Sound Transit

Seattle, WA 98104

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401 South Jackson Street
Seattle, WA 98104
http://www.soundtransit.org/
206.398.5000
800.201.4900

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Sound Transit plans, builds and operates express bus, light rail and commuter train services. It serve the urban areas of King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

Products and Press Releases

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Sound Transit Link train.
Infrastructure

Sound Transit selects route and station locations for West Seattle Link Extension

Oct. 28, 2024
The selection of the route and station locations for the extension authorizes the project to move forward into the final design phase and establishes the project definition for...
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Sound Transit Police bike unit boosts system safety with increased visibility and flexibility.
Safety & Security

Sound Transit implements and deploys seven-police officer bike team

Oct. 17, 2024
To improve police visibility in the Sound Transit system, a seven-police officer bike team will be patrolling stations and transit spaces within the Sound Transit service area...
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Sound Transit celebrates groundbreaking on Auburn Station Parking and Access Improvements project.
Shelters, Stations, Fixtures, Parking & Lighting

Sound Transit celebrates groundbreaking on Auburn Station Parking and Access Improvements project

Oct. 8, 2024
The Auburn Station Parking and Access Improvements project will help to improve access to the agency’s Sounder line.
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Sound Transit breaks ground on Kent Station Parking and Access Improvements project.
Shelters, Stations, Fixtures, Parking & Lighting

Sound Transit breaks ground on Kent Station Parking and Access Improvements project

Oct. 3, 2024
The $62-million project will include a garage with 400-plus stalls and is set to be completed in 2027.
King County Metro Transit
King County Metro, Sound Transit, Community Transit and other regional transit partners sign ‘Equity in Infrastructure’ Pledge.
Management

King County Metro, Sound Transit, Community Transit and other regional transit partners sign ‘Equity in Infrastructure’ Pledge

The mission of the Equity in Infrastructure Pledge is to build generational wealth and reduce the racial wealth gap by improving public infrastructure contracting practices to...
King County Metro
ORCA to offer six-month promotional day pass.
Fare Collection

ORCA to offer six-month promotional day pass

Aug. 27, 2024
The offer allows for riders to access unlimited rides and transfers between all participating ORCA agencies.
King County Metro Transit
King County in Washington is cracking down on transit safety initiatives.
Safety & Security

King County tackling safety issues through Operation Safe Transit initiative

The King County Sheriff’s Office made four arrests on Aug. 16 as part of Operation Safe Transit, which was launched May 1 as a pilot program to make transit safer along 3rd Ave...
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Shelters, Stations, Fixtures, Parking & Lighting

Sound Transit Station Earns LEED Gold

July 3, 2024
LEED certification provides Sound Transit independent verification of sustainable design two months ahead of the opening of the Lynnwood Link Extension on Aug. 30.
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Facilities

Sound Transit selects Operations and Maintenance Facility South project location

July 1, 2024
The OMF is part of Sound Transit's plans to its a 35-mile, 39-station light-rail system into a 116-mile, 83-station regional network.

Articles & News

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Sound Transit’s Lynwood Link extension begins service.
Infrastructure

Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link extension begins service

Aug. 30, 2024
The 8.5-mile extension of the 1 Line includes four stations, with trains running approximately every eight minutes.
L.A. Metro
L.A. Metro's GoPass Pilot program.
Fare Collection

Fare collection updates: L.A. Metro and Sound Transit

Aug. 20, 2024
L.A. Metro and Sound Transit are each working to introduce fare rates that best suit their communities.
Jeff Tuzik
Rail

Stuart Grassie receives Wheel Rail Seminars' 2024 Worth Award

July 5, 2024
Grassie has worked in the railroad industry for nearly 50 years, helping railways and transit systems around the world.
King County Metro Transit
Fare Collection

Fare technology updates: King County Metro and Sound Transit, SolTrans, Société de transport de Laval

June 26, 2024
The transit agencies are changing the way riders pay for fares to enhance the customer experience.
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Infrastructure

First portion of Sound Transit Link 2 Line begins service

April 29, 2024
The 6.6-mile initial segment of the Link 2 Line includes eight stations, with service every 10 minutes, 16 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Vehicles

Vehicle Design: Managing Wheel/Rail-Generated Noise and Vibration from the Ground Up

