Latest / Sal on SR 520 Westbound: Redmond to Seattle
One Twenty-Fourth Avenue — Rails Reach Bellevue
Sal: Between Interstate Four-Oh-Five and One Twenty-Fourth Avenue. Sal: Light rail reached the Eastside on April 27, 2024, when the 2 Line opened with eight stations. East Link had first broken ground in 2016. Sal: Sound Transit cut the ribbon at 11:30 that Saturday morning, and crush loads of passengers poured in for their first ride. By Sound Transit's estimate, the 2 Line clocked 35,000 boardings on opening day. Peggy: Eight years to build it. One morning to fill it. Sources: • story 135 (staged) 2 Line light rail —…
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