SEATTLE — Sound Transit’s light rail No. 1 Line will see significant service disruptions through a seven-station stretch between downtown and the SoDo area this week as workers a section of sinking track related to soil conditions.
Work began over the weekend, with rail service halted Saturday and Sunday and replaced by shuttle buses between the Capitol Hill and SoDo stations. Beginning today (Aug. 14), trains will operate on one track of the normally double-track route, with passengers required to change trains at the Pioneer Square station midway through the work area. A wait of 11-12 minutes is likely for the connection. That will continue through Wednesday, Aug. 16.
From Thursday, Aug. 17 to Sunday, Aug. 20, the operating and closed sides of the route will switch, with passengers continuing to make transfers at Pioneer Square.
In a passenger notification, Sound Transit said the sinking track is subject to flooding and has led to a 5-mph slow order, which the repairs will remedy.
An additional single-track project is slated for the 1 Line involving the Othello and Rainer Beach stations near SeaTac Airport beginning Aug. 21.
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