Test trains running Northgate Link Extension before September opening January 19, 2021 at 5:12 pm
Test trains pass above one of the bus transfer stops at Northgate Station. (Photo courtesy of Sound Transit)
Test trains have started running the length of the new Northgate Link Extension, set to open in September 2021.
The train really ties it all together at Northgate, don t you think? #Link21. pic.twitter.com/ks9BczpF1U
Testing is an important “next step,” says Sound Transit, as the new stations in Northgate, Roosevelt, and the University District prepare to open later this year. Once complete, trips from Northgate to Westlake will take 14 minutes, and University District to Capitol Hill will take six minutes.