After nearly a daylong interruption caused by a power outage, Sound Transit restored service on its Line 2 light rail Wednesday morning. The disruption on Tuesday had completely halted service between South Bellevue and Spring District stations in Seattle’s eastern suburbs. Separately, Wednesday afternoon saw the resumption of trial runs on the extended route from Lynnwood to Redmond through downtown.
The service restoration allowed agency staff to conduct a large-scale inspection of two new stations — Judkins Park and Mercer Island — which are scheduled to open to passengers later this month. More than half of Sound Transit employees personally tested trains, elevators, escalators and wayfinding. A company spokesperson noted that participation was a record high in recent years, and one of the agency’s service dogs crossed the floating bridge on light rail for the first time in history.
The day, however, was not without minor complications. Wednesday evening Sound Transit briefly announced increased headways on Lines 1 and 2 to 15 minutes due to a mechanical issue. The problem was promptly resolved before 8 p.m., and normal service resumed.
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