Westlake light rail station reopens after fan failure causes hours-long shutdown

SEATTLE — Downtown Seattle’s Westlake Station has reopened after an emergency ventilation fan failure shut it down for most of the late morning.

We first heard about the closure at around 8 a.m. Monday.

During the closure Sound Transit had a shuttle is available between the Capitol Hill and University Street light rail stations every 10 minutes, with additional service between Capitol Hill and downtown on Metro routes 10, 11, and 49.

“We know that this is a real inconvenience for riders, since we were already in the middle of a planned service disruption when trains were already running less frequently through downtown,” Sound Transit spokesperson John Gallagher said.

Now that Westlake is back open, the 1 Line will resume planned single tracking service.

Follow Sound Transit’s service alerts for updates.

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