Redmond Technology station

Redmond Technology station, formerly Overlake Transit Center, is a bus and light rail station in Redmond, Washington, United States. The bus station opened in 2002 adjacent to State Route 520 on the headquarters campus of Microsoft. It was served by Sound Transit Express and King County Metro, as well as Microsoft's private shuttle buses. The light rail station is the eastern terminus of the 2 Line, part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system, and opened on April 27, 2024.

Location
The light rail station is located adjacent to State Route 520 near its interchange with NE 40th Street.

A pedestrian bridge over State Route 520, connecting the station to the Microsoft west campus, was funded by Microsoft and the City of Redmond in 2013 and began construction in 2020. It opened in April 2024 after the completion of approach ramps and will be maintained by the city government.

History
Overlake Transit Center opened on February 4, 2002, and cost $8 million to construct with funds from Sound Transit, the City of Redmond, King County Metro, Microsoft, and the Federal Transit Administration, opened on February 4, 2002. The new transit center initially lacked passenger shelters and a paved parking lot, which were added in May. The 10 acre site was donated by Microsoft, who also contributed $1.2 million to the project and added commuter bus and shuttle bus services. Microsoft's involvement was part of a development agreement with the City of Redmond for its campus expansion project. The transit center had eight bus bays.



The park and ride closed in May 2017, as part of preparations for light rail construction. In late July, Sound Transit shifted bus service to a series of temporary bus bays near NE 36th Street and began demolition of the old transit center. The new light rail station's name was shortened from Redmond Technology Center to Redmond Technology in March 2018 in response to a request from Redmond and Microsoft.

The new bus bays at the station were opened in December 2019 under the partially completed parking garage. During construction of the parking garage, cracks were discovered in the concrete above the bus exit. The bus stops and pedestrian walkways were temporarily moved from the garage in April 2020 while an investigation was conducted. The southeast corner of the garage, where several structural deficiencies were found, was demolished in 2021. The bus loop reopened for Microsoft buses in August 2023 and was followed a month later by Sound Transit Express and King County Metro buses. The garage was reopened for parking on October 31.

Light rail service from the station began on April 27, 2024, with trains operating between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology as part of the 2 Line's starter segment. Service is expected to be extended further east to Downtown Redmond in 2025.