What are the advantages of light rail?
Light rail is versatile and flexible enough to run at street level, through tunnels, or in elevated right-of-way depending on the route. It also can expand and grow with increasing demand. It may use multi-car trains or single cars. Sound Transit’s Link light rail trains will give passengers frequent two-way, rapid service 20 hours each day. Link will serve residential and business areas and will operate in its own right-of-way, providing reliable service no matter what the weather or traffic conditions. Light rail stations are developed with each city and neighborhood to ensure that transportation and community objectives are met. Light rail is a sustainable transportation mode, powered by electricity largely generated from hydropower sources. When people choose to take light rail rather than drive, they help reduce our region’s gas consumption and air pollution from cars.
