Three new light rail stations to open in North Seattle next month – KIRO 7 News Seattle

SEATTLE – Commuters will soon be able to ride the subway from downtown Seattle to Northgate with zero traffic when three new Link light rail stations open next month.

The 6.3 mile Northgate Link Extension opens October 2 with new stations in Northgate, the University District and Roosevelt.

The U-District and Roosevelt stations are underground. Northgate Station is elevated and will serve as a transportation hub with frequent bus services, a park-and-ride, and a bicycle and pedestrian bridge to North Seattle College.

Trains run every 8 minutes during rush hour. It takes 14 minutes to drive from Northgate to Westlake State in downtown Seattle.

Other estimated travel times are:

• Northgate to the University of Washington – 7 minutes
• Northgate to U-District Station – 5 minutes
• Underground District to Westlake – 8 minutes

Sound Transit expects 41,000 to 49,000 passengers a day to travel on the Northgate extension through 2022.

Prior to opening, Sound Transit ran empty light rail trains on the extension as part of intensive testing to ensure that stations, trains, tracks and associated systems were working as expected before passengers boarded.

Tacomas Hilltop, the Eastside, Lynnwood, Federal Way and Downtown Redmond, which will nearly triple the length of the area’s light rail system from 22 to 62 miles by 2024.

Tram extensions are also under construction in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhoods, Lynnwood, Eastside, Federal Way and Downtown Redmond.

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