Link Monthly Maintenance
Link is starting a monthly maintenance program, with the first batch of work Tuesday-Thursday night. Here's an excerpt from the press release:
Buses will replace 1 Line trains between Rainier Beach and Angle Lake stations during late night hours on Oct. 21, 22, and 23 to accommodate planned maintenance work on the alignment. The last northbound train will depart from Angle Lake Station at 10:32 p.m. and the last southbound train will depart Rainier Beach Station at approximately 10:40 p.m.
1 Line trains will then operate as scheduled between Lynnwood City Center and Rainier Beach. For passengers continuing south, 1 Line shuttle buses will operate every 10 minutes between Rainier Beach Station and Tukwila International Boulevard Station. From there, passengers can transfer to the King County Metro A Line for service to SeaTac/Airport and Angle Lake stations.
The same connection will be available for northbound travelers, who should use the A line to connect from SeaTac/Airport or Angle Lake to Tukwila International Boulevard Station where they can transfer to the 1 Line shuttle for connections to Rainier Beach and trips further north.
This is the first of Sound Transit's new planned monthly maintenance windows. These new maintenance windows are designed to improve system reliability and performance by expanding the overnight maintenance window in target areas. During the extended closures, crews will perform enhanced state of good repair work on the rails, overhead power systems, signals, and more.
A language line is available to provide translation assistance for passengers with limited proficiency in English at 800-823-9230.
Yes, that means a 3-seat ride from the airport or Angle Lake to Othello or anywhere north of it. (1) Take Metro RapidRide A to Tukwila International Blvd station, (2) transfer to the Link shuttle bus to Rainier Beach station, and (3) transfer to a 1 Line train the rest of the way. Vice-versa southbound.
Metro's route 124 bus also runs between Tukwila International Blvd station and downtown Seattle. If you're getting off downtown anyway, this would reduce the number of seats to two. The 124 is half hourly evenings so check its schedule first. The 124 does not serve Rainier Valley or Beacon Hill.