South Link is a planned southern extension of the Central Link light rail

Link Light Rail

Sound Transit Link Light Rail is a rapid transit project in the Greater Seattle region, originally approved by a ballot measure in November 1996. Two lines are currently operating as of 2009: Tacoma Link, which uses 3 vehicles built by Škoda, and Central Link, which uses 35 vehicles built by Kinki...

 line, spanning about 23 miles from Sea-Tac Airport

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

The Seattle–Tacoma International Airport , also known as Sea–Tac Airport or Sea–Tac , is an American airport located in SeaTac, Washington, at the intersections of State Routes 99 and 509 and 518, about west of Interstate 5...

 to Tacoma Dome Station

Tacoma (Sounder station)

The Tacoma Dome Station is a Sounder train station serving the city of Tacoma, Washington. It was built by Sound Transit along Tacoma Municipal Beltline tracks in Downtown Tacoma, completed in 2000. The station is also served by ST Express, Pierce Transit and Greyhound buses, as well as Tacoma...

 in Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...

, USA.

Routing

From Sea-Tac Airport Station, trains will travel on an elevated guideway along 28th Ave S and State Route 99

Washington State Route 99

State Route 99, abbreviated SR 99, commonly called Highway 99, is a numbered state highway in the U.S. state of Washington extending just under from Fife in the south to Everett in the north, with a gap in Tukwila.-Southern division:...

 to Federal Way

Federal Way, Washington

Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Federal Way is located between Seattle and Tacoma. Its western boundary is Puget Sound. It is bordered by Des Moines on the north, Kent, unincorporated King County, and Milton on the east and Tacoma and Fife on the south...

 then move towards the western side of Interstate 5 down to Fife

Fife, Washington

Fife is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,173 at the 2010 census.-History:In 1940, it was described as "Fife...at a valley crossroads in the midst of a thickly settled berry growing and truck-gardening district is represented by a string of markets, taverns,...

, and eventually travel over E Bay St towards the Tacoma Dome Station on S 25th St.

As part of Sound Transit

Sound Transit

Sound Transit has been the popular name of Washington state's Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority since September 19, 1999. It was formed in 1996 by the Snohomish, King, and Pierce County Councils...

 Proposition 1, which passed in November, 2008, Link Light Rail would terminate at Redondo/Star Lake. This extension is known as the South Corridor High Capacity Transit (HCT) Project. The rest would be reserved right-of-way for the future.

Stations

	Name	City/Neighborhood	Location	Planned Year	New Facilities
South Link (Sea-Tac Airport - Tacoma Dome Station)
Elevated Section
	Sea-Tac Airport	Seatac SeaTac, Washington SeaTac is an American city in southern King County, Washington, and an outlying suburb of Seattle, Washington. Incorporated in February 1990, the City of SeaTac is ten square miles in area and has a population of 26,909 according to the 2010 census...	Northeast of parking garage	2009
End of Central Link
	S 200th	Seatac SeaTac, Washington SeaTac is an American city in southern King County, Washington, and an outlying suburb of Seattle, Washington. Incorporated in February 1990, the City of SeaTac is ten square miles in area and has a population of 26,909 according to the 2010 census...	International Blvd and S 200th St	2020; possibly 2016	Park & ride and bus transfer center
	Highline Community College	Kent Kent, Washington Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States, and is the third largest city in King County and the sixth largest in the state. An outlying suburb of Seattle, Kent is also the corporate home for companies such as REI and Oberto Sausage... , Des Moines Des Moines, Washington Des Moines is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 29,673 at the 2010 census. Property within the city has been the subject of land buyouts because of noise from aircraft landing or taking off from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport two miles to the north of...	Pacific Highway S and Kent-Des Moines Rd Washington State Route 516 State Route 516, abbreviated SR 516, is a state route in the U.S. state of Washington, with a western terminus at Marine View Dr. S in Des Moines and an eastern terminus at State Route 169.-Route description:...	2020	Park & ride and bus transfer center
	Redondo/Star Lake	Federal Way Federal Way, Washington Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Federal Way is located between Seattle and Tacoma. Its western boundary is Puget Sound. It is bordered by Des Moines on the north, Kent, unincorporated King County, and Milton on the east and Tacoma and Fife on the south...	Pacific Highway S and S 272nd St	2023	Park & ride and bus transfer center
ST2 Update Package Link Light Rail ends here
	Federal Way (Federal Way Transit Center)	Federal Way Federal Way, Washington Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Federal Way is located between Seattle and Tacoma. Its western boundary is Puget Sound. It is bordered by Des Moines on the north, Kent, unincorporated King County, and Milton on the east and Tacoma and Fife on the south...	23rd Ave S and S 317th St
	South Federal Way	Federal Way Federal Way, Washington Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Federal Way is located between Seattle and Tacoma. Its western boundary is Puget Sound. It is bordered by Des Moines on the north, Kent, unincorporated King County, and Milton on the east and Tacoma and Fife on the south...	I-5 and SR 18 (S 348th St)		Park & ride and bus transfer center
	Port of Tacoma/Fife	Fife Fife, Washington Fife is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,173 at the 2010 census.-History:In 1940, it was described as "Fife...at a valley crossroads in the midst of a thickly settled berry growing and truck-gardening district is represented by a string of markets, taverns,...	I-5 and SR 99 (54th Ave E)		Park & ride and bus transfer center
	Tacoma Dome	Tacoma Tacoma, Washington Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...	S 25th St and S D St
End of ST2 Package End of line; connection to Tacoma Link