Seattle, Washington Transit

The Emerald City has several different modes of transit to choose from. 493 photos

Link Light Rail

273 Photos, 97 new

 

Link is a cross between a light rail system and a true metro. Long trains, high speed, and subway portions. Only the median running on MLK in the Rainier Valley holds it back. It is undergoing a major expansion too!

 

Seattle Streetcar

76 Photos, 12 new


 

There are two separate streetcar lines, that maybe someday they will get connected together.

 

Seattle Monorail

59 Photos, 16 new

 

It is ionic to Seattle as the Space Needle is. It is a good thing since the monorail connects downtown to the Space Needle/Seattle Center.

 

Sounder Commuter Rail

33 Photos, 5 new

 

Traffic along I-5 is intense between Tacoma, Seattle and Everett. The Sounder gives a much more civilized travel option for commuters.

Trolleys Buses

30 Photos, 8 new

 

Seattle has a huge trolley bus system along with traditional buses, and Bus Rapid Transit. Regional buses add to the mix.

 

Regular Buses & BRT

 13 Photos, 5 new

 

Seattle had many buses from King County Metro, Sound Transit and Community Transit

 

Waterfront Streetcar

 9 Photos

 

The now closed heritage streetcar line had linked the International District with the Seattle Waterfront.