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===Link light rail===
{{main|Link light rail|List of Link light rail stations}}

The [[Link light rail]] system encompasses three lines with {{convert|45.1|mi|km}} of track and 43 stations.<ref name="SafetyPlan">{{cite web |date=September 2024 |title=Sound Transit Agency Safety Plan |pages=43–50 |url=https://www.soundtransit.org/st_sharepoint/download/sites/PRDA/FinalRecords/2024/Report%20-%20Agency%20Safety%20Plan%20September%202024%20-%2009-23-24.pdf |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=December 25, 2024}}</ref> The three lines, which have no direct connection between each other, are the [[1 Line (Sound Transit)|1{{nbsp}}Line]] between [[Seattle]], [[Tukwila, Washington|Tukwila]], and [[SeaTac, Washington|SeaTac]]; the [[2 Line (Sound Transit)|2{{nbsp}}Line]] between [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] and [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]]; and the [[T Line (Sound Transit)|T{{nbsp}}Line]] in central [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]].<ref name="TDP2024"/> Link trains carried 30.5{{nbsp}}million passengers in 2024 and averaged 98,300 passengers on weekdays across the 1{{nbsp}}Line and T{{nbsp}}Line. It is the [[List of United States light rail systems by ridership|fourth-busiest]] light rail system in the United States by ridership, behind [[Los Angeles Metro Rail|Los Angeles]], [[San Diego Trolley|San Diego]], and [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|Boston]].<ref name="APTA-2024">{{cite web |date=February 19, 2025 |title=Public Transportation Ridership Report, Fourth Quarter 2024 |pages=3–6 |url=https://www.apta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-Q4-Ridership-APTA.pdf |publisher=[[American Public Transportation Association]] |accessdate=March 1, 2025}}</ref>

Link trains generally run seven days a week at frequencies of 6 to 24 minutes, with stops spaced closely together. All stations are accessible and most offer connections to nearby buses or a [[park and ride]] facility.<ref name="ST-Guide"/><ref name="SafetyPlan"/> The system is planned to expand to 83 stations and {{convert|116|mi|km}} by 2041, with five lines serving all three counties.<ref name="ENR-2024">{{cite news |last=Cho |first=Aileen |date=August 5, 2024 |title=Providing Safe, 'Sound' Transit in the Emerald City |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/59079-providing-safe-sound-transit-in-the-emerald-city |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=January 2019 |title=Pierce County 2019 Regional Report |page=8 |url=https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/regional-report-pierce-county-201901.pdf |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref> 1{{nbsp}}Line and 2{{nbsp}}Line trains are operated and maintained under contract with [[King County Metro]] and use longer, four-car trainsets that have a typical capacity of 150 passengers in each car.<ref name="Budget-Link">{{cite web |date=October 2024 |title=2025 Proposed Budget & Financial Plan |pages=12, 15–25 |url=https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/2025-proposed-budget-financial-plan.pdf |publisher=Sound Transit |accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Sound Transit pulls out the stops to solve a Lynnwood train shortage |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/sound-transit-pulls-out-the-stops-to-solve-a-lynnwood-train-shortage/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref> The T{{nbsp}}Line uses low-floor streetcars, unable to be coupled into pairs, and are the only Sound Transit service to be directly operated and maintained by the agency rather than a contractor.<ref name="Budget-Link"/>