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Link light rail is a regional light rail system operated by Sound Transit in the Seattle metropolitan area, Washington, United States. The network consists of two lines with 22 total stations: Central Link in King County and Tacoma Link in Pierce County. The two lines are not connected and operate with different equipment, station sizes, and capacities. In 2017, the system carried over 24 million passengers, or approximately 75,000 on an average weekday. [1]
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Owner | Sound Transit |
Locale | Seattle, Washington, US |
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Stations | 3 |
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Type | Light rail |
System | Link light rail |
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Line length | 4.3 mi (6.9 km) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | Tunneled and elevated |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Electrification | 1,500 Volts DC, overhead catenary |
Operating speed | 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) |
The Northgate Link Extension is an under construction extension of the Link light rail system in Seattle, Washington, US. Upon opening in 2021, it will extend Red Line service by 4.3 miles (6.9 km) to the University District, Roosevelt, and Northgate. The $1.9 billion project includes the excavation of two 3.4-mile (5.5 km) tunnels from the University of Washington to Maple Leaf.
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Status | Planned |
Owner | Sound Transit |
Locale | Seattle metropolitan area, Washington, U.S. |
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Stations | 4 |
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Type | Light rail |
System | Link light rail |
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Planned opening | 2024 |
Technical | |
Line length | 8.5 mi (13.7 km) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | At grade and elevated |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Electrification | 1,500 Volts DC, overhead catenary |
Operating speed | 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) |
The Lynnwood Link Extension is an under construction light rail project that is part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system in the Seattle metropolitan area. It will run 8.5 miles (13.7 km) along Interstate 5, between Seattle and the the northern suburbs of Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood. The section will extend the 1 Line and 2 Line northward from their existing terminus at Northgate station and includes four new stations opening in 2024, as well as a fifth scheduled to open in 2026.
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Station | Image | Location | Planned opening |
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Northgate | Seattle | 2021 | Elevated | Yes | ||
NE 130th Street | Seattle | 2026 | Elevated | No | ||
Shoreline South/145th | Shoreline | 2024 | Elevated | Yes | ||
Shoreline North/185th | Shoreline | 2024 | At-grade | Yes | ||
Mountlake Terrace | Mountlake Terrace | 2024 | Elevated | Yes | ||
Lynnwood City Center | Lynnwood | 2024 | Elevated | Yes |
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Overview | |
Status | Planned |
Owner | Sound Transit |
Locale | Seattle, Washington, US |
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Stations | 9 |
Service | |
Type | Light rail |
System | Link light rail |
History | |
Planned opening | 2039 |
Technical | |
Line length | 7.1 mi (11.4 km) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | Underground and elevated |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Electrification | 1,500 Volts DC, overhead catenary |
Operating speed | 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) |
The Ballard Link Extension is a planned light rail project in Seattle, Washington, US, expanding part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. The 7.1-mile (11.4 km) long extension is planned to connect Downtown Seattle to South Lake Union, Lower Queen Anne, Interbay, and Ballard, with seven new light rail stations and a new downtown tunnel. It is part of the Sound Transit 3 program, approved by voters in 2016, and is planned to open in 2039.
