List of Link Light Rail stations

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Link Light Rail is a light rail system serving the Seattle metropolitan area and operated by Sound Transit. The network consists of 21 stations on two unconnected lines: fifteen on Central Link and six on Tacoma Link. Link stations are located within four cities in King and Pierce counties: eleven in Seattle, five in Tacoma, one in SeaTac and one in Tukwila.[1][2] The two lines had a combined average weekday ridership of 38,918 in 2015, placing it sixteenth among the busiest light rail system in the United States.[3][4] The busiest station by daily ridership is Westlake station in Seattle, while the least busiest is Convention Center/South 15th Street station in Tacoma.[5]

Link began service on August 23, 2003, with the opening of five stations on the 1.6-mile-long (2.6 km) Tacoma Link.[6] The initial, 14-mile-long (23 km) segment of Central Link 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.[7][8] The first infill station of the Link system, Commerce Street/South 11th Street station on Tacoma Link, opened on September 15, 2011.[9] Central Link was extended north 3.15 miles (5.07 km) to the University of Washington on March 19, 2016.[10]

As of 2016, Sound Transit is building three extensions of Central Link that will open between 2016 and 2023 with 14 stations:[11] the 1.6-mile-long (2.6 km) South 200th Link Extension to Angle Lake in SeaTac in 2016;[12] the 4.3-mile-long (6.9 km) Northgate Link Extension to Seattle's Northgate in 2021;[13] and the 14-mile-long (23 km) East Link Extension to Bellevue and Redmond on the Eastside in 2023.[14][15] Additionally, three extensions approved in the 2008 Sound Transit 2 ballot measure have yet to begin construction, but have funding, and are scheduled to open by 2023:[16] the 8.5-mile-long (13.7 km) Lynnwood Link Extension to Lynnwood in Snohomish County;[17] the first phase of the 7.6-mile-long (12.2 km) Federal Way Link Extension to Kent/Des Moines;[18] and a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) extension of Tacoma Link to the Hilltop neighborhood to open in 2022.[19][20] These extensions would add an additional 30 miles (48 km) to the light rail network, carrying an estimated 280,000 daily riders by 2030.[15][21] A planned ballot measure in 2016 would 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 by 2041, carrying 500,000 daily passengers.[22][23]

All Central Link light rail stations are built with 400-foot-long (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;[citation needed] Tacoma Link stations are build 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.[24] 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.[citation needed] Only two current stations, Tacoma Dome Station and Tukwila International Boulevard, have public park and rides; several under construction and planned stations feature park and rides with garages and surface lots.[citation needed]

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.[25] 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.[26] Stations are also required by state law to be identified by simple pictograms,[27][28] 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.[29][30]

Stations

Key
Terminal stations
Current Link Light Rail stations
Station Line[1] Location[2] Opened Weekday ridership
(2015)[5]
Beacon Hill Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Beacon Hill, Seattle July 18, 2009[7] 4,174
Capitol Hill Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Capitol Hill, Seattle March 19, 2016[31]
Columbia City Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Columbia City, Seattle July 18, 2009[7] 3,542
Commerce Street/S 11th St Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Downtown Tacoma September 15, 2011[9] 1,051
Convention Center/S 15th St Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Downtown Tacoma August 23, 2003[6] 564
International District/Chinatown[n 1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chinatown-International District, Seattle July 18, 2009[7][n 2] 6,379
Mount Baker Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mount Baker, Seattle July 18, 2009[7] 4,049
Othello Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. NewHolly, Seattle July 18, 2009[7] 3,940
Pioneer Square Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pioneer Square, Seattle July 18, 2009[7][n 2] 4,134
Rainier Beach Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Rainier Beach, Seattle July 18, 2009[7] 2,725
SeaTac/Airport Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. SeaTac December 19, 2009[8] 10,458
SODO Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. SoDo, Seattle July 18, 2009[7] 2,431
S 25th St Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tacoma August 23, 2003[6] 878
Stadium Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. SoDo, Seattle July 18, 2009[7] 2,200
Tacoma Dome Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tacoma August 23, 2003[6] 2,110
Theater District/S 9th St Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tacoma August 23, 2003[6] 995
Tukwila International Boulevard Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tukwila July 18, 2009[7] 5,808
Union Station/S 19th St Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Downtown Tacoma August 23, 2003[6] 1,433
University of Washington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. University District, Seattle March 19, 2016[31]
University Street Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Downtown Seattle July 18, 2009[7][n 2] 5,295
Westlake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Downtown Seattle July 18, 2009[7][n 2] 12,889

