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==Commuter Rail== ==Commuter Rail==
⚫ Sound Transit operates the ], a ] service between Everett and ], and between Seattle and Tacoma. There are currently 4 daily round-trips between Tacoma and Seattle and 2 between Everett and Seattle. Sound Transit will eventually run up to 18 daily round tips from Tacoma and 4 from Everett to Seattle once all trackwork is completed by ]. They also plan on extending service to south Tacoma and Lakewood by the end of 2007.


{{Main|Sounder Commuter Rail}}
*Everett Station - 500 Parking Spaces
⚫ Sound Transit operates the Sounder Commuter Rail, a ] service between Everett and ], and between Seattle and Tacoma. There are currently 4 daily round-trips between Tacoma and Seattle and 2 between Everett and Seattle. Sound Transit will eventually run up to 18 daily round tips from Tacoma and 4 from Everett to Seattle once all trackwork is completed by ]. They also plan on extending service to south Tacoma and Lakewood by the end of 2007.
*Edmonds Station - 152 Parking Spaces

*King Street Station (Downtown Seattle) - No Parking Spaces
*Tukwila Station - 233 Parking Spaces *Everett Station
*Kent Station - 930 Parking Spaces *Edmonds Station
*Auburn Station - 670 Parking Spaces *King Street Station (Downtown Seattle)
*Sumner Station - 286 Parking Spaces *Tukwila Station
*Puyallup Station - 360 Parking Spaces *Kent Station
*Tacoma Dome Station - 2400 Parking Spaces *Auburn Station
*Lakewood Station Opening 2008. *Sumner Station
*Puyallup Station
*Tacoma Dome Station
*Lakewood Station (Opening 2008).


==See also== ==See also==

Revision as of 22:12, 11 November 2006

Sound Transit logo
Sound Transit logo

Sound Transit has been the popular name of Washington state's Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority since 1996. It was formed in 1993 by the Snohomish, King, and Pierce County Councils.

Express Bus

Sound Transit's bus fleet is operated by local transit authorities Community Transit, Metro Transit, and Pierce Transit. It provides service to cities in all three counties, including Seattle, Redmond, Issaquah, Lakewood, Bellevue, Auburn, Federal Way, and Gig Harbor, in addition to Everett and Tacoma via its Regional Express Bus Service.

Light Rail

Main article: Link Light Rail

The Tacoma Link is a light rail service in Tacoma connecting the city's Theater District, Convention Center, train station, and Tacoma Dome arena.

The Central Link, a 15.7-mile light rail line running between downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport via the Rainier Valley, is currently under construction, scheduled to open in 2009.

Commuter Rail

Main article: Sounder Commuter Rail

Sound Transit operates the Sounder Commuter Rail, a commuter rail service between Everett and Seattle, and between Seattle and Tacoma. There are currently 4 daily round-trips between Tacoma and Seattle and 2 between Everett and Seattle. Sound Transit will eventually run up to 18 daily round tips from Tacoma and 4 from Everett to Seattle once all trackwork is completed by BNSF Railway. They also plan on extending service to south Tacoma and Lakewood by the end of 2007.

  • Everett Station
  • Edmonds Station
  • King Street Station (Downtown Seattle)
  • Tukwila Station
  • Kent Station
  • Auburn Station
  • Sumner Station
  • Puyallup Station
  • Tacoma Dome Station
  • Lakewood Station (Opening 2008).

See also

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