Calling it “just the kind of access that’s key for our community,” Edmonds Mayor Mike Cooper and other dignitaries gathered Friday morning to dedicate the new Edmonds Sound Transit rail station directly across from the Edmonds ferry terminal. Edmonds Sounder train riders had been using a temporary station located south of the Amtrak station while…
Join Sound Transit Friday for the dedication of the newly-completed Edmonds Station, starting at 10:30 a.m. (program at 11 a.m.) at 210 Railroad Ave. Station improvements include a new train platform, larger passenger loading area and new transit shelters. Other amenities include upgraded lighting, newly paved parking lots, new landscaping and secure bike lockers. RSVPs…
The City of Edmonds and Sound Transit were on hand Wednesday as the “Standing Wave” sculpture by Seattle artist Gerry Tsutakawa finally received a permanent home. In 2002, Sound Transit worked with the Edmonds Arts Commission to select an artist to create artwork for the new Sound Transit train platform. Tsutakawa was chosen and he…
Due to mudslides, Northline Sounder commuter train service between Seattle and Edmonds will not be available tonight, Monday, and all day Tuesday, Sound Transit said. Monday evening back-up bus service: Board regularly scheduled Community Transit Route 416 at 5th and James at 3:56 p.m., 4:27 p.m., 4:58 p.m., 5:28 p.m. and 5:57 p.m. Tuesday morning back-up bus…
Sound Transit says that late this week, after the morning commute, the ticket vending machines and shelter at the Edmonds Sounder Station will be moved to their permanent location. Once relocated, commuters will find the ticket vending machines in the area south of the Amtrak depot. In preparation for the move, crews will be pouring concrete to complete the platform area….
Sound Transit said that it will complete the new accessible ramp at the Edmonds Sounder Station by the middle to the end of this week. The remaining portion of the old ramp will be removed and the temporary passenger platform detour around the work area will end. As a result, commuters from the north end…
Sound Transit said Wednesday night that Sounder train service, which was disrupted by a mudslide Tuesday and Wednesday, will resume between Mukilteo, Edmonds and Seattle starting Thursday morning. Back-up bus service will continue between Everett Station and Seattle. Full service for all riders is expected to resume Friday morning, Sound Transit said.
A mudslide has canceled Sounder train service between Edmonds and Seattle Wednesday, Sound Transit said. The agency provided back-up bus service from Edmonds Wednesday morning, and alternative northbound bus information will be updated and posted prior to Wednesday’s afternoon commute. We will post that schedule here when it is available.
Sounder riders to Edmonds will need to take special and regular bus service from Seattle Friday for the afternoon commute after mudslides Thursday closed northline tracks. Sounder service from and to Everett will resume Monday if no other slides occur, Sound Transit said. Northline riders can check https://www.soundtransit.org/Riding-Sound-Transit/Schedules-and-Facilities.xml for Friday morning bus schedules, or call the…
Here’s the latest construction update on the Edmonds Sounder commuter train station, from Sound Transit: Next week or the in first week of January, the contractor will relocate a construction trailer to the temporary parking lot north of the Amtrak depot. Approximately six parking stalls will be occupied by the construction trailer and these parking…
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Northline Sounder service between Everett and Seattle will not be available on Monday evening or Tuesday morning due to mudslides. Monday evening backup service northbound from Seattle to Edmonds: Board Community Transit Route 416 at 5th and James at 3:56 p.m., 4:27 p.m., 4:58 p.m, 5:28 p.m. and 5:57 p.m. for service to the Edmonds…
If you take the Sounder train from Edmonds to Seattle to get to work, you better find another route Monday. Sound Transit has announced that Northline Sounder service between Everett and Seattle has been canceled due to mudslides. As a backup, Community Transit Route 416 will depart Edmonds’ Station at 5:37 a.m., 6:15 a.m., 6:35…
A voter-approved plan in 2008 to expand Sound Transit’s light rail system north from downtown Seattle to Lynnwood may not end up involving light rail at all. That was one possibility discussed during a North Corridor transit planning meeting sponsored by Sound Transit at the Shoreline Conference Center Thursday night. It was the third in…
My Edmonds News is proud to welcome as its newest sponsor Sound Transit, which is starting the formal planning process for mass transit between Northgate and Lynnwood as part of the Sound Transit 2 plan approved by voters in 2008. You are invited to attend a hands-on planning session to learn and comment about the…
Sound Transit Wednesday celebrated breaking ground on the first phase of construction of a new Sounder commuter train station in Edmonds. The transit hub, scheduled to open next spring, will replace a temporary structure south of the Amtrak station with a new east platform, passenger shelter, re-paved parking area, upgraded lighting, and secured storage for…
Sound Transit is breaking ground for the permanent Edmonds Sounder commuter train station Wednesday, and you are invited to attend. A new train platform on the east side of the tracks will include a larger passenger loading area and new transit shelters. A new transit center at the north end of the station for Community…
Here’s a reminder from Sound Transit: On Tuesday, Aug. 17, the commuter parking lot south of the Amtrak Depot at the Edmonds Sounder Train Station will be closed for construction until further notice. When the south lot closes, commuter parking will be available in the temporary parking lot north of the Amtrak Depot and south…
The Edmonds City Council Tuesday night has scheduled a first reading of a proposed ordinance that would assess Edmonds vehicle owners an additional $40 each through licensing fees to fund 37 separate transportation projects aimed at addressing city traffic safety, congestion and pedestrian improvements. Through Edmonds Transportation Benefit District, the city currently collects a $20…
Sound Transit reports that construction is ready to begin on the permanent Sounder commuter rail station in Edmonds. Pellco Construction Inc. has been selected as the contractor for the project and Harris & Associates will provide construction management services. Construction is expected to start in mid-August and will be completed in spring 2011. Sounder service…
A female walking with friends on railroad tracks six miles south of Edmonds was struck by a Sounder train just after 6 p.m. Tuesday and was taken to Harborview Medical Center. Sound Transit spokesperson Geoff Patrick said that a northbound Sounder train “came upon four trespassers on the track” –Â three males and one female….
