Seattle Monorail Advertising

Advertising that Commands Attention

Pacific Outdoor is pleased to offer businesses the opportunity to align their brands, products, and services with a historic downtown Seattle icon – the Monorail. Whether commuting to work, connecting with downtown’s many activities, riding alongside thousands of visiting tourists, or avoiding traffic congestion, the Monorail is a fun and efficient means of transportation in Seattle. Our new OOH and DOOH formats include full train exterior advertising wraps and state-of-the-art digital transit advertising displays reaching over 2 million annual Monorail riders as well as core downtown Seattle residents, commuters, and tourists. Our Monorail advertising inventory allows marketers to improve brand awareness, increase foot traffic, and drive sales. Contact our sales team for rates, products, and availability for our Monorail advertising inventory.

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The Seattle Monorail

The Monorail was built as a demonstration project for mass transit for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. Today, the monorail provides easy access to and from the heart of the city and the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Link Light Rail) as it runs for 0.9 miles to Seattle Center. Seattle Center is home to more than 30 sports, cultural, entertainment, and recreational facilities including:

Climate Pledge Arena
Pacific Science Center
Experience Museum Project (EMP)
Armory
MoPOP
Seattle Space Needle

Together with a broad range of public and community programs, thousands of events are held on the 74-acre campus and attract over 12 million visitors each year.

A Long 2-Minute Trip

The Monorail is located in the heart of Washington’s most populous county – King County. Beginning at Westlake Retail Center and Transit hub in Downtown Seattle, the train runs northwesterly above 5th Avenue for ten blocks through Belltown, which is a hip area of high-rise condos, galleries, trendy shops, bars, cafes, and restaurants. Turning sharply north at Denny Way, the Monorail continues above 5th Avenue, North for two blocks in the shadow of the Space Needle, along the eastern edge of Seattle Center. At Thomas Street, the Monorail turns sharply west, enters the Seattle Center grounds, and runs through a portal in the Experience Music Project (EMP). Immediately after passing through the EMP, the Monorail ends at the Seattle Center.

Seattle Monorail Advertising Quick Stats

2 million passengers annually, which is expected to increase by at least 25% with the new arena
6,000 Passengers per hour
250 Passengers per train
An estimated 25% of people attending events at the Climate Pledge Arena will take public transportation
Climate Pledge Arena hosts 220+ events a year

Monorail Advertising Inventory

Train Advertising Wraps

Pacific Outdoor Advertising offers full exterior train advertising wraps on each of the Seattle Monorail’s two four-car trains. Train advertising wraps achieve pedestrian and vehicular exposure by combining the large scale of traditional billboards with market penetration and movement. Their customized design provides eye-catching attention and added promotional value too. Please contact us for media and production costs, timelines, and other details on this Monorail advertising option.

Westlake Station Digital Displays

More than 10 million local commuters each year connect at Westlake Retail Center via light rail, monorail, bus, and streetcar, making it the transportation hub for downtown Seattle. Pacific Outdoor offers ribbon-style digital train station billboard displays located strategically over the monorail train platform boarding area as well as above the station entrances and exits making them impossible to miss! Digital display ads run on a cycle of ten 8-second ad spots. A small portion of the display time is utilized for train information, schedules, public service, and emergency messaging, which makes this display both necessary and entertaining.

Seattle Center Station Digital Displays

The Seattle Center Monorail station maintains its original open-air design with three elevated platforms and two entrances. Monorail ridership is now high all year round with the completion of Climate Pledge Arena which hosts concerts and events all year round as well as home games for the Seattle Kraken during NHL hockey season (September – June). Tourist season, summer and fall, bring annual events in the parks such as the Bumbershoot concert and the Bite of Seattle, and tourists continuously visit major attractions such as the Space Needle, Pacific Science Museum, Chihuly Garden and Glass, and the Experience Music Project Museum that all surround the Seattle Center Station. Major crowds and minimal parking options make riding the Monorail to events and attractions a logical and easy option. To connect with these riders, Pacific Outdoor offers 10 can’t-miss digital train station billboard screens on the platform of the Seattle Center station. Our network of digital train station billboard screens runs a cycle of ten 8-second ad spots, on all 10 displays.

Ready to Dramatically Improve Your Brand Awareness in Seattle?

If you are looking to reach downtown Seattle tourists and commuters, there’s no better way to advertise to your next customer than the Seattle Monorail. Our monorail advertising OOH and DOOH inventory commands the attention of riders and pedestrians, putting your brand center stage. Contact us today and one of our sales professionals will help you build a Monorail advertising campaign that best fits your budget and goals.

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