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[KevinKorell]

Urbanist, 4/30/24:

 

 

   Riders Swarm East Link Light Rail on Opening Weekend    

 

 

Sound Transit cut the ribbon on its brand new East Link light rail line at 11:30am Saturday and crush loads of passengers poured into the system to get their first ride.

 

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[CNJRoss]

Seattle Transit Blog, 6/14/24

 

First Month of the 2 Line

 

On April 27, the “starter” segment of the 2 Line opened on the Eastside, connecting South Bellevue to the Microsoft campus in southwest Redmond. Prior to its opening, the line was expected to attract somewhere between 4,000 and 6,000 riders ($). As Sherwin Lee noted in September, ridership forecasting is for the line is complicated by the fact it serves a mix of existing commuter destination and new markets undergoing changes in land use and density. The following week, Sherwin rode after the celebratory ridership had ended, observing marked increased in use of the South Bellevue garage but relatively light use otherwise.

 

Earlier this week, the Sound Transit System Performance Tracker was updated with May’s ridership numbers for the 1 Line, but results for the first full month of 2 Line service were conspicuously missing. When reached via email for an explanation, Sound Transit explained that the 2 Line ridership data is being vetted for accuracy and to ensure expediency for future reporting. They estimated that 2 Line ridership will be included in regular reporting by the end of July.

 

In the meantime they noted opening weekend ridership (April 27 and 28) totaled 47,000 boardings, and total ridership in May was approximately 121,000 boardings.

 

 

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