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The Monorail travels directly between Westlake Center (5th and Pine Street) and Seattle Center (adjacent to Space Needle and the Museum of Popular Culture). It is America's first full-scale commercial monorail system. The Monorail departs approximately every 10 minutes.
Sep 5, 2019 · Passengers boarding the Seattle Center Monorail could use ORCA transit-fare cards as payment beginning Oct. 7 under a plan that also raises fares. F ares would increase to $3 for one-way trips for ...
1965 City of Seattle purchases the Monorail system from Century 21 Center, Inc. for $600,000, and Seattle Center becomes a department of the City of Seattle. 1967 The NBA Seattle Supersonics plays its first game in the Coliseum on October 13.
Jun 27, 2022 · Seattle Center Monorail is the nation’s first full-scale commercial monorail system providing a fun, quick and convenient link between downtown Seattle and Seattle Center. The current hours of operation are: Monday through Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday: 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Ride the Monorail Between Seattle Center and Downtown Seattle. 370 Thomas Street, Suite 200 Seattle, Washington 98109. (206) 905-2600. Traveling high above the city streets the Monorail provides a fast, fun, and convenient link between Seattle Center and the heart of downtown Seattle.
The Monorail travels directly between Westlake Center (5th and Pine Street) and Seattle Center (adjacent to Space Needle and the Museum of Popular Culture). It is America's first full-scale commercial monorail system. The Monorail departs approximately every 10 minutes.
The Seattle Center Monorail consists of two four-car trains that traverse the 1.2-mile elevated track of pre-stressed, precast concrete “guide-way beams” in 95 seconds. Each train was designed to ride upon 64 rubber pneumatic tires, with 16 load-carrying tires on top of the beams and 48 guide tires gripping the sides.
