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Light Rail Service is Here

  • The light rail line opens 2009 in two stages: the 13.9-mile segment from Downtown Seattle to Tukwila opened July 18th, and the 1.7-mile extension to Sea-Tac Airport by the end of the year.
  • The Sound Transit Board has adopted fares for Link light rail service. Fares apply on the whole light rail line, including the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel.
  • Sound Transit has started construction on the University Link, March 2009.
  • May 18th, the Olive Way off-ramp from northbound I-5 is closed to traffic for about one year to prepare for U-Link tunneling.
  • Visit Sound Transit's system expansion web site to learn more about how the agency is tackling questions about the future of the region's transit system
  • Watch The Seattle Channel's program City Inside/Out: Light Rail Zoning

  • Sell your extra car and use light rail instead. Earn over $500 of incentives including transit passes and Zipcar discounts through SDOT’s One Less Car Challenge
 
Check out Sound Transit Link light rail animations here

For more detailed information, please visit Sound Transit’s website at www.soundtransit.org or call Sound Transit's Customer Service Line: (888) 889-6368; TTY Relay 711

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