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Sound Transit Fall 2024 Service Change under way

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Changes to Sound Transit services started with the opening of the Link 1 Line extension to Lynnwood on August 30, followed by changes to ST Express service operated by Pierce Transit on September 1. Changes to ST Express routes operated by Community Transit, and the Link 2 Line will take effect on September 14, and […]

Upward, onward, forward, together, Lynnwood Link is now open

LYNNWOOD— “Don’t you just love it when a plan actually comes together,” United States Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) rhetorically stated with enthusiasm for the opening of the Lynnwood Link extension. “This has been a long time coming but it has so worth the wait!” Hundreds gathered at the Lynnwood Transit Center on Friday morning to […]

Lynnwood’s new Link light rail system, a sneak peek before Friday’s open

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LYNNWOOD—In just 48 hours Sound Transit is going to make history by bringing Lynnwood Link light rail across county lines uniting both King and Snohomish counties with reliable, cost-efficient public transit. The 8.5-mile extension adds two stations in Shoreline, a station in Mountlake Terrace, and a station in the Lynnwood City Center—just a part of […]

A Message of thanks from Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell   

Light Rail

Congratulations, Lynnwood and Snohomish County! The Sound Transit Light Rail will soon be available in our community! Thank you to everyone who has endured the years of disruption, street closures, and re-directions. There has been tremendous community endurance and resiliency during the long months of construction. In 2008, I had a difficult time considering voting […]

New flat $3 fare for Link 1 and 2 Line to start August 30

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Starting Friday, August 30, the regular adult fare for Link light rail will be $3. This flat fare will replace Sound Transit’s distance-based fares, which range from $2.25 to $3.50. One-way fares for the T Line in Tacoma will remain $2. Also starting August 30, the price for an Adult ORCA day pass will drop […]

Sound Transit Lynnwood Link new construction road closures Aug 17-21

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LYNNWOOD—Link light rail service to Lynnwood begins August 30. With four new stations, 1 Line trains run every 8–10 minutes, offering you yet another choice to get where you want to go. Construction crews working on the Lynnwood Link Extension will paint striping and continuing landscaping work resulting in closures as early as Saturday, August 16 through Wednesday, […]

Sound Transit Lynnwood Link new construction road closures

Link light rail service to Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood begins August 30. With four new stations, 1 Line trains run every 8–10 minutes, offering you yet another choice to get where you want to go. Construction Crews working on the Lynnwood Link Extension will be paving roads near Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood Transit Center resulting in closures as early […]

Sound Transit construction closures in preparation for Lynnwood Link

lynnwood link

Link light rail service to Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood begins August 30. With four new stations, 1 Line trains run every 8–10 minutes, offering you yet another choice to get where you want to go. Construction Crews working on the Lynnwood Link Extension will be potholing, grinding, and paving roads near Lynnwood Transit Center resulting in closures as […]

Lynnwood Elks Lodge 2171: 63 years of giving back to the community

Lynnwood Elks Lodge

LYNNWOOD—For 63 years and counting, the Lynnwood Elks Lodge 2171 has been a community gathering space for south Snohomish County residents offering BINGO, dinners, dances, and more. But its reach doesn’t stop there. Through the Elks Lodge’s robust charity system, the club has successfully returned $1.9 million back to its community—offering assistance to veterans and […]

Lynnwood Link extension to hold FTA-required emergency response exercise

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MOUNTLAKE TERRACE—Sound Transit and local emergency responders will stage a Federal Transit Administration–required Safety and Security Certification Exercise on Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to test the system readiness of the 1 Line extension to Lynnwood for its upcoming opening on August 30, 2024. This will be a full-scale exercise and […]

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