Convention Place Station

This is probably the sketchiest of all the tunnel stations. Lots of business traffic but wow, it reeks of urine and is in horrible need of a facelift. But hey, it’s the first stop on most tunnel routes and you’re almost guaranteed a seat.
Not much else to say on this one.

I forgot how terribly overwhelmed this station gets during rush hour, hence the «just okay» rating. During non-​rush hour times, the buses seem to run in a semi timely manner, but right around 5 – 7, forget even being able to get on the first, second or third bus (if they even show up). I am reminded of a time I almost missed my own graduation because basically there’s no orderly way to line up so all kinds of people jump in front of you, the bus schedule gets all out of whack (aka… 3 busses of the same useless number will go by, but tragically none of the type you need), and also the platform fills up with grumpy people shaking their fists to get home.
This could easily be avoided if Public Transit could just take inventory of ridership and figure out which buses are most heavily used and when. But, no, that would be toooo easy! There are a bunch of guys in uniforms milling about and uselessly calling out the bus numbers as they dock at the platform who could be put to much better use. They’ve been stationed at terminal A for almost a year during peak times and nothing’s changed so I don’t believe that they’re there for any useful purpose other than to scream AY! at someone who tries to cross the bus lanes illegally… and also waste our tax dollars. That too.
Seems like everyone at the station needed a 71x, 72x or 73x and almost none came. When those numbers did pass through, they were already full and only one sad guilty person could fight their way in (meaning people at other stations on that route also rely heavily on those bus numbers… Am I doing the work for those bus depot guys by saying that? Ugh). Two 41s came by in a row with almost no one getting on the second 41. Then another 41 came 10 minutes later. I was waiting at the station for 30 minutes tonight… And this isn’t the first time.
Honestly, I want to give the station an even lower number out of annoyance at a perfectly preventable situation, but I won’t simply because it runs alright (yet still inconsistently) during the day. At night, it becomes endlessly frustrating and what we, in the parlence of our times, would call a cluster****.

There are many buses that make stops here. Some include Metro, Sound Transit, and Community Transit.
It is at the north end of the downtown Seattle bus tunnel. It is conveniently located between Downtown, Capitol Hill, and South Lake Union.
The place seems safe with many options for transportation. Every bus I have taken so far is $ 2.25 and they give you a transfer pass that is usually good for a couple hours.

If you take any bus that goes through the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, it will make a stop at the Convention Place Station which would be the first or last stop depending on where and what direction you are coming from.
If you need to take Light Rail, it does not stop here so you need to go to Westlake to catch it. This station is convenient if you are heading to see a show at the Paramount which is just across the street or if you are going up to Capitol Hill. South Lake Union is also a short walk away.
There is not really much difference between this station and the ones in the tunnel except if you want to be the one of the first ones to catch the buses headed south or east onto I-​90. Though I would suggest catching your bus at one of the tunnel stations if you are waiting for it late at night as there doesn’t seem to be a security presence here.

This transit stop is at the north end of the downtown Seattle bus tunnel and is ideally located between the downtown core, Capitol Hill, and South Lake Union. There are many buses that make stops here including Metro, Sound Transit, and Community Transit.
The station is also located within the free ride zone so bus trips in the downtown core and bus tunnel are all no charge! If there is something to knock about this location is that the light rail does not make a stop here so you either have to walk to Westlake Station or get on a bus and then transfer, but that’s really no big deal.