April 16, 2024
In the first of a two-part series, the relationship between vehicle and track design is examined to understand how the affiliation can mitigate vibration and noise on rail transit...
King County Metro
Bus

King County Executive Constantine proposes new transit services to King County Metro bus network

Feb. 9, 2024
If the proposed changes are adopted by the King County Council, initial upgrades to the King County Metro bus network will begin with the Aug. 31 service change alongside the...
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Management

Julie Timm to leave Sound Transit Jan. 12, 2024

Dec. 13, 2023
Since joining Sound Transit in September 2022 as CEO, Timm has overseen a renewed emphasis on the rider experience.
Mass Transit/Mischa Wanek-Libman
Members of TriMet's Community Safety Team checking a train in downtown Portland, Ore., in April 2023.
Safety & Security

UW Study Shows Riders Risk of Secondhand Drug Exposure Minimal; Additional Study is Needed to Assess Risk to Operators

Oct. 3, 2023
The five transit agencies in Washington State and Oregon that commissioned the first-of-its-kind study are putting mitigation recommendations into practice to keep riders and ...
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Safety & Security

UW study finds traces of drugs on transit buses at levels unlikely to cause risks to worker health

Sept. 8, 2023
The study found fentanyl and methamphetamine on board numerous transit vehicles, but the positive samples contained small amounts that are unlikely to cause acute medical conditions...

Videos & Resources

Weekly Transit Update 4/8/2016
Rail

Weekly Transit Update 4/8/2016

April 9, 2016
Your weekly update features BART's Fleet of the Future, rabbittransit's driver recruitment campaign, Valley Metro Bus Rodeo, Sound Transit's Northgate Link Extension and a behind...
Northgate Link Extension TBM Cutterhead Being Lifted Out of UW Retrieval Shaft
Rail

Northgate Link Extension TBM Cutterhead Being Lifted Out of UW Retrieval Shaft

April 8, 2016
The cutterhead measures 21 ½ feet in diameter. Sound Transit’s tunneling contractor JCM Northlink will spend the next few weeks removing the 600-ton, 333-foot long machine from...

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Facilities

Sound Transit, FTA issue Final Environmental Impact Statement for Operations and Maintenance Facility South

June 11, 2024
The Final EIS responds to comments on the 2021 and 2023 Draft EIS documents, provides a detailed look at project benefits and potential impacts and mitigation measures that would...
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Infrastructure

Sound Transit performing Lynnwood Link Extension pre-revenue testing

June 10, 2024
The agency is working towards finishing up the testing phase on the 8.5-mile-long track before opening on Aug. 30.
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Fare Collection

Sound Transit to begin fare inspections at Link stations June 3

May 29, 2024
The first phase of the new program will see fare ambassadors test several methods of platform inspections before the Aug. 30 opening of the 1 Line expansion to Lynnwood.
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Infrastructure

Sound Transit’s Lynwood Link extension to open Aug. 30

April 5, 2024
The 8.5-mile segment will add four new stations, with trains running approximately every eight minutes.
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Management

Sound Transit appoints Terri Mestas as first deputy CEO for megaproject delivery

March 29, 2024
The new position created by Sound Transit will help lead the development of the agency’s concurrent projects quickly and effectively and bring forth ways to accelerate project...
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Seating, Fabrics and Flooring

Sound Transit to begin installing vinyl seat covers on Link light-rail vehicles

March 18, 2024
The agency expects 10 cars to be fitted with the seat inserts by mid-March as part of a new three-month pilot to improve seating on Link light-rail vehicles.
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Infrastructure

Sound Transit to mitigate crowding when Lynnwood Link extension opens

March 11, 2024
Among the steps the agency is proposing are increased storage capacity for trains, which allows for more frequent service during peak hours, and alternative bus service between...
InductEV
Power Converters, Battery Chargers and Inverters

Sound Transit to utilize wireless charging along Stride BRT corridor

Feb. 22, 2024
InductEV's wireless charging technology will ensure Sound Transit is prepared for a new installment of 33 added battery-electric double-decker buses.
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Mobile Applications

New app helps riders with mobility needs navigate two Sound Transit stations 

Feb. 21, 2024
GoodMaps uses a riders’ phone camera to detect their location with an accuracy of up to two inches and allows riders to receive voice, visual or haptic signal instructions to ...