Safety & Security

Your safety is important. Maybe you ride a Link or Sounder train or ST Express bus. Maybe you walk, shop, live or work near a transit station. Together with Sound Transit Police and uniformed security personnel, it's important that we all work together to stay safe and sound.

ST Express Bus - Security - Safety Education

Look, listen & live

• Be alert - it's difficult to judge train distance and speed.
• Look both ways - trains may come from either direction.
• Listen for train horns and bells.
• Don't use cell phones. Do remove ear buds.

Tracks are for trains

• Don't walk, bike, skateboard, jog or play around tracks.
• Don't take shortcuts across the tracks.
• Don't lean over railings. Trains can overhang tracks by three feet on each side.
• Don't cross between, under or walk around a parked train. It may move without warning.

Always use crosswalks and obey all traffic signs, signals and crossing gates

• Trains always have the right of way.
• Never walk around or under rail crossing gates.

On the platform

• Hold small children by the hand while on the platform.
• Warning strips are located at the edge of station platforms. Stay behind them at all times.

More resources for rail safety

Operation Lifesaver rail safety education

Transit Safety and Security Awareness from the Federal Transit Administation

Safety around ST Express buses

• Never attempt to board or exit a moving bus.
• Buses will not stop once they leave a bus stop.
• Allow passengers to exit the bus before you board.
• Keep the aisles clear of packages and personal items.
• As you leave the bus, watch for other motor vehicles.
• Wait for the bus to pull away before crossing street.
• Wait only at designated bus stops.
• Do not attempt to hail a bus from an area not designated as a stop.
• Do not run after a moving bus.

Sound Transit Police