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That was a drag. Sound Transit says service has returned to normal on its light rail 1 Line meaning smoother rides between Capitol Hill and the route’s stations south of downtown.
CHS reported here on the January disruptions planned to allow crews to do much needed maintenance, repair, and upgrade work in the downtown transit tunnel. Sound Transit said the work included replacement of 500 feet of northbound track between University Street and Westlake “at the sharpest curve in the entire Link system.”
Those repairs and upgrades meant riders hoping to travel to and from Capitol Hill Station for destinations like airport either had to rely on shuttles or finding a Metro bus route alternative.
Along the way, additional service disruptions piled on including this ventilation failure at Westlake Station.
But the larger project was completed on schedule and Sound Transit says full service has restarted as planned. Continue reading