East Link Extension
Connecting the Eastside with reliable light rail

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Project update

The Crosslake Connection opens March 28

The moment the region has been waiting for is officially just weeks away: the Crosslake Connection opens Saturday, March 28!

A Link light rail train travels across the I-90 Bridge.

The Platform

Crosslake Update: Mark your calendar for opening day!

The 2 Line’s highly anticipated Crosslake Connection between Seattle and the Eastside will transform how we travel around the region for generations to come, and it all begins Saturday, March 28.…

News release

Crosslake Connection opens March 28

Sound Transit announced today that the Crosslake Connection will open for passenger service on March 28. This final component of the 2 Line will cross Lake Washington and connect with the 1 Line at…

The blur of a train crosses the I-90 bridge in the evening

The Platform

Crosslake Update: Testing advances on the floating bridge

Daylight hours are waning, the rains have begun, and there’s a collective sense of battening down for winter here in the Pacific Northwest. Yet here at Sound Transit, momentum is only ramping up…

News release

First powered light rail vehicle crosses I-90 floating bridge

The first Link light rail vehicle crossed the I-90 floating bridge under its own power Monday night, enabling the start of a series of tests to prepare for the opening of the full 2 Line in early…