Seattle Light Rail Expansion
New light rail bus rapid transit and commuter rail service will come.
Seattle light rail expansion. This map was created by a user. Seattle voters also pumped the brakes on that plan deeming it far too expensive for a city then only cresting 237 000 people. But today just as outreach gets underway for sound transit 3 plans to. Sound transit is building 14 new light rail stations with service to west seattle in 2030 and ballard in 2035.
Learn how to create your own. The new light rail lines and transit tunnel which will run under. We want to be transparent with you about what we are doing in support of west seattle and ballard light rail expansion. Future light rail extensions will use line 3 magenta and line 4 purple alongside new names for sounder and bus rapid transit services.
The new light rail lines and transit tunnel under downtown south lake union and seattle center uptown is the largest transit investment in our city s history. A new naming scheme will come into effect in 2021 using line 1 green for the existing line in seattle line 2 blue for east link and line t orange for tacoma link. With voter approval in 1996 2008 and 2016 sound transit is building the most ambitious transit expansion in the country with new service opening every. The following documents are quarterly reports and other notes that reflect our activities decision making and what we have heard while listening to and talking with you and other people in the community.
West seattle and ballard light rail expansion racial equity engagement q2 2020 status report project background sound transit is building new light rail stations serving 14 stations with service to west seattle in 2030 and ballard in 2035. System expansion planning and building fast reliable transit new voter approved link light rail sounder train and st express bus rapid transit projects are underway. Operations and maintenance facility east. When east link opens in 2023 passengers will be able to ride almost 40 miles of fast reliable light rail from the eastside to downtown seattle and northgate and to sea tac airport and angle lake.
Sound transit light rail expansion creating connected communities. Every 6 minutes in peak hours.