![]() It will directly connect the Microsoft campus, Overlake Hospital, Bellevue’s central business district, and residential neighborhoods on the Eastside with Seattle, providing a quick way to cross Lake Washington that’s immune from traffic jams. This new light rail line represents the future of transportation on the Eastside. ![]() If you’ve caught glimpses of the construction sites from the ground and are wondering what these new stations are like, then you’re in for a treat. Today, we’re delighted to be able to share with you a collection of photos from those flights, which offer a bird’s eye view of Line 2. ![]() With all of the stations having reached the point where they look like light rail stations, as opposed to simply large construction zones, NPI launched a project to visually document them from the air using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Each of these stations is actively under construction and getting closer to be being ready to welcome riders in mid-2023 when Line 2 is set to open. The core of Line 2 consists of ten new stations in Seattle and the Eastside: Judkins Park, Mercer Island, South Bellevue, East Main, Downtown Bellevue, Wilburton, Spring District, Bel-Red, Overlake Village, and Redmond Technology. ![]() The summer after next, assuming construction continues to go well and testing is uneventful, there will be a whole new light rail line joining the system, with three times as many stations as the Northgate Link extension: East Link/Line 2. It was, without a doubt, a huge milestone for mobility in our region, but these three new stations are actually just the beginning of our Phase II build-out. When Sound Transit’s beautiful new Northgate, Roosevelt, and U District Stations opened to riders two weeks ago, the SeaTac-to-Northgate high capacity transit spine originally envisioned back in the 1990s finally became a reality. ![]()
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