Cross Kirkland Corridor

Eastside Rail Corridor
Eastside Rail Corridor route
Length	15.6 mi (25.1 km)
Location	Eastside King County Snohomish County, Washington, USA
Trailheads	Renton (southern terminus) City of Snohomish near Snohomish Junction (northern terminus)
Use	Hiking/Biking, Freight Railroad
Elevation
Highest point	200 ft (61 m), Kirkland near Peter Kirk Elem.
Lowest point	20 ft (6.1 m), Lake Washington shoreline
Hiking details
Right of way	Northern Pacific's "Belt Line" and Burlington Northern's Woodinville Subdivision
Website	snohomishcountywa.gov/561/Eastside-Rail-Project

The Eastside Rail Corridor is a rail Right of way where a rail trail is under development in the Eastside suburbs of Seattle, Washington. The corridor follows the path of the former Woodinville Subdivision from Renton to the City of Snohomish at Snohomish Junction. The Northern portion is still in operation in 2017 by Ballard Terminal Railroad.

The Port of Seattle acquired the right of way of the former Woodinville Subdivision from BNSF Railway through purchase and donation in 2008. On December 10, 2012 the King County Council approved purchase of 15.6 miles (25.1 km) of the right-of-way from Port of Seattle. A portion of the central corridor, named the Cross Kirkland Corridor, is owned by the City of Kirkland; a spur to Redmond, named the Redmond Central Connector, is owned by the City of Redmond; a portion in downtown Bellevue was purchased by Sound Transit, and a northern portion of the corridor remains Port property for dual use as a trail and freight line. Some state residents brought suit against the Port of Seattle because the purchase was not used for freight in its entirety. In 2016, Snohomish County acquired the right of way from the King–Snohomish County line at Woodinville north to the city of Snohomish.

In January, 2015, the 5.75-mile (9.25 km) Kirkland portion of the Eastside Rail Corridor, with compacted gravel surfacing, opened for pedestrians and bicyclists.

In January 2016, community leaders gathered in Bellevue, Washington, for a one day summit about transforming the 28 miles (45 km) Eastside Rail Corridor into a multi–use trail. This was by no means the first such conversation; in fact, planning and construction of various corridor segments had been underway for years.