Portal:Trains/Selected article/Week 7, 2022

Line 1 (officially the 1 Line), formerly Central Link, is a light rail line in Seattle, Washington, United States, and part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. It serves 19 stations in the cities of Seattle, SeaTac, and Tukwila, traveling nearly 25 mi between Northgate and Angle Lake stations. The line connects the University District, Downtown Seattle, the Rainier Valley, and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. Line 1 carried over 25 million total passengers in 2019, with an average of nearly 80,000 daily passengers on weekdays. It runs for 20 hours per day on weekdays and Saturdays, with headways of up to six minutes during peak hours, and reduced 18-hour service on Sundays and holidays. Voters approved Central Link in a 1996 ballot measure and construction began in 2003. The light rail line opened on July 18, 2009, terminating at Westlake in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel and Tukwila International Boulevard near Sea–Tac Airport. It was extended south to SeaTac/Airport in December 2009, north to the University of Washington in March 2016, and south to Angle Lake in September 2016. The line was temporarily renamed the Red Line until its designation was changed to Line 1 in 2021, coinciding with an extension to Northgate. Further extensions to Lynnwood and Federal Way are planned to open in 2024. Line 2 will open in 2023, connecting Seattle to the Eastside suburbs and forming a multi-line network via its connection with Line 1.