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MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: April 9, 2021
Testing light rail cars at the Northgate station. (Photo courtesy Sound Transit)
Sound Transit said Friday that the Northgate Link light rail extension will open to passenger service on Saturday, Oct. 2.
The new extension, which is moving forward under budget, will offer riders 14-minute trips between Northgate and downtown Seattle. In addition to the elevated station at Northgate, trains will stop at new underground stations serving Seattle’s U District and Roosevelt neighborhoods. Of the 4.3-mile extension, all but 0.8 miles of elevated track at Northgate are located underground.
“With Northgate’s completion Sound Transit will enter an exciting period of opening major light extensions every year through 2024, nearly tripling the region’s light rail system from 22 miles to 62 miles,” said Sound Transit Board Chair and University Place Mayor Kent Keel. This includes Tacoma’s Hilltop in 2022, East King County in 2023 and Lynnw