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] Built in 1995, the station is located near the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, the southern connection for the Alaska Marine Highway.[4][5] Water Taxi services and seasonal whale watching excursions also provide connections from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal to the San Juan Islands.[6]
Fairhaven Station Bellingham, WA | |||||||||||
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 Fairhaven Station platform | |||||||||||
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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°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Port of Bellingham | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Bellingham Subdivision | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; paid | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: BEL | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1995 | ||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | Service suspended due to COVID-19[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
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Fairhaven Station is owned by the Port of Bellingham and is the last northbound stop in the United States on the Amtrak Cascades route before it enters Canada. (Passengers clear Canadian customs in Vancouver, so northbound trains do not stop at the border.)
Bellingham is also the northernmost Amtrak station in the contiguous U.S.
Boardings and alightings
edit| Year | 2011[7] | 2012[8] | 2013[9] | 2014[10] | 2015[11] | 2016[12] | 2017[13] |
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| Total | 59,490 | 64,091 | 55,325 | 54,888 | 51,915 | 50,896 | 51,219 |
| YOY Difference | - | 4,601 | -8,766 | -437 | -2,973 | -1,019 | 323 |
| YOY Difference % | - | 7.73% | -13.68% | -0.79% | -5.42% | -1.96% | 0.63% |
References
edit- ^ "Bellingham, WA (BEL)". Amtrak. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Amtrak Train". Port of Bellingham. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ^ Fairhaven Station (Plaque outside train station). Fairhaven Station: Port of Bellingham. July 21, 1995.
- ^ "BELLINGHAM WASHINGTON (BEL)". TrainWeb. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ^ "Alaska Marine Highway". Port of Bellingham. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2011. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2014: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2015: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2016, State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
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