Watch: Sound Transit Link light rail begins four weeks of rail grinding maintenance

Sound Transit will perform rail grinding maintenance for the next four weeks.

Sound Transit

Starting Thursday, March 10, four weeks of rail grinding maintenance work will begin on Link light rail tracks. 

The rail grinding activity will take place Thursday to Monday, 11 p.m. until 5 a.m., beginning at the University of Washington Station and continuing south. Passengers, businesses and residents may experience noisy conditions during this process. Observers should expect to see localized sparks near the rail-grinding equipment. This is a normal part of the rail-grinding process, which is necessary to maintain rails in a safe state free of defects and degradation 

After 11 p.m., riders may experience brief delays as trains single-track around the affected bore and track segment, in addition to brief periods of single-side station boardings, which the agency will communicate to riders in advance of those disruptions.  

All Sound Transit passengers must wear face coverings in compliance with the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) mandate.

A language line is available to provide translation assistance for limited English proficiency persons at 800-823-9230. 

Sound Transit remains committed to working closely with its partners to continue serving the public. Efforts will continue to prioritize serving riders who depend on Sound Transit’s services, including seniors, people with disabilities, Title VI protected populations (race, color, national origin), low-income and limited-English-proficiency populations.

Riders can sign up to receive automatic email service alerts for Link light rail, ST Express, Tacoma Link, Sounder Seattle-Everett and Sounder Seattle-Tacoma/Lakewood. Rider Alerts provide information about schedule changes and help riders plan trips around inclement weather. Just go to soundtransit.org/Subscribe-to-alerts.