List of Link light rail stations

Link is a light rail system serving the Seattle metropolitan area and operated by Sound Transit. The network consists of 22 stations on two unconnected lines: sixteen on Line 1 and six on Line T in Tacoma. Link stations are located within four cities in King and Pierce counties: eleven in Seattle, five in Tacoma, two in SeaTac and one in Tukwila.[1][2][3] The two lines had a combined average weekday ridership of 82,783 and total ridership of 26 million in 2019, placing it seventh among the busiest light rail systems in the United States.[4][5] The busiest station by daily ridership is Westlake station in Seattle, while the least busy is Convention Center/South 15th Street station in Tacoma.[6][7]

A map of stations on Line 1, which runs between Angle Lake and the University of Washington in Seattle.

The first Link segment began service on August 23, 2003, with the opening of five stations on the 1.6-mile-long (2.6 km) Tacoma Link (now Line T).[8] The initial, 14-mile-long (23 km) segment of Central Link (now Line 1) with 12 stations was opened from Seattle to Tukwila on July 18, 2009, and was later extended 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to the Seattle–Tacoma International Airport on December 19, 2009.[9][10] The first infill station of the Link system was Commerce Street/South 11th Street station on Line T, which opened on September 15, 2011.[11] Line 1 was extended north 3.15 miles (5.07 km) to the University of Washington on March 19, 2016, and 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south to Angle Lake station on September 24, 2016.[12][13]

As of 2016, Sound Transit is building three extensions of the Link network that will open between 2021 and 2023 with 13 stations:[14] the 4.3-mile-long (6.9 km) Northgate Link Extension to Seattle's Northgate in 2021;[15] and the 14-mile-long (23 km) Blue Line to Bellevue and Redmond on the Eastside in 2023.[16][17] Additionally, three extensions approved in the 2008 Sound Transit 2 ballot measure are scheduled to open by 2024:[18] the 8.5-mile-long (13.7 km) Lynnwood Link Extension to Lynnwood in Snohomish County;[19] the 7.6-mile-long (12.2 km) Federal Way Link Extension to Federal Way;[20] and a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) extension of Line T to the Hilltop neighborhood to open in 2022.[21][22] These extensions would add an additional 30 miles (48 km) to the light rail network, carrying an estimated 280,000 daily riders by 2030.[17][23]

Further expansions approved by Sound Transit 3 in 2016 are planned to expand the light rail network by 58 miles (93 km) and 39 stations to a total of 108 miles (174 km) of track and 70 to 75 stations by 2041, carrying 500,000 daily passengers.[24][25] The light rail network will include lines to Ballard and West Seattle in Seattle in 2035 and 2030, respectively; Kirkland and Issaquah on the Eastside in 2041; an extension of East Link to Downtown Redmond in 2024; and extensions to Everett and Tacoma in 2036 and 2030, respectively.[2] Three infill stations in Seattle and Tukwila will also be built as part of the Sound Transit 3 program.[2]

All Line 1 light rail stations are built with 380-to-400-foot-long (120 to 120 m), 14-inch-high (0.36 m) platforms, arranged in the center or sides of the two tracks, with capacity to handle a four-car train with 95-foot-long (29 m) vehicles;[26][27][28] Line T stations are built with 90-foot-long (27 m), 8-inch-high (0.20 m) platforms that can accommodate a one-car train measuring 66 feet (20 m) in length.[29] The majority of stations are built at-grade on the surface, with the platform elevated slightly above street level; there are also elevated stations and underground stations that include mezzanines (with the exception of Mount Baker station) with access the platform from the surface as well as ticket vending machines and bicycle facilities.[30][31] Only three current stations, Angle Lake, Tacoma Dome Station and Tukwila International Boulevard, have public park and rides;[32][33][34] planned stations on the suburban extensions of Link will incorporate new or existing park and rides.[23][35]

All stations include works of public art as part of the "STart" program, which requires one percent of station construction funds go to art installations.[36] The stations are named in accordance to facility naming guidelines that include using surrounding neighborhoods and street names, avoiding words used by existing facility names, and being limited to 30 characters in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.[37] Stations are also required by state law to be identified by simple pictograms,[38][39] known as "Stellar Connections", that are used in station signage, maps and other printed materials as a wayfinding aid; the icons are composed of points that correspond with local landmarks near Link stations, while also forming a picture that represents the station's identity.[40][41]

