Sound Transit Central Link
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The Central Link, a 15.7-mile (25.3 km) light rail line running between downtown Seattle and the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport located in SeaTac, is currently under construction by Sound Transit and is a part of Sound Transit's Link Light Rail system.
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[edit] Stations
[edit] Existing
(as part of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel)
- Westlake Station (under Westlake Mall)
- University Station (near Washington Mutual Tower)
- Pioneer Square Station (in Pioneer Square)
- International District Station (near Uwajimaya)
[edit] Future
- Stadium (near both Safeco Field and Qwest Field)
- SoDo (near Starbucks headquarters)
- Beacon Hill
- Mount Baker
- Columbia City
- Othello Street
- Rainier Beach
- Boeing Access Road (near Boeing Field) - deferred indefinitely
- Tukwila International Boulevard (Park & Ride) - goal by July 2009
- SeaTac Airport - goal by December 2009
[edit] Equipment
Kinkisharyo-Mitsui was chosen to design and manufacture 31 low-floor cars, along with additional equipment and support. The cars are to be delivered between November 2006 and September 2008. Although the system is designed to accommodate trains of up to four cars each, initial trains will consist of only two cars, growing as ridership increases. The cars will be 95 feet (30 m) long, accommodate 200 people each (74 seated), and be double-ended to allow travel in either direction.
[edit] Future
Future plans call for extending the system from Westlake to the Northgate Mall via the University of Washington to the North, and from SeaTac Airport to South 200th Street to the South. Sound Transit also recently asked for the public's opinion on several new proposed plans, which would extend light rail and transit further throughout the Seattle area, including major eastside suburbs such as Bellevue, Redmond, and Issaquah.