Ballard was originally an independent city and was connected to Downtown Seattle by an interurban railway built in 1891 by the West Street and North End Electric Railway, running through the Interbay and Lower Queen Anne neighborhoods of Seattle.[ citation needed] Ballard was annexed by Seattle in 1907 and connected to the municipal streetcar system in 1914 by the Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Company.[ citation needed] Ballard's streetcars were replaced by trolleybuses on June 30, 1940, after the opening of the new Ballard Bridge, and operated as Route 15 of the Seattle Transit System. [1]
During the 20th century, several attempts to build a rapid transit system in the Seattle metropolitan area were made by city boosters, some of which included Ballard as a major destination. Civic planner Virgil Bogue's rejected 1911 comprehensive plan envisioned a subway line from Downtown Seattle to Golden Gardens Park at Northwest 85th Street, with elevated stations in Lower Queen Anne, Interbay, and Ballard. [2]
The Ballard Extension will be a continuation of the Central Link light rail line serving Tacoma, South King County, and the Rainier Valley. In the project's preliminary design, the tunnel begins adjacent to the current Stadium station at 5th Avenue South and Royal Brougham Way. [21] The tunnel runs parallel to the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, which carries the Red and Blue lines, and stops at the expanded International District/Chinatown station. It continues north on 5th Avenue, stopping at a station at Madison Street, and then drifts to 6th Avenue, intersecting with the current Westlake station at Pine Street. The tunnel turns onto Westlake Avenue North, stopping near Denny Way, and makes a westward turn onto Republican Street, with a station near Aurora Avenue. It crosses under the Seattle Center and stops on its west side in the Lower Queen Anne area, before emerging onto an elevated guideway over Elliott Avenue West. [22] Trains would stop at stations near the Smith Cove Cruise Ship Terminal and near West Dravus Street in Interbay before crossing the Lake Washington Ship Canal on a movable, 70-foot (21 m) bridge adjacent to the Ballard Bridge. [23] The line would terminate at a station near the intersection of 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest Market Street in Ballard. [24]
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Overview | |
Status | Planned |
Owner | Sound Transit |
Locale | Seattle metropolitan area, Washington, US |
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Stations | 25 (9 new, 1 provisional) |
Service | |
Type | Light rail |
System | Link light rail |
History | |
Planned opening | 2032 (West Seattle) 2037 (Southwest Everett) 2041 (Downtown Everett) |
Technical | |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | Underground, elevated, and surface |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Electrification | 1,500 Volts DC, overhead catenary |
Operating speed | 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) |
3 Line (colored magenta) is a future light rail line in the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington, planned as part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. It will connect Everett and Snohomish County to Downtown Seattle and West Seattle. The line is planned to share tracks with the 2 Line from southern Everett to International District/Chinatown station. [1]
The line is planned to reuse existing tracks that are part of the 1 Line and its future expansions; the 1 Line will then be rerouted through a new Downtown Seattle tunnel to be built for the Ballard Link Extension. The 16.3-mile (26.2 km) Everett Link Extension to the north of Lynnwood will have six stations and is scheduled to open between 2037 and 2041. The 4.7-mile-long (7.6 km) West Seattle Link Extension will include three new stations southwest of SODO station and is scheduled to open in 2032. The 3 Line was created as part of the Sound Transit 3 program, approved by voters in 2016, which included both projects.
The Everett Link Extension and West Seattle Link Extension are part of the Sound Transit 3 program, which was a ballot measure approved by voters on November 8, 2016. They were preceded by prior rail services in the early 20th century and various proposals to build a regional rapid transit system before the formation of Sound Transit in 1993. Buses also operate on both corridors with express and local service.
Daily passenger train service between Seattle and Everett in Snohomish County was operated by the Great Northern Railway as part of longer intercity routes to Vancouver and Chicago. [2] [3] An electric interurban railway, named the Seattle–Everett Interurban, opened in 1910 and ran 29 miles (47 km) on an inland route that took 90 minutes to traverse from end to end. The route generally operated with hourly trains until it was discontinued in 1939; its right-of-way was later reused to build the Interurban Trail in the 1990s and 2000s. [4] Intercity bus service to Downtown Seattle and the University of Washington campus was provided by Metro Transit commuter buses on the Interstate 5 corridor, which Community Transit took over in 1976. [5] [6] A set of Sound Transit Express routes contracted to Community Transit debuted in 1999; [7] they carried 9,000 daily riders in 2019, while Community Transit's commuter routes carried X per day.
All names provisional
Resources: Station Planning Progress Report (Jan 2022)
Source for preferred alternative (PA): July 2022 Motion [39]
The Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) is a future light rail project that is part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system.
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Judkins Park is a future light rail station located in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is planned to open in 2024 and will be served by the 2 Line of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. The station is located in the median of Interstate 90 between Rainier Avenue and 23rd Avenue in the Atlantic neighborhood of south-central Seattle.
The site was formerly the Rainier Freeway Station, a median bus station served by King County Metro and Sound Transit Express buses. The bus station opened in 1992 and was constructed as part of the last phase of Interstate 90.
East entrance | Exit to 23rd Avenue, ticket vending machines, drop-off area | |
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West entrance | Exit to Rainier Avenue, ticket vending machines |
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Location | Interstate 90 and 77th/80th Avenue SE Mercer Island, Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mercer Island is a future light rail station located in Mercer Island, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. The site is currently home to the Mercer Island Park and Ride, a park and ride that is served by King County Metro and Sound Transit Express buses. The light rail station, which began construction in 2017, will open in 2024 as part of the East Link Extension.
