Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel

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The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (DSTT), formerly also known as the Metro Bus Tunnel, is a 1.3-mile-long (2.1 km) pair of public transit tunnels in Seattle, Washington, United States. The double-track tunnel and its four stations serve Link light rail trains on the 1 Line as it travels through Downtown Seattle. It runs west under Pine Street from 9th Avenue to 3rd Avenue, and south under 3rd Avenue to South Jackson Street. 1 Line trains continue north from the tunnel to Lynnwood City Center and south through the Rainier Valley past Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to Angle Lake station as part of Sound Transit's light rail network.

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Location: 47.599, -122.328, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel south portal, from Seattle BlvdDowntown Seattle Transit Tunnel south portal, from Seattle Blvd
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitetunnelBattery Street TunneltunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelBeacon Hill Tunnel (Seattle, Washington)railway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelDowntown Seattle Transit Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelGreat Northern Tunnelrailway tunnel, BNSF RailwayWikidata
    sitetunnelMount Baker Tunnelroad tunnel, Washington State Department of TransportationWikidata
    sitetunnelState Route 99 Tunneltransport megaproject, road tunnel, Washington State Department of TransportationWikidata
    sitetunnelUniversity Link Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    commonsimageLink Light Rail train parked inside Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (8754014715) Commons
    commonsimageLink Light Rail train parked inside Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (8754014715) Commons
    commonsimageDowntown Seattle Transit Tunnel Commons
    commonsimageDowntown Seattle Transit Tunnel Commons
    commonsimageDowntown Seattle Transit Tunnel south portal, from Seattle Blvd Commons
    commonsimageDowntown Seattle Transit Tunnel south portal, from Seattle Blvd Commons