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Seattle
Getting There By Rail

Getting There By Rail

Seattle

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1100 5th Avenue, 98101
 
 




Seattle is on the main Amtrak network (tel: 1 800 872 7245; website: www.amtrak.com). Service is slow, expensive but relatively reliable and popular with regional commuters. Amtrak operates out of King Street Station, 303 South Jackson Street, located in the historic Pioneer Square district, adjacent to Safeco Field (tel: (206) 382 4125). King Street Station has been restored to its original turn-of-the-century architecture. There are bureaux de change, banks, wheelchair access, luggage storage areas, snack bars and newspaper kiosks.

Rail services: The Coast Starlight service runs southwards to Oakland and Los Angeles, California (journey time - 36 hours) via Portland (Oregon); the Cascades runs northwards to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (journey time - 4 hours 30 minutes), and the Empire Builder runs eastwards to Chicago, Illinois (journey time - 48 hours) via Spokane.

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