Street level | To Exits/Entrances, ticket vending machines | |
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Street level | Entrance/Exit, bus bays, park and ride garage |
The 4 Line, approved as part of Sound Transit 3 in 2016, is planned to interline with the 2 Line through Bellevue when it opens in the 2040s. An early concept envisions a second platform and third track at South Bellevue station to handle transfers between the lines. [1]
East Main station is a future light rail station in Bellevue, Washington, United States. It is part of the 2 Line of the Link light rail system operated by Sound Transit in the Seattle metropolitan area. The station consists of two at-grade side platforms along 112th Avenue Southeast near Main Street; it is planned to open in 2024 as part of the first phase of the 2 Line.
The station is located on the west side of 112th Avenue Southeast south of Main Street; it is bordered to the west by the residential Surrey Downs neighborhood. [1]
Metro Transit, the countywide bus operator for King County, began development of permanent park and ride lots in the 1970s and selected Wilburton in Bellevue as one of 18 potential markets. [4] [5]
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Overlake Village is a future light rail station in the Overlake neighborhood of Redmond, Washington, United States. It is scheduled to open in 2024 as part of the 2 Line (originally the East Link Extension) and is one stop westbound of the line's initial eastern terminus at Redmond Technology station. The station will consist of two side platforms located along State Route 520 at 152nd Avenue Northeast, south of the Microsoft Redmond campus.
Overlake Village station is located along the south side of State Route 520, east of its interchange with 148th Avenue Northeast.
The station consists of two side platforms on the south side of State Route 520, adjacent to the intersection of 152nd Avenue Northeast and Da Vinci Avenue. The station will have two entrances on the west and east ends of the eastbound platform, with an at-grade crossing to access the westbound platform. A passenger drop-off area will be located on Da Vinci Avenue, which will have a temporary roundabout until it is extended south from the station. A 500-foot (150 m) bicycle and pedestrian bridge connects to the west side of State Route 520, [21] with its stairs and ramp covering a bicycle cage adjacent to a pedestrian plaza. [22] [23] The bridge opened in January 2024 and its main span is 260 feet (79 m) long. [7]
Graham Street | |
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General information | |
Location | Martin Luther King Jr. Way South & South Graham Street Seattle, Washington, US |
Owned by | Sound Transit |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Connections | King County Metro |
Construction | |
Structure type | Surface |
History | |
Opening | 2031 (proposed) |
Graham Street is future light rail station in Seattle, Washington, US.
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General information | |
Location | 5th Avenue and Madison Street Seattle, Washington, US |
Owned by | Sound Transit |
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Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Connections | King County Metro |
Construction | |
Structure type | Surface |
History | |
Opening | 2037 (proposed) |
Midtown is future Link light rail station in Seattle, Washington, US. It would serve part of Downtown Seattle, near the intersection of 5th Avenue and Madison Street.
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Link light rail station | |
General information | |
Location |
Madison Street and Boylston Avenue Seattle, Washington, US |
Operated by | Sound Transit |
Line(s) | |
Platforms | 1 split island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Underground |
Key dates | |
Deleted | July 28, 2005[1] |
First Hill was a planned light rail station serving the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. The station, located under the intersection of Madison Street and Boylston Avenue, would have consisted of a split island platform situated 215 feet (66 m) under street level, connected to the surface by high-speed elevators. [2]
First Hill station, conceived as part of the initial light rail system in the 1990s, was reorganized under the University Link Extension from Downtown Seattle to the University District in the early 2000s. It was to serve a major employment center, including nearby hospitals and the Seattle University campus, and one of the region's most densely populated neighborhoods. In 2005, Sound Transit determined that construction of the station would pose major risks to the project's schedule and jeopardized key federal grants. The Sound Transit Board voted to remove the station from the light rail project and replace it with an alternative transit system. The First Hill Streetcar, funded by Sound Transit, opened in 2016 to serve the neighborhood, in part as a replacement for the deleted station.
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Seattle, Washington, a major US city that was established in 1859, has seen several official plans in the 20th century to build a rapid transit system to serve the city. The city had traditionally been served by a streetcar network that was dissolved in 1941 and later a bus network that grew under various public agencies.
The rapid transit element of the Forward Thrust referendums, put before voters Seattle, Washington, in 1968 and 1970, would have consisted of a 47-mile (76 km) rail system and bus improvements.
The Link light rail system is a public transit network serving the Seattle metropolitan area of Washington, United States. Sound Transit, which manages the system, was established in 1996 and funds light rail expansion through the use of voter-approved spending packages.
