Symphony station (Sound Transit)

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Symphony station's platform level, viewed from one of the two mezzanines
General information
Location3rd Avenue & University Street
Seattle, Washington
United States
Coordinates47°36′28″N 122°20′10″W / 47.60778°N 122.33611°W / 47.60778; -122.33611
SystemLink light rail
Owned bySound Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsKing County Metro, Sound Transit Express
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingPay parking nearby
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 15, 1990 (1990-09-15)
Rebuilt2005–2007
Previous namesUniversity Street (1990–2024)
Passengers
5,261 daily weekday boardings (2025)
1,658,910 total boardings (2025)
Services
Preceding station Sound Transit Following station
Westlake 1 Line Pioneer Square
2 Line
Lynnwood–ID/Chinatown
Pioneer Square
Former service
Preceding station Sound Transit Following station
Westlake Route 550
DSTT
(1999–2019)
Pioneer Square
Location

Symphony station, formerly University Street station, is a light rail station that is part of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States. The station is located under 3rd Avenue at University Street, near Benaroya Hall. It is served by Sound Transit's 1 Line and 2 Line, which continue to the adjacent Westlake and Pioneer Square stations. Symphony station also has surface connections to buses operated by King County Metro and other agencies.

The station consists of two side platforms situated under street level, with two mezzanines connecting to the surface. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture and includes several pieces of public art added during construction and later additions. Trains serve the station twenty hours a day on most days and the headway between light rail trains is six minutes during peak periods, with less frequent service at other times.

The transit tunnel opened on September 15, 1990, and was used exclusively by buses until 2009. Along with all other stations in the transit tunnel, University Street station was closed from 2005 to 2007 for a major renovation to accommodate light rail. Link light rail service to the station began on July 18, 2009, and bus service ceased on March 23, 2019. It was renamed to Symphony station on August 30, 2024, to prevent confusion with other stations that serve the University of Washington.