Light rail to Downtown Redmond opens
Starting today, passengers in east King County will be able to take light rail between downtown Redmond and South Bellevue and easily make convenient connections to the regional transit network. The 3.4-mile extension of the 2 Line includes stations at Marymoor Village and Downtown Redmond, as well as 1,400 new parking spaces at Marymoor Village.
This is Sound Transit’s fourth opening in the past year-and-a-half and the first ST3 project to open. Last August the Lynnwood Link extension opened, extending the 1 Line by four stations and bringing light rail to Snohomish County for the first time. The 2 Line opened between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology Station the previous April; and the T Line opened service to Hilltop in September 2023. Two more openings are planned within the next year, with the completion of the 2 Line and the start of 1 Line service to Federal Way.
Voters approved the Downtown Redmond extension in 2016 as part of the Sound Transit 3 ballot measure. The two new stations in Redmond are the first to be completed as part of ST3.
“With the opening of Downtown Redmond Link, Sound Transit now operates 46 miles of light rail across all three counties we serve. This system creates more connections and economic opportunities for people who live, work in, and visit our region,” said Snohomish County Executive and Sound Transit Board Chair Dave Somers.
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