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Tacoma

Seattle

Bellevue

Lynnwood

Tacoma Dome

MercerIsland

Rainier

University ofWashington

SeaTac/Airport

SODO

Stadium

Pioneer Square

WestlakeUniversity Street

International District/Chinatown

Angle Lake

Kent/DesMoines

S 272nd

Union Station/S 19thConvention Center/S 15thCommerce Street/S 11thTheater District/S 9th

S 25th

Northgate

145th

Federal Way

Mountlake Terrace

U District

Roosevelt

Downtown Bellevue

SouthBellevue

First Hill

Capitol Hill

Shoreline

East Main

Beacon Hill

Mount Baker

Columbia City

Othello

Rainier Beach

Tukwila/International Blvd

RedmondOverlake Transit Center

SE Redmond

DowntownRedmond

Hospital

130th120th

Overlake Village

Link Light RailLink (SeaTac/Airport–Westlake/Seattle)

Tacoma Link (Tacoma Dome–Theater District)

Under Construction In DesignIn Planning/Planned

Supporting InvestmentsPark & Ride – Rail Station or Bus Facility

Rail Station

Future First Hill Streetcar

Ferry Terminal Amtrak

Sea-Tac Airport

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Sound Transit’s Link light rail line is a critical element of this region’s long-term transportation network.

In 2009, Sound Transit opened the 15.6-mile Link line from downtown Seattle to Sea-Tac Airport. This line also serves Seattle’s SODO industrial area and the Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley neighborhoods. About 30,000 passengers ride the train every weekday.

Fast, frequent, reliable Link trains offer two-way, rapid service 20 hours each day. Trains leave every seven to eight minutes during peak periods and every 10 minutes during midday and evening hours.

Light rail trains operate in their own right of way and provide a 36-minute ride between Sea-Tac Airport and downtown Seattle. Each light rail car comfortably carries about 200 riders, including those standing.

University Link University Link, currently under construction, will extend light rail from Westlake Station in downtown Seattle to Capitol Hill and the University of Washington. Trains are scheduled to be running on this 3.15-mile underground extension in the first quarter of 2016.

Conceptual image of University of Washington Station

Link light rail

RIDER INFORMATION For rider information, call toll free 1-888-889-6368 / TTY Relay: 711 or visit soundtransit.org. For information in alternative formats, call 1-800-201-4900 / TTY Relay: 711 or email accessibility@soundtransit.org.

Sound Transit plans, builds and operates regional transit systems and services to improve mobility for Central Puget Sound.

Tacoma LinkTacoma Link is a 1.6-mile line running between the Tacoma Dome Station and downtown Tacoma. It opened for service in August 2003, and serves the University of Washington’s Tacoma campus, the Washington State History Museum, the Museum of Glass, the Convention Center, downtown offices and the Broadway Theater District.

At the Tacoma Dome Station, the line connects to a major regional transportation hub that includes Sounder commuter trains and local and regional buses operated by Sound Transit and Pierce Transit. Tacoma Link’s six stations are served by modern 66-foot-long air-conditioned vehicles.

Expanding Link east, south and northIn 2008, voters approved the expansion of light rail to Lynnwood in the north, Overlake in Redmond to the east and south of Sea-Tac Airport. The expansion adds more than 31 miles of new light rail serving 20 new stations. By 2023, riders will have 47 miles of light rail in Central Puget Sound.

Get involvedTo be added to the agency’s mailing list to receive notices of Sound Transit activities in your community, write us at Union Station, 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104-2826, call 206-398-5000, email us at main@soundtransit.org, or visit our website, soundtransit.org/subscribe, to sign up for e-mail alerts.

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Theater District/S 9th

ConventionCenter/S 15th

Commerce St/S 11th

Union Station/S 19th

S 25th

Tacoma Dome Station

S 11th St.

Pacific Ave.

Yakima Ave.

S. 19th St.

S 15th St.

Comm

erce St.

S 9th St.

S 13th St.

Tacoma Ave.

Puyallup Ave.

S. 25th St.

Dock St.

E. D St.

UW Tacoma

Link maintenance facility

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Tacoma Link route and stations