Central Link light rail
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2-car train on an elevated guideway in Tukwila
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| Overview | |
| Type | Light rail |
| System | Link light rail |
| Termini |
University of Washington Angle Lake |
| Stations | 16 |
| Daily ridership | 67,174 (March 2017, weekdays) |
| Website | Sound Transit |
| Operation | |
| Opened | July 18, 2009 |
| Owner | Sound Transit |
| Operator(s) | King County Metro |
| Character | Underground, at grade, elevated |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 20.35 mi (32.8 km) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Electrification | 1,500 Volts DC, overhead catenary |
Central Link is a light rail line in Seattle, Washington, part of the Link light rail system operated by Sound Transit. It runs between Seattle's University of Washington and the city of SeaTac to the south, passing through Downtown Seattle, the Rainier Valley, and Tukwila. The 20.35-mile (32.75 km) line has sixteen stations and runs at street level, in tunnels, and on elevated guideways. Service operates seven days a week, from 5 am to 1 am Monday through Saturday and from 6 am to midnight on Sundays. Trains are composed of two or more cars, each with a capacity of 200 passengers—74 seated and 126 standing.
Opened on July 18, 2009, Central Link initially operated between downtown Seattle and Tukwila, on a 13.9-mile (22.4 km) route. Service was extended by 1.7 miles (2.7 km) from Tukwila to SeaTac/Airport on December 19, 2009, by 3.15 miles (5.07 km) from Westlake to the University of Washington on March 19, 2016, and by 1.6 miles (2.6 km) from SeaTac/Airport to Angle Lake on September 24, 2016 for a system total of 20.35 miles (32.75 km). The line is scheduled to be extended north to Northgate in 2021, followed by an extension further north to Lynnwood and a branch east to Bellevue and Redmond in 2023, forming a multi-line network.
The northern terminus is at the University of Washington, next to Husky Stadium, where construction on a northern extension is in progress. From there, it travels through a tunnel to Capitol Hill Station on Broadway. The tunnel then transitions into the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel at Westlake Station.
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