Fairhaven Station

Not to be confused with Ansdell and Fairhaven railway station.

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
Fairhaven Station platform
General information
Location	401 Harris Avenue Bellingham, Washington[1] United States
Coordinates	48.7205°N 122.5111°W / 48.7205; -122.5111
Owned by	Port of Bellingham
Line(s)	BNSF Bellingham Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes; paid
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: BEL
History
Opened	1995
Passengers
FY 2024	64,729[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Mount Vernon toward Eugene Amtrak Cascades Vancouver, British Columbia Terminus
Location

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 the northernmost Amtrak station in the United States.

Boardings and alightings

Year	2011[7]	2012[8]	2013[9]	2014[10]	2015[11]	2016[12]	2017[13]
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%