Sound Transit to test more frequent trains before 2 Line opens

EVERETT — Riders using Sound Transit’s Link light rail will see additional trains along the tracks starting next week, as the regional transit agency prepares to double the frequency of its service between Lynnwood and downtown Seattle in early 2026.

In a blog post earlier this month, Sound Transit wrote that out-of-service trains will operate in between passenger trains between Lynnwood City Center and the International District/Chinatown stations. Those empty one-car trains will run so operators can practice for the increased service that will come with the opening of the 2 Line, connecting Lynnwood to Bellevue and beyond, through a long-awaited transit connection across Lake Washington.

When that connection opens, trains running between Lynnwood and downtown Seattle will run every 4 minutes, twice the current maximum of 8-minute frequencies during peak hours.

The testing is set to begin early Monday morning, according to Rachelle Cunningham, a Sound Transit spokesperson.

Testing is expected to take place 4:30-9:30 a.m. Nov. 24 to 25; 2:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2; 4:30-9:30 a.m. Dec. 8; 2:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 and 16; and 4:30-9:30 a.m. on Dec. 19. Those schedules are subject to change, Cunningham wrote. The testing will not interfere with regular service.

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