Stations

Key
Terminal stations
Current Link light rail stations
Station Line[1] Location[3] Opened Weekday ridership[n 1]
Angle Lake
   Line 1
SeaTac September 24, 2016[13] 3,194
Beacon Hill
   Line 1
Beacon Hill, Seattle July 18, 2009[9] 2,675
Capitol Hill
   Line 1
Capitol Hill, Seattle March 19, 2016[42] 7,116
Columbia City
   Line 1
Columbia City, Seattle July 18, 2009[9] 2,358
Commerce Street/S 11th St
   Line T
Downtown Tacoma September 15, 2011[11] 1,051
Convention Center/S 15th St
   Line T
Downtown Tacoma August 23, 2003[8] 564
International District/Chinatown[n 2]
   Line 1
Chinatown-International District, Seattle July 18, 2009[9][n 3] 5,233
Mount Baker
   Line 1
Mount Baker, Seattle July 18, 2009[9] 2,237
Othello
   Line 1
NewHolly, Seattle July 18, 2009[9] 2,307
Pioneer Square
   Line 1
Pioneer Square, Seattle July 18, 2009[9][n 3] 4,015
Rainier Beach
   Line 1
Rainier Beach, Seattle July 18, 2009[9] 1,858
SeaTac/Airport
   Line 1
SeaTac December 19, 2009[10] 4,777
SODO
   Line 1
SoDo, Seattle July 18, 2009[9] 1,959
S 25th St
   Line T
Tacoma August 23, 2003[8] 878
Stadium
   Line 1
SoDo, Seattle July 18, 2009[9] 1,135
Tacoma Dome
   Line T
Tacoma August 23, 2003[8] 2,110
Theater District/S 9th St
   Line T
Tacoma August 23, 2003[8] 995
Tukwila International Boulevard
   Line 1
Tukwila July 18, 2009[9] 2,603
Union Station/S 19th St
   Line T
Downtown Tacoma August 23, 2003[8] 1,433
University of Washington
   Line 1
University District, Seattle March 19, 2016[42] 9,340
University Street
   Line 1
Downtown Seattle July 18, 2009[9][n 3] 5,284
Westlake
   Line 1
Downtown Seattle July 18, 2009[9][n 3] 10,096

Stations under construction

As of 2019, Sound Transit has four light rail projects under construction: the Northgate Link Extension, scheduled to open in 2021 with three new stations in northern Seattle; the Hilltop Extension in Tacoma; the East Link Extension, scheduled to open in 2023 with ten new stations on the Eastside; and the Lynnwood Link Extension, scheduled to open in 2024 with four new stations in Shoreline and Snohomish County.

Key
Terminal stations
Link light rail stations under construction
Station Line/Extension Location[3] Began construction Projected completion
6th Avenue Hilltop, Tacoma 2018[45] 2022[21]
Bel-Red/130th
   Line 2
Bel-Red, Bellevue 2016[17] 2023[16]
Bellevue Downtown
   Line 2
Downtown Bellevue 2016[17] 2023[16]
East Main
   Line 2
Bellevue 2016[17] 2023[16]
Hilltop District Hilltop, Tacoma 2018[45] 2022[21]
Judkins Park
   Line 2
Central District, Seattle 2016[17] 2023[16]
Lynnwood City Center Lynnwood 2019[19] 2024[19]
Mercer Island
   Line 2
Mercer Island 2016[17] 2023[16]
Mountlake Terrace Mountlake Terrace 2019[19] 2024[19]
Northgate Northgate, Seattle 2012[46] 2021[15]
Old City Hall Hilltop, Tacoma 2018[45] 2022[21]
Overlake Village
   Line 2
Overlake, Redmond 2016[17] 2023[16]
Redmond Technology
   Line 2
Overlake, Redmond 2016[17] 2023[16]
Roosevelt Roosevelt, Seattle 2012[46] 2021[15]
S 4th Stadium District, Tacoma 2018[45] 2022[21]
Shoreline South/145th Shoreline 2019[19] 2024[19]
Shoreline North/185th North City, Shoreline 2019[19] 2024[19]
Spring District/120th
   Line 2
Spring District, Bellevue 2016[17] 2023[16]
South Bellevue
   Line 2
Bellevue 2016[17] 2023[16]
St Joseph † Hilltop, Tacoma 2018[45] 2022[21]
Stadium District Stadium District, Tacoma 2018[45] 2022[21]
Tacoma General Hilltop, Tacoma 2018[45] 2022[21]
U District University District, Seattle 2012[46] 2021[15]
Wilburton
   Line 2
Bellevue 2016[17] 2023[16]

Planned and funded stations

The Sound Transit 3 program, approved by voters in 2016, will expand the Link light rail network to over 116 miles (187 km) and 70 stations when completed in 2041. Other sections of the Sound Transit 2 program, approved by voters in 2008, are anticipated to be complete by 2024.

