Link light rail
| Link light rail | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Owner | Sound Transit | ||
| Locale | Seattle metropolitan area, Washington, U.S. | ||
| Transit type | Light rail | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 48[1] | ||
| Daily ridership | 125,900 (weekdays, 2025)[2] | ||
| Annual ridership | 30,835,272 (2024)[3] | ||
| Website | soundtransit | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | August 22, 2003 | ||
| Operator(s) | Sound Transit, King County Metro | ||
| Number of vehicles | 226 | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 54.85 mi (88.27 km)[2] | ||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | Overhead line; | ||
| Top speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) | ||
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The Link light rail is a light rail system in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington, and is part of Sound Transit. It opened on August 22, 2003. It has a total of 48 stations, has a total length of 54.85 miles (88.27 km), and has three lines.
These lines are the 1 Line (formerly Central Link), which opened on July 18, 2009, has 26 stations and travels for 40.95 miles (65.90 km) between Lynnwood, Seattle, Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, and Federal Way; the 2 Line, which opened on April 27, 2024, has 10 stations and travels for 10 miles (16 km) between Bellevue and Redmond; and the T Line (formerly Tacoma Link), in the city of Tacoma, a streetcar line, which opened on August 22, 2003, has 12 stations and runs for 4 miles (6.4 km).
None of the lines are connected to each other yet, but are planned to be connected to each other in the future.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Link light rail stations". Sound Transit. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
- 1 2 Sound Transit Agency Safety Plan (PDF) (Report). Sound Transit. September 2025. pp. 33–40. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
- ↑ "2024 Sound Transit Annual Report" (PDF). Sound Transit. May 2025. pp. 5–6, 12–13, 38–39. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
Other websites
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