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Northgate, UW light rail service resumes after disruption due to system failure

A shuttle bus ran between the Northgate and UW stations during the outage.

SEATTLE — Light rail service between the University of Washington and Northgate stations has resumed after an hours-long disruption Thursday due to a system failure.

The interruption was first reported on the 1 Line at about 10:45 a.m. Service was restored just before 5 p.m.

 An alert on Sound Transit’s website said there was a fire, life and safety system failure at the Northgate, Roosevelt and U District stations, which caused the service interruption. 

An alert was sent to riders, according to a Sound Transit spokesperson.

Trains operated normally between UW and Angle Lake during the disruption, although Sound Transit said delays were possible.

A shuttle bus was in place for riders to get between Northgate and UW during the interruption.

    

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