S. 200th Station will be an elevated Sound Transit

Sound Transit

Sound Transit has been the popular name of Washington state's Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority since September 19, 1999. It was formed in 1996 by the Snohomish, King, and Pierce County Councils...

 Link Light Rail

Link Light Rail

Sound Transit Link Light Rail is a rapid transit project in the Greater Seattle region, originally approved by a ballot measure in November 1996. Two lines are currently operating as of 2009: Tacoma Link, which uses 3 vehicles built by Škoda, and Central Link, which uses 35 vehicles built by Kinki...

 Station in SeaTac, Washington

SeaTac, Washington

SeaTac is an American city in southern King County, Washington, and an outlying suburb of Seattle, Washington. Incorporated in February 1990, the City of SeaTac is ten square miles in area and has a population of 26,909 according to the 2010 census...

. It is being built as part of the Airport Link Extension project, extending Central Link and will connect to South Link to Redondo/Star Lake and beyond. During the 2008 Sound Transit 2 campaign, Sound Transit indicated that the station would open in 2020 along with North Link

North Link

North Link is a northern extension of the Central Link light rail line that will connect the University District to Northgate in Seattle. The 4.3-mile light rail extension includes stations in the University District , Roosevelt neighborhood and Northgate. North Link is scheduled to open for...

. Sound Transit is currently pursuing grants in order to accelerate construction which would allow the station to open in 2016 alongside University Link

University Link

University Link is a future light rail extension of Sound Transit's Link light rail system in Seattle, Washington, USA. The line will connect downtown Seattle with the University of Washington via Capitol Hill. The line was approved by the Federal Transit Administration in November 2006...

. Sound Transit recently updated their projects page, stating that service at this station is scheduled to begin in 2016.

Location

The elevated alignment will be built along the east side of 28th Ave S in SeaTac, with the station straddling S. 200th Street. It will include a two- to four-story park-and-ride garage containing 630 spaces at S. 200th St & 28th Ave S., along with a bus transfer area and a kiss-and-ride drop-off facility. Sound Transit's SEPA Addendum for South Link, published July 2011, indicates three revised options for parking at the station. Alternative 1 would provide 1,100 parking spaces in a single structure. Alternative 2 would provide two structures, one with up to 470 spaces and one with 630 spaces. Alternative 3 would provide one structure with up to 470 spaces in conjunction with approximately 630 surface parking spaces in the existing commercial SeaTac Park for Sound Tranist patrons. All three options include the kiss-and-ride area.