University Link Light Rail

University link will serve the three largest urban centers in the state of washington downtown seattle capitol hill and the university district.

University link light rail. With stops in south seattle neighborhoods the stadium district the international district chinatown and downtown locations it s a great option for travelers. This is the north extension of the seattle central link light rail project to the university of washington and the u district. The university link tunnel is a 3 15 mile 5 07 km light rail tunnel in seattle washington the twin bore tunnel carries link light rail service on the university link extension of central link now line 1 running from the downtown seattle transit tunnel to university of washington station via capitol hill station the 21 ft wide 6 4 m tunnels are lined with precast gasketed concrete. Link frequency reduced due to covid 19 until further notice link light rail trains are scheduled to arrive every 20 minutes on weekdays until 9 p m.

Sound transit s link light rail extends from the city of seatac to the university of washington and is constantly expanding to help passengers experience the puget sound region. University street is a light rail station that is part of the downtown seattle transit tunnel in seattle washington united states the station is located under 3rd avenue at university street near benaroya hall and is served by sound transit s line 1 it is located between westlake and pioneer square stations and has surface connections to buses operated by king county metro and other providers. The twin precast concrete segment tunnels are approximately 3 800 ft. By 2030 the university link line alone is projected to add 70 000 boardings a day to the light rail system.

University link extends the existing light rail service from capitol hill to downtown seattle and the airport. University of washington station this underground station is located next to husky stadium and the platforms are big enough to handle game day crowds. Link light rail stations. And every 30 minutes on nights and weekends.

Sound transit s 3 mile 1 8 billion tunnel will connect husky stadium to capitol hill and westlake. Each and were excavated via earth pressure balance tunnel boring machine epbtbm. The university link u link project extends sound transit s light rail system northward from downtown seattle to the city s university district. Passenger service on the new university link light rail extension will begin march 19.

Modern elevators and escalators connect the platforms to the nearby campus uw medical center and surrounding neighborhoods. This is a subset of the final north extension to northgate while the 1996 vote that passed sound move did propose a line all the way to northgate budget and technical issues especially tunneling under capitol hill and the montlake.