3 Line
Overview
StatusPlanned
OwnerSound Transit
LocaleSeattle metropolitan area, Washington, US
Termini
Stations25 (9 new, 1 provisional)
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemLink light rail
History
Planned opening2032 (West Seattle)
2037 (Southwest Everett)
2041 (Downtown Everett)
Technical
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground, elevated, and surface
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification1,500 Volts DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed55 miles per hour (89 km/h)
Route map

Provisional route
 Everett (2041)
 SR 526/Evergreen
 SW Everett Industrial Center (2037)
 SR 99/Airport Road (provisional)
 Mariner
 Ash Way
 West Alderwood
Up arrow Everett Link Extension
 Lynnwood City Center
Existing segment
Shoreline North/185th
Swift Blue Line
 Shoreline South/148th
 NE 130th Street (2026)
Up arrow Lynnwood Link extension (2024)
 Northgate
Parking
 Roosevelt
 U District
 University of Washington
Montlake Cut
 Capitol Hill
First Hill Streetcar
to Ballard
 Westlake
Seattle Center Monorail South Lake Union Streetcar
 University Street
 Pioneer Square
Colman Dock
International District/
Chinatown
Amtrak Cascades Sounder commuter rail First Hill Streetcar
to Downtown Redmond
(2024)
 Stadium
Greyhound Lines
reroute
 SODO
to Federal Way Downtown
Down arrow West Seattle Link Extension (2032)
Duwamish Waterway
 Delridge
 Avalon
 Alaska Junction

The 3 Line (colored magenta) is a future light rail line in the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington, to be part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. It is planned to connect Everett and Snohomish County to Downtown Seattle and West Seattle. The 3 Line would share tracks with the 2 Line from southern Everett to International District/Chinatown station along the 1 Line corridor.[1]

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.[2] The 16.3-mile (26.2 km) Everett Link Extension to the north of Lynnwood will have six stations and is scheduled to open between 2037 and 2041.[3] The 4.7-mile-long (7.6 km) West Seattle Link Extension will include three new stations southwest of SODO station and is scheduled to open in 2032.[4] The 3 Line was created as part of the Sound Transit 3 program, approved by voters in 2016, which included both projects.[5]

Stations

Names and locations for future stations are provisional.

Station City Location Planned
opening		 Type Connections and notes
Everett Link Extension (Everett Station to Lynnwood City Center)
Everett Station Everett 3201 Smith Avenue 2041 Elevated Transfer to Sounder commuter rail, Amtrak, Swift Bus Rapid Transit
SR 526/Evergreen Everett State Route 526 at Evergreen Way 2041 Elevated
SW Everett Industrial Center Everett State Route 526 at Airport Road 2037 Elevated
SR 99/Airport Road Everett Airport Road at State Route 99 TBD Elevated Provisional station
Mariner Everett 4th Avenue West at 128th Street Southeast 2037 Elevated 2 Line terminus[1]
Ash Way Lynnwood Interstate 5 at 164th Street Southwest 2037 Elevated
West Alderwood Lynnwood Vicinity of Alderwood Mall 2037 Elevated
West Seattle Link Extension (SODO to Alaska Junction)
Delridge Seattle Delridge Way Southwest near Southwest Genesse Street 2032 Elevated
Avalon Seattle Southwest Avalon Way near 35th Avenue Southwest 2032 Elevated or underground
Alaska Junction Seattle Southwest Alaska Street near California Avenue Southwest 2032 Elevated or underground

References

  1. 1 2 Sound Transit future service (PDF) (Map). Sound Transit. March 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2022 Progress Report". Sound Transit. February 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ Watanabe, Ben (December 8, 2021). "City of Everett outlines light rail priorities for 2037". The Everett Herald. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ "West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions: Expanding light rail in Seattle" (PDF). Sound Transit. August 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 17, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ Lindblom, Mike (October 24, 2019). "Pricier light-rail tunnels into Ballard and West Seattle fall by the wayside". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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