Fairhaven Station
Not to be confused with Ansdell and Fairhaven railway station.
Fairhaven Station | |||||||||||
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| Amtrak inter-city rail station | |||||||||||
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| Location |
401 Harris Avenue Bellingham, Washington[1]  United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°43′14″N 122°30′40″W / 48.7205°N 122.5111°WCoordinates: 48°43′14″N 122°30′40″W / 48.7205°N 122.5111°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Port of Bellingham | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; paid | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | BEL | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
51,915[2]  5.42% | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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| Location | |||||||||||
  Location of Bellingham Amtrak Station within Washington | |||||||||||
Fairhaven Station, also called Bellingham, is a train station serving Amtrak's Cascades route, as well as a bus station serving Greyhound Lines and local Whatcom Transportation Authority buses, in Bellingham, Washington, United States.[3] The station was built in 1995,[4][5] and is near the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, the southern connection for the Alaska Marine Highway. Water Taxi services and seasonal whale watching excursions also provide connections from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal to the San Juan Islands. [6]
Fairhaven Station is owned by the Port of Bellingham and is the last northbound stop in the United States on the Amtrak Cascades before it enters Canada.
Boardings and Alightings
| Year | 2011[7] | 2012[8] | 2013[9] | 2014[10] | 2015[2] |
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| Total | 59,490 | 64,091 | 55,325 | 54,888 | 51,915 |
| YOY Difference | - | 4,601 | -8,766 | -437 | -2,973 |
| YOY Difference % | - | 7.73% | -13.68% | -0.79% | -5.42% |
References
- ↑ "Bellingham, WA (BEL)". Amtrak. Retrieved 2 Oct 2013.
- 1 2 "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2015, State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.
- ↑ "Amtrak Train". Port of Bellingham. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ↑ Fairhaven Station (Plaque outside train station). Fairhaven Station: Port of Bellingham. July 21, 1995.
- ↑ "BELLINGHAM WASHINGTON (BEL)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 28 Aug 2010.
- ↑ "Alaska Marine Highway". Port of Bellingham. Retrieved 28 Aug 2010.
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2014: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.
External links
- Amtrak – Stations – Bellingham, WA
- The Bus Stops Here:
- Bellingham, WA (BEL) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
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