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Link light rail is a regional light rail system operated by Sound Transit in the Seattle metropolitan area, Washington, United States. The network consists of two lines with 22 total stations: Central Link in King County and Tacoma Link in Pierce County. The two lines are not connected and operate with different equipment, station sizes, and capacities. In 2017, the system carried over 24 million passengers, or approximately 75,000 on an average weekday. [1]
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Owner | Sound Transit |
Locale | Seattle, Washington, US |
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Stations | 3 |
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Type | Light rail |
System | Link light rail |
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Line length | 4.3 mi (6.9 km) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | Tunneled and elevated |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Electrification | 1,500 Volts DC, overhead catenary |
Operating speed | 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) |
The Northgate Link Extension is an under construction extension of the Link light rail system in Seattle, Washington, US. Upon opening in 2021, it will extend Red Line service by 4.3 miles (6.9 km) to the University District, Roosevelt, and Northgate. The $1.9 billion project includes the excavation of two 3.4-mile (5.5 km) tunnels from the University of Washington to Maple Leaf.
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Status | Planned |
Owner | Sound Transit |
Locale | Seattle metropolitan area, Washington, U.S. |
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Stations | 4 |
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Type | Light rail |
System | Link light rail |
History | |
Planned opening | 2024 |
Technical | |
Line length | 8.5 mi (13.7 km) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | At grade and elevated |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Electrification | 1,500 Volts DC, overhead catenary |
Operating speed | 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) |
The Lynnwood Link Extension is an under construction light rail project that is part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system in the Seattle metropolitan area. It will run 8.5 miles (13.7 km) along Interstate 5, between Seattle and the the northern suburbs of Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood. The section will extend the 1 Line and 2 Line northward from their existing terminus at Northgate station and includes four new stations opening in 2024, as well as a fifth scheduled to open in 2026.
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Station | Image | Location | Planned opening |
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Northgate | Seattle | 2021 | Elevated | Yes | ||
NE 130th Street | Seattle | 2026 | Elevated | No | ||
Shoreline South/145th | Shoreline | 2024 | Elevated | Yes | ||
Shoreline North/185th | Shoreline | 2024 | At-grade | Yes | ||
Mountlake Terrace | Mountlake Terrace | 2024 | Elevated | Yes | ||
Lynnwood City Center | Lynnwood | 2024 | Elevated | Yes |
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Overview | |
Status | Planned |
Owner | Sound Transit |
Locale | Seattle, Washington, US |
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Stations | 9 |
Service | |
Type | Light rail |
System | Link light rail |
History | |
Planned opening | 2039 |
Technical | |
Line length | 7.1 mi (11.4 km) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | Underground and elevated |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Electrification | 1,500 Volts DC, overhead catenary |
Operating speed | 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) |
The Ballard Link Extension is a planned light rail project in Seattle, Washington, US, expanding part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. The 7.1-mile (11.4 km) long extension is planned to connect Downtown Seattle to South Lake Union, Lower Queen Anne, Interbay, and Ballard, with seven new light rail stations and a new downtown tunnel. It is part of the Sound Transit 3 program, approved by voters in 2016, and is planned to open in 2039.
Ballard was originally an independent city and was connected to Downtown Seattle by an interurban railway built in 1891 by the West Street and North End Electric Railway, running through the Interbay and Lower Queen Anne neighborhoods of Seattle.[ citation needed] Ballard was annexed by Seattle in 1907 and connected to the municipal streetcar system in 1914 by the Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Company.[ citation needed] Ballard's streetcars were replaced by trolleybuses on June 30, 1940, after the opening of the new Ballard Bridge, and operated as Route 15 of the Seattle Transit System. [1]
During the 20th century, several attempts to build a rapid transit system in the Seattle metropolitan area were made by city boosters, some of which included Ballard as a major destination. Civic planner Virgil Bogue's rejected 1911 comprehensive plan envisioned a subway line from Downtown Seattle to Golden Gardens Park at Northwest 85th Street, with elevated stations in Lower Queen Anne, Interbay, and Ballard. [2]
