Roosevelt station (Sound Transit)
Roosevelt station is a light rail station located in the Roosevelt neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is served by the 1 Line of Sound Transit's Link light rail system, which continues north to Northgate station and south to Downtown Seattle and SeaTac. The underground station consists of a single island platform connected to the surface via a mezzanine and two entrances along 12th Avenue Northeast at Northeast 65th and 67th streets.
South entrance at Northeast 65th Street
Tunnel boring machine head at Roosevelt Station, 2015
Station construction in February 2018
Platform level view in December 2019, prior to opening
The 1 Line, formerly Central Link, is a light rail line in Seattle, Washington, United States, and part of Sound Transit's Link light rail system. It serves 19 stations in the cities of Seattle, SeaTac, and Tukwila, traveling nearly 25 miles (40 km) between Northgate and Angle Lake stations. The line connects the University District, Downtown Seattle, the Rainier Valley, and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. The 1 Line carried over 26 million total passengers in 2023, with an average of nearly 80,000 daily passengers on weekdays. It runs for 20 hours per day on weekdays and Saturdays, with headways of up to six minutes during peak hours, and reduced 18-hour service on Sundays and holidays.
A four-car Series 1 train on the 1 Line approaching SeaTac/Airport station
A Tacoma-bound Puget Sound Electric Railway interurban train seen in the 1920s
The headhouse of Beacon Hill station, seen under construction in May 2009.
The high bridge here crosses the Duwamish River in Tukwila; the low bridge carries East Marginal Way S.