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's wig-wag train pilot entered service on March 11.
March 21, 2025
The wig wag train features technology that is designed to improve train visibility and passenger safety along the at-grade portions of the agency’s light-rail network.
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BRIDGE Housing will utilize two development lots from Sound Transit to build two multi-story buildings that could provide 234 affordable homes to Bellevue residents.
March 4, 2025
BRIDGE Housing will utilize two development lots from Sound Transit to build two multi-story buildings that could provide 234 affordable homes to Bellevue residents.
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Sound Transit light-rail train.
Feb. 26, 2025
The Ballard Link Extension will add 7.7 miles of light rail, connecting downtown Seattle to Ballard, while the West Seattle Link Extension will add 4.1 miles of light rail from...
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Passengers open the GoodMaps app, select their station and receive voice, visual or haptic guidance on how to move through the station to key landmarks.
Dec. 23, 2024
The app uses light detection and ranging mapping technology to create highly accurate 3D maps of large public spaces’ interiors.
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Sound Transit Link train.
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.
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.
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.
Oct. 3, 2024
The $62-million project will include a garage with 400-plus stalls and is set to be completed in 2027.
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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...

Articles & News

Brandon Lewis
Ryan McClain (left) and Dow Constantine (right).
March 28, 2025
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
Brandon Lewis
Hughey Newsome (top left); Julie Kirschbaum (bottom left); Victoria Baecher Wassmer (right). Not pictured: Max Glober and Donnie Horner III.
Feb. 21, 2025
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
Houston Metro
 Houston Metro's new Missouri City Park & Ride.
Jan. 31, 2025
Sound Transit will open two new stations on the Link 2 Line in Redmond, Wash., on May 10 while Houston Metro has opened the new Missouri City Park & Ride.
Ryan Curtiss
ITP Ep. 2 art
Jan. 28, 2025
In the second episode of the ITP, the hosts dive into improvements in transportation infrastructure with Dr. Darcy Bullock from Purdue University and Terri Mestas from Sound Transit...
Eman Abu-Khaled
GDC has appointed Thomas Prendergast as its CEO.<br>CTA chief of staff Nora Leerhsen has been named acting CTA president. Sound Transit has appointed Nadia Anderson, Ph.D., as chief strategy officer. Brian Marshall has been named NORTA’s chief transit officer. APTA has brought on Taria Barron to serve as general counsel. NCTD has hired Adrienne Johnson to serve as the agency’s human resources director.
Jan. 17, 2025
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
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Sound Transit's Lynnwood project.
Dec. 17, 2024
Transit expansion and electrification projects in Washington and California have expanded mobility up and down the West Coast, connecting people and communities.
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Sound Transit’s Lynwood 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.
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L.A. Metro's GoPass Pilot program.
Aug. 20, 2024
L.A. Metro and Sound Transit are each working to introduce fare rates that best suit their communities.
Jeff Tuzik
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
June 26, 2024
The transit agencies are changing the way riders pay for fares to enhance the customer experience.

Videos & Resources

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
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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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.
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King County in Washington is cracking down on transit safety initiatives.
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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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.
Glenn Landberg/Sound Transit
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...