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Link Light Rail Service Adjustments Sept. 1-30

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

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Sound Transit will replace Link light rail trains with buses during specific periods from September 1-30 for maintenance and construction work. Service changes include surge arrestor replacement (Sept. 1-3), monthly maintenance (Sept. 15-17), fence installation (Sept. 21-25, 28-30), and rail milling (Sept. 24-28).

Buses will replace trains between South Bellevue and Overlake Village during late-night hours for surge arrestor replacement, with shuttle buses running every 10-15 minutes. Rail milling on the South Bellevue to Downtown Redmond segment will occur during late-night hours with no scheduled service impacts. Riders can sign up for service alerts at soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/service-alerts.

📄 Source: Sound Transit — News — https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/news-events/news-releases/upcoming-work-link-light-rail-2

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Sound Transit will replace Link light rail trains with buses during specific periods from September 1-30“Buses will replace trains during limited periods.”
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Service changes include surge arrestor replacement“Surge Arrestor Replacement (Sept. 1-3, 10) Buses replace 2 Line trains from 11 p.m. until end of service between South Bellevue and Overlake Village for surge arrestor replacement.”
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Surge arrestor replacement will occur from Sept. 1-3“Surge Arrestor Replacement (Sept. 1-3, 10) Buses replace 2 Line trains from 11 p.m. until end of service between South Bellevue and Overlake Village for surge arrestor replacement.”
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Monthly maintenance will occur from Sept. 15-17“Monthly Maintenance (Sept. 15-17) Buses replace 1 Line and 2 Line trains during late night hours between SODO, Judkins Park, and Capitol Hill stations for planned monthly maintenance.”
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Fence installation will occur from Sept. 21-25“Mercer Island Late Night Single Tracking (Sept. 21-25, 28-30) 2 Line trains will share one track during late night hours between Mercer Island and South Bellevue for fence installation along the alignment.”
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Fence installation will occur from Sept. 28-30No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Rail milling will occur from Sept. 24-28“Rail Milling (Sept. 24-28) 2 Line trains will share one track during late night hours between South Bellevue and Downtown Redmond for rail milling.”
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Buses will replace trains between South Bellevue and Overlake Village during late-night hoursNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Surge arrestor replacement will occur during late-night hoursNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Shuttle buses will run every 10-15 minutes“Shuttle buses will operate between Overlake Village and South Bellevue, running every 10-15 minutes.”
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Rail milling on the South Bellevue to Downtown Redmond segment will occur during late-night hours“Rail Milling (Sept. 24-28) 2 Line trains will share one track during late night hours between South Bellevue and Downtown Redmond for rail milling.”
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Rail milling on the South Bellevue to Downtown Redmond segment will have no scheduled service impacts“Rail milling is the mechanical process of shaving down tracks to create a properly profiled rail that is free of defects. The benefits are longer-lasting tracks and a smoother ride for passengers. There are no scheduled service impacts from the rail milling.”
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Riders can sign up for service alerts at soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/service-alerts“Riders can sign up to receive automatic email service alerts for Link light rail, ST Express bus routes, the T Line, and the Sounder N Line and S Line. Sign up at www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/service-alerts.”