The Ballard Extension will be a continuation of the Central Link light rail line serving Tacoma, South King County, and the Rainier Valley. In the project's preliminary design, the tunnel begins adjacent to the current Stadium station at 5th Avenue South and Royal Brougham Way. [21] The tunnel runs parallel to the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, which carries the Red and Blue lines, and stops at the expanded International District/Chinatown station. It continues north on 5th Avenue, stopping at a station at Madison Street, and then drifts to 6th Avenue, intersecting with the current Westlake station at Pine Street. The tunnel turns onto Westlake Avenue North, stopping near Denny Way, and makes a westward turn onto Republican Street, with a station near Aurora Avenue. It crosses under the Seattle Center and stops on its west side in the Lower Queen Anne area, before emerging onto an elevated guideway over Elliott Avenue West. [22] Trains would stop at stations near the Smith Cove Cruise Ship Terminal and near West Dravus Street in Interbay before crossing the Lake Washington Ship Canal on a movable, 70-foot (21 m) bridge adjacent to the Ballard Bridge. [23] The line would terminate at a station near the intersection of 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest Market Street in Ballard. [24]
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Status | Planned |
Owner | Sound Transit |
Locale | Seattle metropolitan area, Washington, US |
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Stations | 25 (9 new, 1 provisional) |
Service | |
Type | Light rail |
System | Link light rail |
History | |
Planned opening | 2032 (West Seattle) 2037 (Southwest Everett) 2041 (Downtown Everett) |
Technical | |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | Underground, elevated, and surface |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Electrification | 1,500 Volts DC, overhead catenary |
Operating speed | 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) |
3 Line (colored magenta) is a future light rail line in the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington, planned as part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. It will connect Everett and Snohomish County to Downtown Seattle and West Seattle. The line is planned to share tracks with the 2 Line from southern Everett to International District/Chinatown station. [1]
The line is planned to reuse existing tracks that are part of the 1 Line and its future expansions; the 1 Line will then be rerouted through a new Downtown Seattle tunnel to be built for the Ballard Link Extension. The 16.3-mile (26.2 km) Everett Link Extension to the north of Lynnwood will have six stations and is scheduled to open between 2037 and 2041. The 4.7-mile-long (7.6 km) West Seattle Link Extension will include three new stations southwest of SODO station and is scheduled to open in 2032. The 3 Line was created as part of the Sound Transit 3 program, approved by voters in 2016, which included both projects.
The Everett Link Extension and West Seattle Link Extension are part of the Sound Transit 3 program, which was a ballot measure approved by voters on November 8, 2016. They were preceded by prior rail services in the early 20th century and various proposals to build a regional rapid transit system before the formation of Sound Transit in 1993. Buses also operate on both corridors with express and local service.
Daily passenger train service between Seattle and Everett in Snohomish County was operated by the Great Northern Railway as part of longer intercity routes to Vancouver and Chicago. [2] [3] An electric interurban railway, named the Seattle–Everett Interurban, opened in 1910 and ran 29 miles (47 km) on an inland route that took 90 minutes to traverse from end to end. The route generally operated with hourly trains until it was discontinued in 1939; its right-of-way was later reused to build the Interurban Trail in the 1990s and 2000s. [4] Intercity bus service to Downtown Seattle and the University of Washington campus was provided by Metro Transit commuter buses on the Interstate 5 corridor, which Community Transit took over in 1976. [5] [6] A set of Sound Transit Express routes contracted to Community Transit debuted in 1999; [7] they carried 9,000 daily riders in 2019, while Community Transit's commuter routes carried X per day.
All names provisional
Resources: Station Planning Progress Report (Jan 2022)
Source for preferred alternative (PA): July 2022 Motion [39]
The Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) is a future light rail project that is part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system.
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Judkins Park is a future light rail station located in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is planned to open in 2024 and will be served by the 2 Line of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. The station is located in the median of Interstate 90 between Rainier Avenue and 23rd Avenue in the Atlantic neighborhood of south-central Seattle.
The site was formerly the Rainier Freeway Station, a median bus station served by King County Metro and Sound Transit Express buses. The bus station opened in 1992 and was constructed as part of the last phase of Interstate 90.
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West entrance | Exit to Rainier Avenue, ticket vending machines |
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Location | Interstate 90 and 77th/80th Avenue SE Mercer Island, Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Sound Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opening | 2024 | (planned)||||||||||||||||||||
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Mercer Island is a future light rail station located in Mercer Island, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. The site is currently home to the Mercer Island Park and Ride, a park and ride that is served by King County Metro and Sound Transit Express buses. The light rail station, which began construction in 2017, will open in 2024 as part of the East Link Extension.
