North Link
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North Link is a northern extension of the Central Link light rail
line that will connect the University District to Northgate in Seattle. The 4.3-mile light rail extension includes stations in the University District (Brooklyn Station), Roosevelt neighborhood and Northgate. North Link is scheduled to open for service in 2020 or 2021. The project by the Sound Transit 2 (ST2) package approved by voters in November 2008.
will continue north to the University District and the Roosevelt neighborhoods before emerging at the surface along I-5 near NE 85th Street to serve the elevated Northgate station.
Sound Transit is preparing to extend mass transit from Northgate to Lynnwood, which voters approved as part of the Sound Transit 2 Plan in 2008, along with funding to continue planning future service all the way to Everett. This project is known as the North Corridor High Capacity Transit (HCT) Project.
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
line that will connect the University District to Northgate in Seattle. The 4.3-mile light rail extension includes stations in the University District (Brooklyn Station), Roosevelt neighborhood and Northgate. North Link is scheduled to open for service in 2020 or 2021. The project by the Sound Transit 2 (ST2) package approved by voters in November 2008.
Routing
For the North Link project, the tunnel already under construction for University LinkUniversity Link
University Link is a future light rail extension of Sound Transit's Link light rail system in Seattle, Washington, USA. The line will connect downtown Seattle with the University of Washington via Capitol Hill. The line was approved by the Federal Transit Administration in November 2006...
will continue north to the University District and the Roosevelt neighborhoods before emerging at the surface along I-5 near NE 85th Street to serve the elevated Northgate station.
Sound Transit is preparing to extend mass transit from Northgate to Lynnwood, which voters approved as part of the Sound Transit 2 Plan in 2008, along with funding to continue planning future service all the way to Everett. This project is known as the North Corridor High Capacity Transit (HCT) Project.
Stations
| Name | City/Neighborhood | Location | Other | ||
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| North Link (University - Northgate Station) | |||||
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| University of Washington | University District University District, Seattle, Washington The University District is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, so named because the main campus of the University of Washington is located there. The UW moved in two years after the area was annexed to Seattle, while much of the area was still clear cut forest or stump farmland... , Seattle | Intersection of Montlake Blvd. and N.E. Pacific St. | Connections to Kirkland Kirkland, Washington Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Seattle on the Eastside . The population was 48,787 at the 2010 census makes it the 9th largest city in King County and the 20th largest city in the state... , Redmond Redmond, Washington Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located east of Seattle. The population was 54,144 at the 2010 census,up from 45,256 in 2000.... and Bellevue Bellevue, Washington Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is... via Bus Rapid Transit Bus rapid transit Bus rapid transit is a term applied to a variety of public transportation systems using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than an ordinary bus line. Often this is achieved by making improvements to existing infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling... on SR 520 | ||
| Brooklyn | University District University District, Seattle, Washington The University District is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, so named because the main campus of the University of Washington is located there. The UW moved in two years after the area was annexed to Seattle, while much of the area was still clear cut forest or stump farmland... , Seattle | Intersection of N.E. 45th St. and Brooklyn Ave. N.E. | Station platform will be approximately 80 feet below ground. Station will be constructed using cut-and-cover techniques | ||
| Roosevelt | Roosevelt Roosevelt, Seattle, Washington Roosevelt is a neighborhood in north Seattle, Washington. Its main thoroughfare, originally 10th Avenue, was renamed Roosevelt Way upon Theodore Roosevelt's death in 1919... , Seattle | Intersection of N.E. 65th St. and 12th Ave. N.E. | Station platform will be approximately 90 feet below ground. Station built using cut & cover techniques. | ||
| Elevated Section | |||||
| Northgate | Northgate Northgate, Seattle, Washington Northgate is an informal district of neighborhoods in north urban Seattle, Washington, named for and surrounding Northgate Mall, the first covered mall in the United States.... , Seattle | Intersection of 1st Ave. N.E. and N.E. 103rd St. | Larger park & ride lot, bus transfer center, and pedestrian improvements to Northgate Mall Northgate Mall Northgate Mall may refer to:*Northgate Mall in Durham, North Carolina*Northgate Mall in Hixson, Tennessee*Northgate Mall in Seattle, Washington*Northgate Mall in Cincinnati, Ohio... | ||
