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Sound Transit Prepares to Open Angle Lake Station on 1.6-Mile Extension

As Passenger Transport went to press, Sound Transit in Seattle was preparing for the Sept. 24 opening of Link light rail service to Angle Lake, including a dedication ceremony, ribbon-cutting on the station platform and a community celebration in the city of SeaTac.

The 1.6-mile light rail extension from Sea-Tac Airport to South 200th Street in SeaTac consists of an elevated guideway and station that will serve as the southern terminus for Link until service to Kent/Des Moines begins in 2023. The station site offers a 1,050-stall garage, 70-space surface lot, vanpool parking and a passenger drop-off/pickup area.

“Saturday will be a day of celebration for the entire region as we continue to expand Link light rail. This station is the latest addition to a light rail network that is transforming commutes and communities,” said Sound Transit Board Chair and King County Executive Dow Constantine. “People love light rail, and the Angle Lake Station will be an amazing asset to get south county commuters out of gridlock.”

Sound Transit reported that the $383 million extension is trending $40 million under budget and is opening four years earlier than envisioned in Sound Transit 2, the ballot measure voters approved in 2008 to continue expanding the regional public transit system. The agency received $10 million in federal TIGER funding in 2011, which helped expedite the start of construction.

The agency anticipates that the Angle Lake Station will serve 5,400 riders coming and going each weekday by 2018.

A test train pulls into Sound Transit’s Angle Lake Station. Artist Laura Haddad's “Cloud,” made from more than 6,000 eco-resin discs hung on steel cables, is suspended 25 feet above the station platform.

 
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