Stations under construction

Key
Terminal stations
Link Light Rail stations under construction
Station Line/Extension Location[2] Began construction Projected completion
Angle Lake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. SeaTac 2013[34] 2016[12]
Bel-Red/130th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bel-Red, Bellevue 2016[15] 2023[14]
Bellevue Downtown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Downtown Bellevue 2016[15] 2023[14]
East Main Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bellevue 2016[15] 2023[14]
Judkins Park Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Central District, Seattle 2016[15] 2023[14]
Mercer Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mercer Island 2016[15] 2023[14]
Northgate Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Northgate, Seattle 2012[35] 2021[13]
Overlake Village Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Overlake, Redmond 2016[15] 2023[14]
Redmond Technology Center Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Overlake, Redmond 2016[15] 2023[14]
Roosevelt Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Roosevelt, Seattle 2012[35] 2021[13]
Spring District/120th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Spring District, Bellevue 2016[15] 2023[14]
South Bellevue Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bellevue 2016[15] 2023[14]
U District Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. University District, Seattle 2012[35] 2021[13]
Wilburton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bellevue 2016[15] 2023[14]

Planned and funded stations

Key
Terminal stations
Link Light Rail stations in planning
Station[n 3] Line/Extension Location[2] Projected completion
Kent/Des Moines Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Midway, Kent 2023[18]
Lynnwood Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Lynnwood 2023[17]
MLK Jr. Way/6th Avenue[36] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (Hilltop Extension) Hilltop, Tacoma 2022[19]
MLK Jr. Way/Division Avenue[36] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (Hilltop Extension) Hilltop, Tacoma 2022[19]
MLK Jr. Way/South 11th Street[36] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (Hilltop Extension) Hilltop, Tacoma 2022[19]
MLK Jr. Way/South 19th Street[36] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (Hilltop Extension) Hilltop, Tacoma 2022[19]
Mountlake Terrace Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mountlake Terrace 2023[17]
NE 145th Street Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Shoreline 2023[17]
NE 185th Street Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. North City, Shoreline 2023[17]
Stadium District[36] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (Hilltop Extension) Stadium District, Tacoma 2022[19]
Stadium Way/South 4th Street[36] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (Hilltop Extension) Stadium District, Tacoma 2022[19]

Deferred and unbuilt stations

Deferred and unbuilt Link Light Rail stations
Station[n 4] Line/Extension Location[2] Deferred/Deleted Notes
220th Street SW Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mountlake Terrace April 23, 2015[37][38]
Boeing Access Road Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tukwila November 18, 1999[39][40] Proposed as part of Sound Transit 3 draft plan, anticipated opening in 2036[41]
First Hill Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. First Hill, Seattle July 28, 2005[42]
Graham Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Brighton, Seattle November 18, 1999[39] Proposed as part of Sound Transit 3 draft plan, anticipated opening in 2036[41]
NE 130th Street Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pinehurst, Seattle April 23, 2015[37][38] Proposed as part of Sound Transit 3 draft plan, listed as a provisional station[43]
Downtown Redmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Redmond May 14, 2009[44] Proposed as part of Sound Transit 3 draft plan, anticipated opening in 2028[41]
South 272nd Street Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kent December 16, 2010[45] Proposed as part of Sound Transit 3 draft plan, anticipated opening in 2028[41]
SE Redmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Redmond May 14, 2009[44] Proposed as part of Sound Transit 3 draft plan, anticipated opening in 2028[41]

Notes

  1. International District/Chinatown Station was renamed from International District Station by the Metropolitan King County Council on October 19, 2004.[32]
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.[33] Light rail service to these stations began with the rest of Central Link on July 18, 2009.[7]
  3. Station names are for planning purposes and subject to change.
  4. Stations were not given official names by the Sound Transit Board prior to their deferral.

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