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Light rail arrives in the Central District at Judkins Park Station

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Starting Saturday, there will be light rail service in the Central District.

Riding the train across the Seattle area including Capitol Hill Station will also take on a whole new dimension.

The milestone marks what will be a full transformation of the network into a two-line system — the original 1 Line serving the city and its north-south neighbors, and now the added 2 Line connecting Seattle to Bellevue and Redmond. It will also start service on the world’s first light rail on a floating bridge.

Saturday, Sound Transit will finally debut cross-lake trains on its new line connecting Seattle to the Eastside via Judkins Park Station. The roughly $3.8 billion “East Link Extension” arrives years late, delayed by construction screw-ups and logistical complications. Buried somewhere in those billions are the millions it cost to complete the stop at Judkins Park, hoped to soon be a launch point for 3,000 riders a day — and a destination for more. Continue reading →

Light rail milestones: Judkins Park Station to finally open in March, ORCA adding ‘tap to pay’ with RapidRide G test in February

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Pretty much ready and waiting since 2023 (Image: Sound Transit)

Light rail service across the I-90 bridge between Seattle and the Eastside via the Central District’s Judkins Park Station will finally begin in March.

Meanwhile, the region’s ORCA payment system is finally rolling out a long-awaited upgrade with a test on the RapidRide G line along Capitol Hill’s southern edges.

Sound Transit has announced the opening of the world’s first light rail on a floating bridge and “crosslake” service will begin March 28. Delayed six years by construction screw-ups and logistical complications, the milestone marks what will be a full transformation of the network into a two-line system — the original 1 Line serving the city and its north-south neighbors, and now the added 2 Line connecting Seattle to Bellevue and Redmond. Continue reading →