This weekend Sound Transit will suspend 1 Line service between Capitol Hill and SODO stations to accommodate repair of damaged rail in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. Passengers should prepare for additional travel time and expect significant delays when traveling through the construction area.
On Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22, buses will replace trains between Capitol Hill and SODO. During the closure, crews will remove and replace 30 feet of embedded rail at Westlake Station to fix a crack in the southbound track. This repair will require the full closure of Westlake, Symphony, Pioneer Square, International District / Chinatown, and Stadium stations.
Link trains will operate every 15 minutes between Lynnwood City Center and Capitol Hill; and between Angle Lake and SODO. Passengers travelling southbound from Capitol Hill station will have to get off the train and take the shuttle, reconnecting at SODO station if they are continuing to travel south. The same will be true for passengers heading north through SODO station, who will exit at SODO and reconnect at Capitol Hill for the remainder of their journey.
1 Line shuttle buses will operate between Capitol Hill and SODO, making all intermediate stops.
Passengers should plan for significant increases in travel time and consider alternate forms of transportation, including local buses for travel to Downtown Seattle and the First Hill Streetcar for trips from Capitol Hill to Pioneer Square and the stadiums. Additional information is available for passengers here.
Staff ambassadors will be available to assist passengers at impacted stations.
A language line is available to provide translation assistance for limited English proficiency persons at 800-823-9230.
Sound Transit remains committed to working closely with its partners to continue serving the public. Efforts will continue to prioritize serving riders who depend on Sound Transit’s services, including seniors, people with disabilities, Title VI protected populations (race, color, national origin), low-income and limited-English-proficiency populations.
Riders can sign up to receive automatic email service alerts for Link light rail, ST Express, T Line, Sounder N Line and Sounder S Line. Rider Alerts provide information about schedule changes and help riders plan trips around inclement weather. Just go to Service alerts | Sound Transit.
Source: Sound Transit
Author: Lynnwood Times Staff
