Redmond is preparing for the arrival of four light rail stations: Overlake Village, Redmond Technology, Marymoor Village, and Downtown Redmond stations. In spring 2024, Redmond will welcome the opening of the 2 Line, connecting the South Bellevue Station to the Redmond Technology Station. The light rail connection to Downtown Redmond and across Lake Washington is anticipated to open in 2025. The extension of Sound Transit’s light rail into Redmond will provide fast, frequent, and reliable connections around town, Bellevue, Seattle, and to the rest of the region.
Although this is a Sound Transit project, the City of Redmond is working together with them to share information on construction, traffic impacts, and other issues that may affect our community or nearby homes, businesses, or properties during the design and construction of light rail.
Timeline
Overlake East Link Extension
2006
2008
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2020
2022
2024
2026
Planning
Design
Construction & Testing
Planning
Design
Construction & Testing
Downtown and Southeast Redmond
= The 2 Line (also known as East Link) is scheduled to open in 2024
Creating Access to Stations
To get riders to and from light rail, Redmond has secured funding and is partnering with Sound Transit to construct a number of multi-modal city facilities to create access to the four stations, including:
Two pedestrian/bicycle bridges over SR 520
Pedestrian/bicycle tunnel funded by Microsoft under NE 40th Street at the terminus for Eastlink and the start of the Downtown Redmond Link Extension
Improved vehicular access to Marymoor Village and Station in SE Redmond from SR 202
Improved vehicular access at the intersection of SR 202 and NE 76th Street near SR 520
Grade separated connection between City’s Redmond Central Connector shared-use path and King County’s East Lake Sammamish Parkway trail through the SR 520/SR 202 Interchange and over Bear Creek
Integration of the City’s Redmond Central Connector with the elevated light rail guideway through Downtown
156th Ave NE Shared Use Path across the street from the Redmond Technology Station
NE 40th Street Shared Use Path with direct access into the Redmond Technology Station
Intersection improvements at SR 202 and East Lake Sammamish Parkway to improve access to Marymoor Village and Station
Cleveland Street sidewalk reconstruction to improve access to the DT Station