<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0aunOQ_0vEdbXWD00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0aunOQ_0vEdbXWD00" width="1000" height="563" >Got your Orca cards ready? The Sound Transit Link Light Rail Lynnwood extension is <a class="Link" href="https://www.soundtransit.org/snocolink" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> now open </a> . *cue the train whistles* This extension has been in the works since 2008 when the new stations were approved by voters. $3.1 billion + 16 years later, downtown Seattle is officially linked up with <a class="Link" href="https://www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion/lynnwood-link-extension" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> four more stations </a> . <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-930004" name="image-930004"></a><source height="563" type="image/webp" width="1000"><source height="563" width="1000"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=420Ndo_0vEdbXWD00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=420Ndo_0vEdbXWD00" width="1000" height="563" ><figcaption class="Figure-caption"> A fifth stop is still under construction just south of the Shoreline/148th stop. </figcaption> Map via Sound Transit </figure> Here are a few fast facts about the new extension: <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> <ul><li> The extension added another 8.5 miles of track up north. </li><li> It will take ~28 minutes to travel between Lynnwood and the Westlake stop. </li><li> It will be a ~56-minute commute between Mountlake Terrace and SeaTac. </li><li> Sound Transit is expecting to see 47,000-55,000 daily riders by 2026. </li></ul> In honor of the new connection, Sound Transit and the local city governments are hosting <a class="Link" href="https://www.soundtransit.org/snocolink/events" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> several parties </a> in the newly connected neighborhoods on Friday, Aug. 30. Join in on the fun. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony | 11 a.m. | Lynnwood City Center Station | Local leaders will speak about all the hard work crews put in before officially opening the station. The first train ride will take off immediately afterwards. Night Market <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> | 4-8 p.m. | All four new stops | Grab a commemorative map, get stamps at each of the new stops, and enjoy food trucks, bouncy houses, live music, giveaways, and more. (Mountlake Terrace is calling this their biggest event ever.) </div></body>

Mountain View, CA

The new Sound Transit Link Light Rail Lynnwood extension includes four new stops north of Northgate — and the whole area is celebrating.