Street level | To Exits/Entrances, ticket vending machines | |
Platform level |
Westbound | ←
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Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | →
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Platform level |
Westbound | ←
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Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | →
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Street level | Entrance/Exit, bus bays, park and ride garage |
The 4 Line, approved as part of Sound Transit 3 in 2016, is planned to interline with the 2 Line through Bellevue when it opens in the 2040s. An early concept envisions a second platform and third track at South Bellevue station to handle transfers between the lines. [1]
East Main station is a future light rail station in Bellevue, Washington, United States. It is part of the 2 Line of the Link light rail system operated by Sound Transit in the Seattle metropolitan area. The station consists of two at-grade side platforms along 112th Avenue Southeast near Main Street; it is planned to open in 2024 as part of the first phase of the 2 Line.
The station is located on the west side of 112th Avenue Southeast south of Main Street; it is bordered to the west by the residential Surrey Downs neighborhood. [1]
Metro Transit, the countywide bus operator for King County, began development of permanent park and ride lots in the 1970s and selected Wilburton in Bellevue as one of 18 potential markets. [4] [5]
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Location | State Route 520 and 152nd Avenue NE Redmond, Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Sound Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Overlake Village is a future light rail station in the Overlake neighborhood of Redmond, Washington, United States. It is scheduled to open in 2024 as part of the 2 Line (originally the East Link Extension) and is one stop westbound of the line's initial eastern terminus at Redmond Technology station. The station will consist of two side platforms located along State Route 520 at 152nd Avenue Northeast, south of the Microsoft Redmond campus.
Overlake Village station is located along the south side of State Route 520, east of its interchange with 148th Avenue Northeast.
The station consists of two side platforms on the south side of State Route 520, adjacent to the intersection of 152nd Avenue Northeast and Da Vinci Avenue. The station will have two entrances on the west and east ends of the eastbound platform, with an at-grade crossing to access the westbound platform. A passenger drop-off area will be located on Da Vinci Avenue, which will have a temporary roundabout until it is extended south from the station. A 500-foot (150 m) bicycle and pedestrian bridge connects to the west side of State Route 520, [21] with its stairs and ramp covering a bicycle cage adjacent to a pedestrian plaza. [22] [23] The bridge opened in January 2024 and its main span is 260 feet (79 m) long. [7]
Graham Street | |
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Future Link light rail station | |
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Location | Martin Luther King Jr. Way South & South Graham Street Seattle, Washington, US |
Owned by | Sound Transit |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Connections | King County Metro |
Construction | |
Structure type | Surface |
History | |
Opening | 2031 (proposed) |
Graham Street is future light rail station in Seattle, Washington, US.
Midtown | |
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Proposed Link light rail station | |
General information | |
Location | 5th Avenue and Madison Street Seattle, Washington, US |
Owned by | Sound Transit |
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Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Connections | King County Metro |
Construction | |
Structure type | Surface |
History | |
Opening | 2037 (proposed) |
Midtown is future Link light rail station in Seattle, Washington, US. It would serve part of Downtown Seattle, near the intersection of 5th Avenue and Madison Street.
First Hill | |
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Link light rail station | |
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Location |
Madison Street and Boylston Avenue Seattle, Washington, US |
Operated by | Sound Transit |
Line(s) | |
Platforms | 1 split island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Underground |
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Deleted | July 28, 2005[1] |
First Hill was a planned light rail station serving the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. The station, located under the intersection of Madison Street and Boylston Avenue, would have consisted of a split island platform situated 215 feet (66 m) under street level, connected to the surface by high-speed elevators. [2]
First Hill station, conceived as part of the initial light rail system in the 1990s, was reorganized under the University Link Extension from Downtown Seattle to the University District in the early 2000s. It was to serve a major employment center, including nearby hospitals and the Seattle University campus, and one of the region's most densely populated neighborhoods. In 2005, Sound Transit determined that construction of the station would pose major risks to the project's schedule and jeopardized key federal grants. The Sound Transit Board voted to remove the station from the light rail project and replace it with an alternative transit system. The First Hill Streetcar, funded by Sound Transit, opened in 2016 to serve the neighborhood, in part as a replacement for the deleted station.
Nearest stop: Broadway & Marion
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Seattle, Washington, a major US city that was established in 1859, has seen several official plans in the 20th century to build a rapid transit system to serve the city. The city had traditionally been served by a streetcar network that was dissolved in 1941 and later a bus network that grew under various public agencies.
The rapid transit element of the Forward Thrust referendums, put before voters Seattle, Washington, in 1968 and 1970, would have consisted of a 47-mile (76 km) rail system and bus improvements.
The Link light rail system is a public transit network serving the Seattle metropolitan area of Washington, United States. Sound Transit, which manages the system, was established in 1996 and funds light rail expansion through the use of voter-approved spending packages.