Mercer Island station explained

Mercer Island
Style:Sound Transit
Type:Link light rail station
Borough:Mercer Island, Washington
Country:United States
Coordinates:47.5881°N -122.2333°W
Owned:Sound Transit
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Below-grade
Accessible:Yes
Opening:2025
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

Mercer Island station is a future light rail station on the 2 Line of the Link light rail network operated by Sound Transit. It will serve the city of Mercer Island and is located in the median of Interstate 90 at the north end of the island. The station is scheduled to open in 2025 as part of the 2 Line section that crosses Lake Washington between Seattle and the Eastside.[1]

Location

The station is located in the middle of Interstate 90 in what was formerly the freeway's express lanes. It has entrances at 77th Ave SE to the west and 80th Ave SE to the east.[2] This location is just south of the Mercer Island Park & Ride and just north of Mercer Island's business district.

Notes and References

  1. News: Lindblom . Mike . August 24, 2023 . Eastside-only light rail should open in March, Sound Transit says . The Seattle Times . August 24, 2023.
  2. Web site: From Paper to Pavement: Light Rail Station at North Mercer Park & Ride. 24 November 2008 . Mercer Island Reporter. 2009-08-19. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230813212411/https://www.mi-reporter.com/news/from-paper-to-pavement-light-rail-station-at-north-mercer-park-and-ride/. 2023-08-13.