founded in 1876 and received its first railroad in 1891, constructed by the

Seattle and Montana Railroad between Seattle and British Columbia.[9][18] The Great Northern Railway later acquired the railroad and completed its transcontinental route to Seattle in 1893, bringing long-distance passenger service to Edmonds.[19] The original station was located on the west side of the tracks away from downtown and derided as inaccessible and undersized for the growing city.[20][21] A formal investigation of stations across Snohomish County by the Washington State Railroad Commission in 1909 led to a court order for Great Northern to improve their depots, including a modernized facility for Edmonds at James Street, which the railroad resisted in their failed appeal to the state court.[22] Great Northern later agreed to build the new depot after further consultation with Edmonds city leaders over its location and amenities.[23][24] Later visits by the commission attracted crowds of up to a hundred citizens,[25] and the city agreed to a right of way franchise with Great Northern for the new depot in January 1910.[26][27] The railroad and city continued to argue over the proposed depot's distance from James Street until the chamber of commerce intervened and requested a compromise be reached.[28][29]

The new Edmonds depot opened in November 1910,

clapboard sidings and had a wooden platform that was connected to street level by a series of ramps, which were later decorated with railroad knick-knacks.[31] It was initially served by eight daily passenger trains: limited transcontinental trains and local service to Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.[30][32] Freight services from the new depot also accepted shipments from the Olympic Peninsula, delivered by boat from various shingle mills.[33] By the late 1950s, Great Northern's declining passenger service left Edmonds with only one daily train: the Cascadian from Seattle to Spokane.[34]

Modern depot and Amtrak

A white building with a low roof and a garage door, blocked by a luggage cart
South side of the Edmonds station building, built to handle freight shipments

In March 1956, Great Northern announced plans to build a modern station in Edmonds to serve the suburban areas north of Seattle, at a cost of $185,000.

Secretary of State Earl Coe.[41][42]

In March 1970, Great Northern was merged with three other major railroads into the

baggage claim in 1983 as part of national cuts to stations with low ridership, but was spared by Amtrak because of an increase in ticket revenue.[52][53]

The

Mount Baker International to use the station beginning May 25, 1995.[61][62] The train was later folded into the Amtrak Cascades brand introduced in January 1999.[63]

Commuter rail

A train platform with concrete pavement, street lamps, signage, and a ramp for wheelchair access
The platform at Edmonds station, rebuilt in 2011

In conjunction with the Amtrak Cascades program, the city's government proposed the development of a multimodal center for Amtrak, commuter rail, buses, and ferries to replace separate facilities in downtown Edmonds.[64] The multimodal project, named "Edmonds Crossing", was evaluated in the 1990s and a preferred location on part of a disused Unocal fuel terminal at Point Edwards, to the southwest of downtown, was chosen in 1998.[65] The multimodal hub would include a rail station with 570 parking spaces shared with ferry users, as well as a bus terminal.[66]

The Edmonds Crossing plan included provisions for an interim commuter rail station in downtown Edmonds, to be built by the new regional transit authority (later renamed Sound Transit). The transit authority ran a pilot commuter rail service to Seattle in early 1995, stopping at Everett and Edmonds, to promote a $6.7 billion transit plan that would be placed on a regional ballot measure in March.[67] The ballot measure was rejected by voters, but a $3.9 billion plan was approved in the November 1996 election, including a commuter rail line from Everett to Seattle and $6 million in funding for an Edmonds station on the line.[68][69] The Amtrak station was selected by Sound Transit as the site of the interim station in 2000 and the city government approved a fifteen-year plan for the interim station in 2002.[70] The commuter rail line was originally scheduled to begin service in 2001,[71] but was delayed due to negotiations with the Federal Transit Administration and BNSF Railway, the successor to Burlington Northern.[72] The interim station in Edmonds included an extended platform and new parking lot on the south side of the Amtrak facility, both located on property acquired from BNSF.[73] Sounder commuter rail service from Everett and Edmonds began on December 21, 2003.[74]

The final

Sound Transit 2 passed by voters in 2008 and was scheduled to begin construction in the summer of 2009.[79][80] In response to the cancellation of the Edmonds Crossing project, the Edmonds City Council requested the expedited design and construction of a permanent Sounder station.[3][79]

Construction of the permanent Sounder station began in July 2010, following agreements signed by Sound Transit and the city government, and a formal groundbreaking was held in August.[81][82] The $12.9 million project included the construction of a new platform, four passenger waiting shelters, a new transit center, improved lighting, and repaving of the parking lots.[6][77] The new platform was opened on July 9, 2011,[77][83] and was followed by the opening of the transit center in October.[84] As part of the project, the number of parking spaces for commuter rail users was reduced from 200 to 161.[85] An additional 53 parking spaces were opened for Sounder passengers in November 2012, leased from the private Waterfront Antique Mall while another lot with 103 spaces was built and leased to Sound Transit.[16] Future plans call for double tracking of the railroad through Edmonds and a second platform at Edmonds station, located to the west along Railroad Avenue.[6]

Services

Edmonds station is served by six daily Amtrak trains: four

N Line of Sound Transit's Sounder commuter rail service on weekdays, running four trains in peak direction towards King Street Station in Seattle during the morning commute and four trains from Seattle during the evening commute. Sounder trains also run on select weekends during special events.[87]

The station also serves as the terminus of five

intercity bus service at Edmonds station is provided by the Dungeness Line, a Travel Washington bus route connecting the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas to Seattle and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.[90][91]

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