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 low-floor light rail vehicles and provide additional equipment and support. 35 cars are to be delivered between November 2006 and September 2008, two of which were in testing in the US as of December 2006. Although the system is designed to accommodate trains of up to four cars each, initial trains will consist of only two cars. As ridership increases the number of cars per train will be increased. The cars are 95 feet (30 m) long, accommodate 200 people each (74 seated), and double-ended to allow travel in either direction.
Kinkisharyo's website states the maximum speed of the light rail vehicle is 65 mph. Sound Transit, on the other hand, indicates the maximum and cruising speed is 55 mph.
