January-February Link Reductions
Link 1 Line winter reductions start today through February 27 for a variety of maintenance tasks, as outlined in the December 5 Passenger Impact report and covered in the Urbanist, and the Seattle Times ($).
Overview- Reduced 1 Line Evening Service: starting at 5:30 pm trains will run every 12 minutes (instead of 8-10 minutes). Note that this includes part of the PM peak.
- Jan 10 (Fri 10 pm) to Jan 12 (Sun): Shuttle buses replace train service from SODO to Westlake
- Jan 17 (Fri 10 pm) to Jan 19 (Sun): Shuttle buses replace train service from SODO to Capitol Hill
- Feb 1 (Sat) and Feb 2 (Sun): Shuttle buses replace train service from Capitol Hill to U-District
- Feb 14 (Fri 10 pm) to Feb 16 (Sun): Shuttle buses replace train service from SODO to Capitol Hill
- Feb 21 (Fri 10 pm) to Feb 23 (Sun): Shuttle buses replace train service from SODO to Capitol Hill
From 5:30 p.m. to the end of service, trains will run every 12 minutes. At 7 p.m., all trains will operate through one track at Shoreline South/148th Station. On Jan. 4-5, 25-26, Feb. 8-9, and 22-23, trains will single track at Shoreline South all day.
The single tracking at Shoreline South is necessary to accommodate the construction of the new infill 130th Station.
Please note that evening service frequency was previously reduced in March 2024 from 10 minute to 12 minute headways after 8 pm.
Weekend Downtown Link Closures
Alternative Route ChartThis chart shows which bus routes run between various Link station pairs. A full-sized version is on Sound Transit's website in the Service along the 1 Line" section. Taking one of these routes may help avoid a Link+shuttle transfer or crowded trains, or may give higher frequency where multiple bus routes overlap.
Detailed ChartBelow is a chart showing single tracking or bus bridges week by week. Note the chart says single tracking" but it is only at Shoreline South Station.
| Week (Monday to Sunday) | Weekend (Friday evening to Sunday) |
| 1. Dec 30 to Jan 5 | Jan 4 (Sat) and Jan 5 (Sun) Angle Lake to Lynnwood All-day 12 min freq All-day single tracking |
| 2. Jan 6 to Jan 12 First week of reduced evening service Starting 5:30 pm 12 minute frequency | Jan 10 (Fri 10pm) to Jan 12 (Sun) SODO to Westlake bus bridge replacement Angle Lake to SODO 15 min freq Westlake to Lynnwood 15 min freq Evening single tracking |
| 3. Jan 13 to Jan 19 | Jan 17 (Fri 10 pm) to Jan 19 (Sun) SODO to Capitol Hill bus bridge replacement Angle Lake to SODO 15 min freq Capitol Hill to Lynnwood 15 min freq Evening single tracking |
| 4. Jan 20 to 26 | Jan 25 (Sat) and Jan 26 (Sun) All-day 12 minute freq All-day single tracking |
| 5. Jan 27 to Feb 2 | Feb 1 (Sat) and Feb 2 (Sun) Capitol Hill to U District bus bridge replacement Angle Lake to Capitol Hill 15 min freq U District to Lynnwood 12 min freq Evening single tracking |
| 6. Feb 3 to Feb 9 | Feb 8 (Sat) and Feb 9 (Sun) All-day 12 minute freq All-day single tracking |
| 7. Feb 10 to Feb 16 | Feb 14 (Fri) to Feb 16 (Sun) SODO to Capitol Hill bus bridge replacement Angle Lake to SODO 15 min freq Capitol Hill to Lynnwood 15 min freq Evening single tracking |
| 8. Feb 17 to Feb 23 | Feb 22 (Sat) and Feb 23 (Sun) SODO to Capitol Hill bus bridge replacement Angle Lake to SODO 15 min freq Capitol Hill to Lynnwood 15 min freq Evening single tracking |
| 9. Feb 24 to March 2 Last week of reduced evening service | First normal weekend March 1 and March 2 |
| 10. March 3 to March 10 First week of normal evening service |
Other maintenance projects are simultaneously happening at other stations. The biggest is adding a new elevator to the pedestrian bridge at SeaTac station. This starts January 8 and will last at least a year. At occasional times the existing elevator or bridge will be closed or narrowed. All alerts are on Sound Transit's Alerts page.