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As of 2016[update], Sound Transit is building three extensions of Central Link that will open between 2021 and 2023 with 13 stations:[12] the 4.3-mile-long (6.9 km) Northgate Link Extension to Seattle's Northgate in 2021;[13] and the 14-mile-long (23 km) East Link Extension to Bellevue and Redmond on the Eastside in 2023.[14][15] Additionally, three extensions approved in the 2008 Sound Transit 2 ballot measure have yet to begin construction, but have funding, and are scheduled to open by 2023:[16] the 8.5-mile-long (13.7 km) Lynnwood Link Extension to Lynnwood in Snohomish County;[17] the first phase of the 7.6-mile-long (12.2 km) Federal Way Link Extension to Kent/Des Moines;[18] and a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) extension of Tacoma Link to the Hilltop neighborhood to open in 2022.[19][20] These extensions would add an additional 30 miles (48 km) to the light rail network, carrying an estimated 280,000 daily riders by 2030.[15][21] Further expansions approved by Sound Transit 3 in 2016 are planned to expand the light rail network by 58 miles (93 km) and 39 stations to a total of 108 miles (174 km) of track and 70 to 75 stations by 2041, carrying 500,000 daily passengers.[22][23]
All Central Link light rail stations are built with 380-to-400-foot-long (120 to 120 m), 14-inch-high (0.36 m) platforms, arranged in the center or sides of the two tracks, with capacity to handle a four-car train with 95-foot-long (29 m) vehicles;[24][25] Tacoma Link stations are built with 90-foot-long (27 m), 8-inch-high (0.20 m) platforms that can accommodate a one-car train measuring 66 feet (20 m) in length.[26] The majority of stations are built at-grade on the surface, with the platform elevated slightly above street level; there are also elevated stations and underground stations that include mezzanines (with the exception of Mount Baker station) with access the platform from the surface as well as ticket vending machines and bicycle facilities.[27][28] Only three current stations, Angle Lake, Tacoma Dome Station and Tukwila International Boulevard, have public park and rides;[29][30][31] planned stations on the suburban extensions of Link will incorporate new or existing park and rides.[21][32]
All stations include works of public art as part of the "STart" program, which requires one percent of station construction funds go to art installations.[33] The stations are named in accordance to facility naming guidelines that include using surrounding neighborhoods and street names, avoiding words used by existing facility names, and being limited to 30 characters in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.[34] Stations are also required by state law to be identified by simple pictograms,[35][36] known as "Stellar Connections", that are used in station signage, maps and other printed materials as a wayfinding aid; the icons are composed of points that correspond with local landmarks near Link stations, while also forming a picture that represents the station's identity.[37][38]
Approved as part of Sound Transit 3; anticipated opening in 2024[48]
Notes
^International District/Chinatown Station was renamed from International District Station by the Metropolitan King County Council on October 19, 2004.[40]
^ abcdStations in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel opened on September 15, 1990 to bus service and were rebuilt for light rail from 2005 to 2007.[41] Light rail service to these stations began with the rest of Central Link on July 18, 2009.[7]
^Station names are for planning purposes and subject to change.
^Stations were not given official names by the Sound Transit Board prior to their deferral.
^"Stellar Connections". Sound Transit. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)