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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.
Mount Baker Tunnel, twin tunnels, Interstate 90 and Link light rail, Seattle; Northgate Link tunnel, Link light rail, Seattle; Snoqualmie Tunnel, formerly Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, now rail-trail, near Snoqualmie Pass (seven) State Route 14 in the Columbia River Gorge (two) State Route 20 near Gorge Lake, North Cascades ...
First use of Earth Pressure Balance Machine in Seattle [1] 1987–1988 Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel: Twin 21.25 ft (6.48 m) 13,624 ft (4,153 m) Tunnelling shield First use of waterproofing PVC membrane in USA [1] 1990 Fort Lawton Tunnel/West Point Sewer 15.5 ft (4.7 m) O.D. 8,400 feet (2,600 m) Partial Earth Pressure Balance Machine [1] [5] 1993
Route 41 was moved to the downtown transit tunnel in 1991, and expanded into an all-day route in 2002. It became one of the busiest routes operated by King County Metro, with over 10,000 daily riders. The service was moved out of the downtown tunnel in 2019 and was retired on October 2, 2021, with the opening of Link light rail service to ...
Metro Transit began planning a bus-based transit system through downtown Seattle in the 1970s, including a transit mall, tunnel, or bus terminal in the Westlake area. [19] [20] Metro approved construction of a downtown bus tunnel in 1983, [21] selecting Pine Street and 4th Avenue as the site of one of the stations. [22]
King County Metro is the public transit authority of King County, Washington, including the city of Seattle in the Puget Sound region. It operates a fleet of 1,396 buses, serving 115 million rides at over 8,000 bus stops in 2012, making it the eighth-largest transit agency in the United States .
The new Metro Regional Connector creates L.A. County's first uninterrupted north-south and east-west train lines. Three new stations downtown are now open.
This is a route-map template for the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, a Seattle rail tunnel.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.