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Seattle: Sound Transit's Federal Way 1 Line Link Extension begins light-rail service
Sound Transit’s Federal Way 1 Line Link Extension light-rail service began on Dec. 7. The nearly eight-mile 1 Line extension adds new options to travel between Seattle, Sea-Tac Airport and Federal Way and includes three new stations, as well as two new parking structures and a parking addition in Federal Way.
Federal Way is the fifth light-rail extension in the past three years for the agency, with the others being T Line service to Hilltop, the 2 Line between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology stations, the Lynnwood extension into Snohomish County and the 2 Line extension to Downtown Redmond. The Crosslake Connection, spanning the 2 Line across Lake Washington into Seattle, is expected to open in 2026.
Voters approved the Federal Way extension in 2008 as part of the Sound Transit 2 ballot measure. The project broke ground in summer 2020.
“The debut of the Federal Way Link Extension marks yet another progress milestone for Sound Transit and the region,” said Sound Transit Board Chair and Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers. “This extension brings Link that much closer to connecting all three counties of the Puget Sound region.” ....................(more)
https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/news/55337143/sound-transits-federal-way-1-line-link-extension-begins-light-rail-service