Bellingham (Amtrak station)
Encyclopedia
The Bellingham Amtrak Station is an train station
serving Amtrak
trains and bus station
serving Greyhound Lines
and local Whatcom Transportation Authority buses in Bellingham, Washington
, United States
. The station was built in 1995, and is near the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, a port for ferries to the San Juan Islands
or Victoria, British Columbia
, as well as the Alaska Marine Highway
.
Of the eighteen Washington stations served by Amtrak, Bellingham was the fourth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of about 175 passengers daily.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
serving Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
trains and bus station
Bus station
A bus station is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop...
serving Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...
and local Whatcom Transportation Authority buses in Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the twelfth-largest city in the state. Situated on Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The station was built in 1995, and is near the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, a port for ferries to the San Juan Islands
San Juan Islands
The San Juan Islands are an archipelago in the northwest corner of the contiguous United States between the US mainland and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of the U.S...
or Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, as well as the Alaska Marine Highway
Alaska Marine Highway
The Alaska Marine Highway or the Alaska Marine Highway System is a ferry service operated by the government of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has its headquarters in Ketchikan, Alaska....
.
Of the eighteen Washington stations served by Amtrak, Bellingham was the fourth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of about 175 passengers daily.
