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It might be easier to just let you know what weekends light rail service will be normal in Seattle. As Sound Transit prepares for the big shift to operating connected 1 Line and 2 Line light rail systems between Seattle and the Eastside, this weekend will bring more service disruptions due to needed work to prepare for the change. Trains won’t be running between Capitol Hill Station and SoDo starting Friday night:
In order to accommodate critical systems integration testing, Link light rail will be temporarily suspended between Capitol Hill and SODO stations from 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 through the end of service Sunday, Feb. 16. Normal operations are scheduled to resume at the start of service Monday, Feb. 17.
Sound Transit says crews will be performing systems integration tests on the control signals that will command future 1 and 2 Line trains.
“These tests will include train movements between the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel and Judkins Park Station,” Sound Transit reports. “Power to the system will remain active and trains will be moving, but the nature of the tests require full closure for passenger service.”
Sound Transit is once again providing Link Shuttle buses to transport passengers. The buses will run approximately every 10-15 minutes and stop at all stations between Capitol Hill and SODO.
CHS reported on disruptions in late January as Sound Transit dealt with a different issue — repairing equipment damaged in September at UW Station that was causing significant slowdowns in the area.
This weekend’s disruption comes in a long string of shutdowns south of Capitol Hill Station as Sound Transit crews perform work and testing to prepare for full 2 Line operations expected to begin late this year connecting Seattle to the Eastside via Judkins Park Station and the I-90 bridge.
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