The Plan: Commuter Rail Service
Immediate Relief
- Proposition 1 improves Tacoma-Seattle Sounder Commuter Rail service by adding four new round trips between Lakewood, Tacoma and Seattle.
- Platform lengths are expanded to accommodate longer trains.
- This increases capacity by 65 percent to meet strong demand in the corridor, giving more people access to reliable rail transit for their commute to our largest job centers.
- Any additional funds will be used to build stations at Ballard and Broad Street in Seattle, for the Everett-Seattle Sounder Commuter Rail service. A permanent Edmonds Station will be constructed.
Improved Parking & System Access
Proposition 1 improves access by building permanent stations in Edmonds and Tukwila to replace temporary facilities. Proposition 1 includes two provisional rail stations at Broad Street and Ballard in Seattle.
Proposition 1 funds station improvements in Auburn, Edmonds, Kent, Lakewood, Mukilteo, Puyallup, South Tacoma, Sumner, Tacoma and Tukwila that are tailored to the needs of each location and include:
- Expanded parking.
- Pedestrian improvements at or near stations.
- Additional bus/transfer facilities for improved feeder service to stations.
- Bicycle access and storage at stations.
- New and expanded drop-off areas to encourage ridesharing.
Eastside Commuter Rail
Proposition 1 provides funds for a potential capital contribution to a partnership for Eastside passenger rail operation on existing railroad right-of-way. This service will connect Woodinville, Redmond, Kirkland, Bellevue, and Renton. Sound Transit and the Puget Sound Regional Council are evaluating the potential benefits of passenger rail operation on this corridor.
Commuter Rail System Map
