Wilburton station (Sound Transit)

Wilburton station is a future Link light rail station in Bellevue, Washington, which will be served by the 2 Line. The elevated station is scheduled to open in 2024 as part of the line's starter segment.[1] It will serve the area immediately east of Downtown Bellevue, including Lake Bellevue and the Overlake Hospital Medical Center.

Wilburton
Future Link light rail station
Under construction in August 2022
General information
Location116th Avenue NE & NE 8th Street
Bellevue, Washington, US
Coordinates47°37′05″N 122°11′02″W
Operated bySound Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsKing County Metro
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opening2024
Services
Preceding station Sound Transit Following station
Link
Future service
Bellevue Downtown
toward South Bellevue
 2 Line
Starter Line
(2024)
 Spring District/120th
toward Redmond Technology
Bellevue Downtown
toward Lynnwood City Center
 2 Line
(2025)
 Spring District/120th
toward Downtown Redmond

Location

Wilburton station will be located along the BNSF Woodinville Subdivision corridor, north of NE 8th Street and east of 116th Avenue Northeast. The Overlake Hospital Medical Center campus, part of the city's "hospital district",[2] is to the northwest of the station, along Interstate 405.[3][4] The area's land use consists predominantly of low-rise commercial and office spaces, with multifamily residential on the eastern fringes.[5]

The Overlake Hospital Medical Center area is currently served by the RapidRide B Line and other King County Metro bus routes.[6]

History

The passage of Sound Transit 2 in 2008 funded the East Link light rail project, including the construction of a station near the Overlake Hospital Medical Center campus. The station was proposed as a potential interim terminus for a truncated line between Seattle and Bellevue, in the event of a smaller package than the one that was passed by voters.[7][8] The project's preferred alternative, adopted in 2009, placed an elevated station along NE 12th Street to the east of Interstate 405, just north of the hospital campus.[9][10] In 2010, the City of Bellevue requested a tunneled alignment for the light rail line through its downtown, which shifted the station to the BNSF alignment north of NE 8th Street.[11][12]

In 2015, the station's temporary working name of "Hospital" was replaced with "Wilburton", its permanent name.[13] Construction on the station and approach structures began in 2017.[14]

Station layout
Platform
level		 Westbound ← 2 Line toward South Bellevue (Bellevue Downtown)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Eastbound → 2 Line toward Redmond Technology (Spring District/120th) →
Street level Entrances/Exits, ticket vending machines

Wilburton station will consist of a single island platform situated above street level on the north side of NE 8th Street. At street level, the station will have two sets of stairs, escalators and elevators leading to the platform, as well as ticket vending machines and rider information. On the east side of the station will be a small kiss and ride facility, as well as covered bicycle parking.[15] At the north end of the station will be a pedestrian pathway crossing over Sturtevant Creek (a tributary of Kelsey Creek), heading towards the future Eastside Rail Corridor trail and Overlake Hospital Medical Center.[16]

A second pedestrian bridge, connecting both sides of NE 8th Street, is planned to be completed in 2023 by the city government.[17]

References
  1. Belman, Brooke (August 24, 2023). "Get ready for new Link service on the Eastside next spring". The Platform. Sound Transit. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. Lee, Sherwin (February 19, 2010). "Future Bellevue Growth: Where Are The Next Hotspots?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  3. "Central Bellevue Construction Open House Display Boards" (PDF). Sound Transit. June 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  4. "Sound Transit Motion No. M2010-44" (PDF). Sound Transit. April 22, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  5. Growing Transit Communities Oversight Committee (October 2013). "Hospital: Future Light Rail/Bus" (PDF). The Growing Transit Communities Strategy. Puget Sound Regional Council. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  6. Central Eastside All-Day Transit Service (PDF) (Map). King County Metro. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  7. Dickie, Lance (May 16, 2008). "A pause for the cause of light rail". The Seattle Times. p. B6.
  8. Lindblom, Mike (June 16, 2008). "$4 gas to fuel new light-rail vote?". The Seattle Times. p. B1. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  9. "Sound Transit Motion No. M2009-41" (PDF). Sound Transit. May 14, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  10. Larin, Lindsay (October 16, 2009). "Sound Transit updates Bellevue City Council on latest light rail tunnel option". Bellevue Reporter. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  11. "Segment C – Evaluation of Hospital Station Options" (PDF). Sound Transit. June 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  12. "Sound Transit Motion No. M2010-73" (PDF). Sound Transit. July 22, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  13. "Sound Transit Motion No. M2015-58" (PDF). Sound Transit. June 25, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  14. "Project Update: East Link Extension 5/1/2017". Sound Transit. May 1, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  15. "Wilburton Station". Sound Transit. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  16. "Downtown Bellevue Segment 60 Percent Design" (PDF). Sound Transit. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  17. "King County Parks breaks ground on a new trail bridge connecting Eastrail to Sound Transit's Wilburton Station in Bellevue" (Press release). King County Parks. May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
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