Try Sounder Commuter Rail or Link Light Rail

Riding Sounder Rail or Central Link Light Rail to Seattle is a comfortable way to avoid roadway traffic. Arrive at King Street Station by Sounder Rail or the Seattle bus tunnel by Central Link Light Rail, then hop on a bus to Bellevue. Better yet, join a VanShare – where you and two other commuters meet at King Street Station and share a King County Metro van to your work place. Below are links that will help you to plan your rail commute.

Rail Resources

Sounder timetables, routes and fares (with stations in Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner, Auburn, Kent, Tukwila, and Seattle)
Trip Planner helps you create free, custom transit plans wherever Metro Transit and Sound Transit go -- instantly. Use it to check bus routes linking Seattle's Sounder station to Bellevue destinations.
Bicyclists are welcome aboard Sounder and Central Link. More details.
Use VanShare to help connect you and two other commuters between the King Street Station or the Downtown Bus Tunnel and Bellevue.

Central Link Light Rail Now in Service

Central Link Light Rail, which runs from the downtown Seattle transit tunnel to Sea-Tac Airport, opened in 2009. Please see our useful Central Link Light Rail resources below:

Planning for the Future

The East Link Light Rail project is Sound Transit’s voter-approved plan to expand light rail from downtown Seattle to the Eastside serving Mercer Island, South Bellevue, downtown Bellevue, Bel-Red and the Overlake areas. Additional environmental review is being done on a future extension to downtown Redmond.

The East Link alignment and station locations have been finalized, and final design work has begun. Construction is slated to begin in mid-2015, and light rail service to Bellevue and Overlake is scheduled to launch in 2023.

Keep track of the planning process at the East Link web pages for the City of Bellevue or Sound Transit.

Mix & Match Your Commute

Most Sounder stations have bike lockers and security. Tie-downs are also available on the train. Each Central Link car has mounting hooks for bikes.

How far IS it to the train station? Forget the gym and enjoy a free walk. Use Trip Planner to check bus routes linking Seattle's Sounder station to Bellevue destinations.

Take Sound Transit's 550 route linking downtown Seattle's Central Link and Sounder stations to Bellevue destinations. Or take Sound Transit route 567 from the Kent Sounder station to Bellevue or Overlake.

Ride the rails to meet a carpool partner, then HOV it the rest of the way to Bellevue.

Skip the whole commute and get more done by working at home one day a week or so.

Meet your vanpool at or near a Sounder or Link station for travel to your Bellevue work destination. VanShare's allowed 10-mile range gets you from downtown Seattle's King Street Sounder station to downtown Bellevue!

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12/1/2011Downtown Belleue Walking Audit
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10/2/2012Sound Transit East Link Drop In Session
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9/26/2012Mountains to Sound Greenway open house
10/8/2012Bellevue City Council Light Rail Draft Land Use Code Amendment Discussion
10/8/2012Sound Transit Satellite Light Rail Car Maintenance Facility Public Meeting
1/30/2013I-90 Tolling Environmental Assessment Public Meeting
2/5/2013SR 520 Bridge Program Open House
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2/11/2013City Council Public Hearing on East Link
3/15/2013SR 520 Bridge Closure
3/12/2013Residents Focus Group for Downtown Livability Initiative
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3/26/2013Connecting the Region: An Update with Sound Transit
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3/28/2013Bel-Red Light Rail Segment Open House
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4/24/2013Spring Forward Expo: Projects Blooming in Bellevue
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8/24/2013Lake-to-Lake Walk
9/17/2013Bipartisan Senate Transportation Leadership Forum
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10/10/2013I-90 Tolling Public Meetings
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10/28/2013Books on the Bus Discussion: South Asia to Seattle
11/19/2013East Link Extension Overlake Segment Presentation
11/21/2013Open house for SE Newport Way sidewalk/bike lane project
2/6/2014South Bellevue Segment Open House
2/25/2014East Main Station Area Open House
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3/20/2014Bellevue Walk & Talk: Shape Your Future hosted by Feet First
2/5/2014City of Bellevue Light Rail Permitting Citizen Advisory Committee meeting
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4/10/2014Public Hearing on City of Bellevue Proposed 2015-2020 Transportation Improvement Program
4/30/2014Introduction to Bike Commuting
10/3/2013Best Practices in Teleworking
8/24/2011Commute Advantage Employer Workshop
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11/6/2013Commute Advantage Webinar
11/13/2013ETC Basic Training
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12/11/2013King County Metro Budget Cuts Public Meeting
5/7/2014Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) Networking Meeting
5/14/2014Eastside Rail Corridor Regional Advisory Council meeting
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5/21/2014Light Rail Permitting CAC meeting
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10/15/2014City of Bellevue Light Rail Permitting CAC Meeting
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10/29/2014Light Rail Permitting CAC Meeting
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11/19/2014City of Bellevue Light Rail Permitting CAC Meeting
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1/28/2015Eastside Rail Corridor Regional Advisory Council
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