The 3 Line (colored
magenta) is a future
light rail line in the
Seattle metropolitan area in the
U.S. state of
Washington
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** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...
, to be part of
Sound Transit's
Link light rail
Link light rail is a light rail rapid transit system serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington. It is managed by Sound Transit in partnership with local transit providers, and consists of two non-connected lines: t ...
system. It is planned to connect
Everett and
Snohomish County to
Downtown Seattle
Downtown is the central business district of Seattle, Washington. It is fairly compact compared with other city centers on the U.S. West Coast due to its geographical situation, being hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by ...
and
West Seattle
West Seattle is a conglomeration of neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington, United States. It comprises two of the thirteen districts, Delridge and Southwest, and encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River. It was incorporated as an i ...
. The 3 Line would share tracks with the
2 Line from southern Everett to
International District/Chinatown station
International District/Chinatown station is a light rail station that is part of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States. The station is located at the tunnel's south end, at 5th Avenue South and South Jackso ...
along the
1 Line corridor.
The line is planned to reuse existing tracks that are part of the 1 Line and its future expansions; the 1 Line will then be rerouted through a new Downtown Seattle tunnel to be built for the
Ballard Link Extension
Link light rail is a light rail rapid transit system serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington. It is managed by Sound Transit in partnership with local transit providers, and consists of two non-connected lines: t ...
. The Everett Link Extension to the north of
Lynnwood will have six stations and is scheduled to open between 2037 and 2041. The West Seattle Link Extension will include three new stations southwest of
SODO station and is scheduled to open in 2032. The 3 Line was created as part of the
Sound Transit 3 program, approved by voters in 2016, which included both projects.
Stations
Names and locations for future stations are provisional.
References
External links
West Seattle Link Extension project pageEverett Link Extension project page
2032 in rail transport
Link light rail
Transportation in King County, Washington
Transportation in Snohomish County, Washington
Transportation in Seattle
1500 V DC railway electrification
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