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Sounder trains available for Washington State Fair in Puyallup

State fairgoers can do the Puyallup and save time and money with special Sounder service Saturday, Aug. 30.   The first train departs Everett at 8:45 a.m. and arrives at King Street Station at 9:44 a.m.; it departs Seattle at 9:55 a.m., arriving in Puyallup at 10:37 a.m.  …

Union Station open this weekend as cooling center

The Joni Earl Great Hall at Union Station will be open Friday, Aug. 22 through Monday as a cooling center in response to forecast high temperatures in the upper 80s and 90s. The Great Hall, located at 401 S. Jackson St. in Seattle, will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Inside the air-conditioned…

Sounder trains available for Mariners vs. Athletics

Seattle sports fans can save on travel time, parking and gas by taking Sound Transit’s popular Sounder trains to this Sunday’s Mariners game. Special Sounder service is available in addition to Link light rail, ST Express and King County Metro service to and from T-Mobile Park. The special…

Link light rail will be suspended between Westlake and SODO until 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23

Sound Transit will suspend 1 Line service from opening until 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23 between Westlake and SODO stations. This closure is necessary to accommodate the relocation and testing of barrier operations near the junction of 1 and 2 Line tracks adjacent to International District/…

Sound Transit breaks ground on Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility

Today, Sound Transit and project partners celebrated the groundbreaking of Sound Transit’s Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility (Bus OMF). The Bus OMF will primarily serve as the home of Stride, an all-new three-line bus rapid transit system that will transform travel around Lake Washington.…

Sounder trains available for Mariners vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Seattle sports fans can save on travel time, parking and gas by taking Sound Transit's popular Sounder trains to this Sunday’s Mariners game. Special Sounder service is available in addition to Link light rail, ST Express and King County Metro service to and from T-Mobile Park.The special service…

Link 1 Line service will run every 12 minutes on evenings and weekends during Pinehurst Station construction

The Link 1 Line will experience slightly longer headways during some weekday evenings and weekends starting Monday, Aug. 11, to accommodate construction at the future Pinehurst Station. Trains will use a single track while serving Shoreline South/148th Station.Instead of operating every 10 minutes…

Beacon Hill Station temporarily closed

1 Line service is temporarily suspended at Beacon Hill Station due to a mechanical issue within the station. 1 line shuttle buses are replacing trains between SODO and Mt Baker stations. Passengers should prepare for additional travel time in both directions, and airport passengers with luggage may…

Supplemental 2 Line service will run for Marymoor Live concerts this weekend

Music fans attending concerts at Marymoor Park tonight and Saturday will be able to take the Link 2 Line to and from the shows, with supplemental service from Marymoor Village Station running until approximately 10:30 p.m. Concertgoers will be able to enjoy the entire performance and still catch…

Sounder trains available for Mariners vs. Texas Rangers

Seattle sports fans can save on travel time, parking and gas by taking Sound Transit’s popular Sounder trains to this Sunday’s Mariners game. Special Sounder service is available in addition to Link light rail, ST Express and King County Metro service to and from T-Mobile Park. The special…

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