Sound Transit Opens Link Light Rail to Downtown Redmond

Sound Transit, Seattle, WA, has opened its Link light rail Downtown Redmond extension. The 3.4-mile extension of the 2 Line includes stations at Marymoor Village and Downtown Redmond, as well as 1,400 new parking spaces at Marymoor Village.  

This is Sound Transit’s fourth opening in the past year-and-a-half and the first Sound Transit 3 (ST3) ballot measure project to open. The Lynnwood Link extension opened in August 2024, extending the 1 Line by four stations and bringing light rail to Snohomish County for the first time. The 2 Line opened between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology Station the previous April, and the T Line opened service to Hilltop in September 2023. Two more openings are planned within the next year, with the completion of the 2 Line and the start of 1 Line service to Federal Way.

Voters approved the Downtown Redmond extension in 2016 as part of ST3, with the two new stations in Redmond the first to be completed resulting from the ballot measure.

“Today we are opening the first two light rail stations approved by voters as part of ST3,” said Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine. “This is an affirmation of the shared vision of a more connected, more sustainable region, and the product of the dedicated support of the community, our partners, contractors, and staff.”

“Redmond has always been a technology leader,” said Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA). “Redmond builds half of the world’s satellites. We are celebrating these innovations, because when it comes to building great businesses, you also have to build great transportation systems. And those transportation systems get people to where they work; where they want to play; and to restaurants, sporting events, and concerts.”

Stacy Witbeck/Kuney JV is the design-builder for the Downtown Redmond Link extension. As part of the design-build team, Jacobs and Hatch led the design effort; Hensel Phelps delivered the garage and station structures; and Mass Electric and Modern Rail Systems executed the systems scope, including overhead catenary, traction power, signaling, and communications. The project remains on schedule and within the $1.5 billion budget.