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August 8, 2024

Rail stop renamed Symphony Station

By JOURNAL STAFF

SEATTLE — Sound Transit announced last month that the link lightrail stop currently known as University Street Station will be renamed Symphony Station at the end of this month. This new name aims to celebrate the nearby Seattle Symphony and reduces confusion, since riders often confused University Street Station with University of Washington Station and U District Station several miles away.

In 2019, Sound Transit asked the public to weigh in on the renaming. The agency received over 14,000 responses to its survey, including more than 13,300 online responses and over 800 in-person survey responses. The results showed that Symphony Station received the highest number of votes from the public, compared with other options “Benaroya Hall Station,” “Seneca Street Station,” “Midtown Station,” “Downtown Arts District Station,” and “Arts District Station.” In October 2021, the Sound Transit Board authorized the renaming of the station. Look out for new signs and maps showing Symphony Station this summer.


 
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