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Union Station

former railway station in Seattle, Washington, United States
Place railway_station Q7886102
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Summary

Union Station is a railway station[1]. It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Union Station is located in Seattle[3].
  • Union Station is in the country of United States[4].
  • Union Station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].
  • Union Station's instance of is recorded as former railway station[6].
  • Union Station's instance of is recorded as union station[7].
  • Union Station's architect is recorded as Daniel J. Patterson[8].
  • Union Station's architectural style is recorded as Beaux-Arts[9].
  • Union Station's Commons category is recorded as Union Station (Seattle)[10].
  • Union Station's occupant is recorded as Sound Transit[11].
  • 1911 marks the founding of Union Station[12].
  • Union Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 47.5987, 'longitude': -122.328}[13].
  • Union Station's significant event is recorded as start of construction[14].
  • Union Station's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[15].
  • Union Station's date of official opening is recorded as May 20, 1911[16].
  • Union Station's date of official closure is recorded as April 30, 1971[17].
  • Union Station's state of use is recorded as decommissioned[18].

Body

Geography

Union Station is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Seattle[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station[5], former railway station[6], and union station[7]. Union Station's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[15].

History and Context

1911 marks the founding of Union Station[12].

Why It Matters

Union Station is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 45569666
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap way id: 45569666, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/45569666 in United States"
  2. 15w ago · Bamyers99 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation → National Register of Historic Places listed place
    Occupant → Sound Transit
    Architect → Daniel J. Patterson
    Date of official opening → +1911-05-20T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Wisaard resource id: 30003"
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