Key
Terminal stations
Planned Link light rail stations
Station[n 4] Line/Extension Location[3] Projected completion
Ainsworth Tacoma 2039[47]
Alaska Junction †
  West Seattle Link Extension
West Seattle Junction, Seattle 2030[48]
Ash Way
  Everett Link Extension
Lynnwood 2036[49]
Avalon
  West Seattle Link Extension
West Seattle, Seattle 2030[48]
Ballard †
  Ballard Link Extension
Ballard, Seattle 2035[48]
Delridge
  West Seattle Link Extension
Delridge, Seattle 2030[48]
East Tacoma
  Tacoma Dome Link Extension
Tacoma 2030[50]
Boeing Access Road
   Line 1
Tukwila 2031[51]
Central Issaquah †
  South Kirkland–Issaquah Link Extension
Issaquah 2041[52]
Denny
  Ballard Link Extension
Denny Triangle, Seattle 2035[48]
Downtown Redmond Downtown Redmond 2024[53]
East Tacoma
  Tacoma Dome Link Extension
Tacoma 2030[50]
Eastgate
  South Kirkland–Issaquah Link Extension
Eastgate, Bellevue 2041[52]
Everett
  Everett Link Extension
Downtown Everett 2036[49]
Federal Way Federal Way 2024[20]
Fife
  Tacoma Dome Link Extension
Fife 2030[50]
Graham
   Line 1
Brighton, Seattle 2031[51]
Interbay
  Ballard Link Extension
Interbay, Seattle 2035[48]
Kent/Des Moines Midway, Kent 2024[20]
Lakemont[n 5]
  South Kirkland–Issaquah Link Extension
Issaquah 2041[52]
Mariner
  Everett Link Extension
Everett 2036[49]
Midtown
  Ballard Link Extension
Downtown Seattle 2035[48]
NE 130th Street
   Line 1
Pinehurst, Seattle 2031[51]
Pearl Tacoma 2039[47]
Richards Road
  South Kirkland–Issaquah Link Extension
Factoria, Bellevue 2041[52]
SE Redmond Redmond 2024[53]
Seattle Center
  Ballard Link Extension
Lower Queen Anne, Seattle 2035[48]
Smith Cove
  Ballard Link Extension
Interbay, Seattle 2035[48]
South 272nd Street Federal Way 2024[20]
South Federal Way
  Tacoma Dome Link Extension
Federal Way 2030[50]
South Kirkland †
  South Kirkland–Issaquah Link Extension
Kirkland 2041[52]
South Lake Union
  Ballard Link Extension
South Lake Union, Seattle 2035[48]
Sprague Tacoma 2039[47]
SR 99/Airport Road[n 5]
  Everett Link Extension
Everett 2036[49]
SR 526/Evergreen
  Everett Link Extension
Everett 2036[49]
Stevens Tacoma 2039[47]
SW Everett Industrial Center
  Everett Link Extension
Everett 2036[49]
Tacoma Community College † Tacoma 2039[47]
Tacoma Dome
  Tacoma Dome Link Extension
Tacoma 2030[50]
Union Tacoma 2039[47]
West Alderwood
  Everett Link Extension
Lynnwood 2036[49]

Deferred and unbuilt stations

Deferred and unbuilt Link Light Rail stations
Station[n 6] Line/Extension Location[3] Deferred/Deleted
220th Street SW Mountlake Terrace April 23, 2015[54][55]
First Hill First Hill, Seattle July 28, 2005[56]

Notes

  1. Line 1 ridership is calculated from the first quarter of 2017, while Line T ridership is calculated from 2015.[6][7]
  2. International District/Chinatown station was renamed from International District station by the Metropolitan King County Council on October 19, 2004.[43]
  3. Stations in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel opened on September 15, 1990 to bus service and were rebuilt for light rail from 2005 to 2007.[44] Light rail service to these stations began with the rest of Central Link on July 18, 2009.[9]
  4. Station names are for planning purposes and subject to change.
  5. Provisional station that is not funded under the Sound Transit 3 plan.
  6. Stations were not given official names by the Sound Transit Board prior to their deferral.

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