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The University Link tunnel is a 3.15-mile (5.07 km) [2] [3] light rail tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States.The twin-bore tunnel carries Link light rail service on the 1 Line from the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel to University of Washington station via Capitol Hill station.
The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (DSTT), also referred to as the Metro Bus Tunnel, is a 1.3-mile-long (2.1 km) pair of public transit tunnels in Seattle, Washington, United States. The double-track tunnel and its four stations serve Link light rail trains on the 1 Line as it travels through Downtown Seattle.
Link light rail is a light rail rapid transit system serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington.It is managed by Sound Transit in partnership with local transit providers, and consists of three non-connected lines: the 1 Line (formerly Central Link) in King County and Snohomish County, which travels for 33 miles (53 km) between Lynnwood, Seattle, and Seattle–Tacoma ...
The Northgate Link tunnel is a light rail tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States. The twin-bore Link light rail tunnel, built as part of the Northgate Link extension (formerly known as "North Link"), [ 1 ] carries a section of the 1 Line and connects the University District to Northgate .
First complete Earth Pressure Balance Machine tunnel in Seattle [1] [5] [6] 2002 Henderson CSO Storage Tunnel 16.8 ft (5.1 m) O.D. 3,105 ft (946 m) Earth Pressure Balance Machine, connecting microtunnels [1] [5] 2006 Beacon Hill tunnel: Twin 20 ft (6.1 m) 1 mi (1.6 km) Tunnel boring machine [7] 2009–2012 University Link Tunnel: Twin 20 ft (6.1 m)
Symphony station, formerly University Street station, is a light rail station that is part of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States.The station is located under 3rd Avenue at University Street, near Benaroya Hall, and is served by Sound Transit's 1 Line.
Central Link train service was increased to a frequency of 6 minutes during peak hours, from 7.5 minutes, in 2015 to prepare for the opening of the University Link extension. [68] The line was extended north to University of Washington station, via Capitol Hill station, on March 19, 2016, via a $1.8 billion, 3.15-mile (5.07 km) tunnel. [69]
The tunnel was closed from 2005 to 2007 for a major renovation to prepare for light rail service, which began on July 18, 2009. Link light rail trains terminated at Westlake until the opening of the University Link Extension on March 19, 2016; the tunnel became train-only in March 2019.