Projects

Fourteen miles long, East Link includes 10 stations from Seattle’s International District to Judkins Park, across I-90 to Mercer Island and South Bellevue, and through downtown Bellevue and the Bel-Red area to Redmond Technology Station.

Facts

• Open: 2024/2025*
• Length: 14 miles; 10 stations
• Service: Every 8 minutes in peak hours.
• Projected travel times:
  • Mercer Island to University of Washington: 20 minutes
  • South Bellevue to Sea-Tac Airport: 50 minutes
  • Redmond Technology to Bellevue Downtown: 10 minutes
• Projected ridership including downtown Redmond extension: 43,000 – 52,000 daily riders by 2026

*April 2023 update: Work is ongoing to identify new opening timelines for four light rail projects in construction, including East Link. Construction quality issues along the I-90 segment of the East Link alignment are expected to delay the full project opening into 2025.

_In response, the Sound Transit Board has directed staff to study the feasibility of opening a significant portion of the 2 Line, which is not affected by quality issues, ahead of the I-90 segment. Later in 2023, the Board will determine whether to launch new 2-Line service between eight of East Link’s 10 stations, from South Bellevue Station to Redmond Technology Station, as early as spring 2024. _