SEATTLE — A new light rail line connecting the Eastside with Seattle, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Federal Way, Lynnwood and other communities opened this week.
The Crosslake Connection marks the completion of the final 7-mile segment of the Link 2 Line. With the opening, light rail vehicles carry passengers across a floating bridge for the first time.
The Link light rail system now spans 63 miles and includes 50 stations. New stations on the line opened at Mercer Island and Judkins Park, and connect to the 1 Line at the International District/Chinatown Station.
The opening of the Crosslake Connection completes the expansion of the Link system that voters approved in 2008 as part of the Sound Transit 2 ballot initiative. The 1 Line extension to Federal Way opened in December 2025, following the opening of the 2 Line to downtown Redmond in May 2025, the initial segment of the 2 Line on the Eastside in April 2024, and the 1 Line extension to Lynnwood in August 2024.
Service on both the 1 Line and 2 Line will run from about 5 a.m. to 12 a.m. seven days a week.
Trains will run roughly every eight minutes at peak at the new stations, and between 10 and 15 minutes the rest of the day. Between Lynnwood City Center and International District/Chinatown stations, combined 1- and 2-Line headways will mean trains arrive every four to five minutes.
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