Commuter Rail
Sounder Commuter Rail, a commuter rail service between Everett and Seattle, and between Seattle and Tacoma is operated by BNSF Railway on Sound Transit's behalf. There are currently 7 peak-direction and 2 reverse commute round-trips daily between Tacoma and Seattle and 4 peak-direction round trips between Everett and Seattle. Sound Transit will eventually run up to 18 daily round-trips from Tacoma once all trackwork is completed by BNSF Railway. They also plan on extending service to South Tacoma and Lakewood by 2012.
Current and soon-to-open stations are:
- Everett Station
- Edmonds Station
- Mukilteo Station
- King Street Station (Downtown Seattle)
- Tukwila Station
- Kent Station
- Auburn Station
- Sumner Station
- Puyallup Station
- Tacoma Dome Station
- South Tacoma (opening 2008 bus service/2012 commuter rail)
- Lakewood Station (opening 2008 bus service/2012 commuter rail).
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