SEATTLE — A new 3-mile segment of Link light rail is scheduled to open Saturday, adding travel from the University of Washington to downtown Seattle and the airport.
Sound Transit says service to two new stations -- near UW's Husky Stadium and in the Capitol Hill neighborhood -- begins 10 a.m.
Took the new light rail line from UW to Capitol Hill in 5 minutes... Report at 6pm pic.twitter.com/BhJkjDUhGf
— Henry Rosoff (@HenryRosoff) March 15, 2016
The stations connect to existing rail service, which currently runs between the Westlake station in downtown Seattle and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
About to ride the new light line from #UW to #CapitolHill pic.twitter.com/tBvavQbevi
— Henry Rosoff (@HenryRosoff) March 15, 2016
The agency says the university extension will add 71,000 riders to the system by 2030.
Link light rail will eventually run to Lynnwood in the north, Overlake in Redmond to the east and south of Sea-Tac airport.
Another new station is expected to open this fall in SeaTac, which would extend light rail 1.6 miles south of the airport.
Associated Press
