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7/19/2019
Sound Transit yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of Link light-rail service that connects Seattle to SeaTac, Washington.
Over the past decade, the Link has logged more than 134 million total boardings, Sound Transit officials said in a press release.
On opening day 2009, Link covered 14 miles of service between the Westlake and Tukwila International Boulevard stations. Since then, Link has grown to 22 miles and ridership has increased from about 15,000 weekday boardings to about 77,000, they said.
Notable service additions in Link’s history include new service to Sea-Tac International Airport in December 2009, to Capitol Hill and the University of Washington in March 2016 and to Angle Lake in September 2016.
In the next five years, Sound Transit will add 22 stations to Link and expand it more than 50 miles.
"Link's tenth anniversary comes at a time when we are expanding the network to the north, south and east,” said Sound Transit Chief Executive Officer Peter Rogoff said. “By the time Link's 15th anniversary comes around, we expect that more than twice as many riders as we have today will have discovered the advantages of fast, effective light rail."
By 2026, Link’s daily weekday boardings are projected to be 257,000 to 303,000.