LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Just one day after Sound Transit's Lynnwood light rail extension opened, University of Washington football fans piled onto the trains to take advantage of four new stations north of Seattle.
"Before, we had to [drive] all the way to Shoreline, leave the car there and then go and come back. So this is amazing, do it all in one shot," said Ann Madsen of Lynnwood.
She and a friend were on their way to meet their husbands at a Husky tailgate.
The Mecklings of Woodinville, also boarded at the newly opened Lynnwood station.
"Seems like a good option for getting to the Husky game," said Carol Meckling.
"In the past, we've spent a lot of time in traffic then finding a place to park down there," added Doug Meckling. "It's been a while so we're anxious to use it."
The Lynnwood Link Extension was approved by voters in 2008 and began construction in 2019. The 8.5-mile-long extension includes four new stations with service expected every four to six minutes.
The new stations will be Lynnwood City Center Station, Mountlake Terrace Station, Shoreline North - 185th Station and Shoreline South - 148th Station.
The projected travel time from Lynnwood City Center Station to Westlake Station in downtown Seattle is 28 minutes. The projected travel time to SeaTac from Mountlake Terrace is 56 minutes, according to Sound Transit.