What you need to know about transit service and special events for the Northgate extension opening on October 2nd.
It’s a mere two and a half weeks to the opening of the 4.3-mile Northgate Link extension, which will add three more stations to Seattle’s light rail line. Riders will be able reach Downtown Seattle from Northgate in just 13 minutes. Sound Transit expects travel times end to end will be 53 minutes with airport-to-Northgate travel time being 49 minutes. All in all, the extension will be a gamechanger for many people in North Seattle and areas further north thanks to significant bus restructures funneling riders to and from the new stations.
However, there’s a lot more to the Central Link extension, or the 1 Line in Sound Transit’s new naming system. So we’ve put together a complete guide on everything you need to know and more.
