Shoreline South/148th station

Shoreline South/148th station is an elevated station on Sound Transit's 1 Line, part of the Link light rail system. It is located at the intersection of Interstate 5 and State Route 523 (NE 145th Street) in Shoreline and opened on August 30, 2024, with the rest of the Lynnwood Link Extension.

43  Shoreline South/148th
Link light rail station
Platform viewed from the parking garage
General information
Location	14711 5th Avenue Northeast Shoreline, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates	47°44′10″N 122°19′31″W
Operated by	Sound Transit
Line(s)	Lynnwood Link Extension
Platforms	1 center platform
Tracks	2
Train operators	Sound Transit
Bus routes	5[1]
Bus stands	4
Bus operators	King County Metro
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	500 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Lockers and racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	August 30, 2024
Passengers
1,003 daily weekday boardings (2024)[2] 119,888 total boardings (2024)[2]
Services
Preceding station Sound Transit Following station Shoreline North/185th toward Lynnwood City Center 1 Line Northgate toward Angle Lake Future service Shoreline North/185th toward Lynnwood City Center 2 Line Northgate toward Downtown Redmond
Location

The interchange was previously home to a flyer stop used by King County Metro and Sound Transit Express routes.

Location

Shoreline South/148th station is located adjacent to Interstate 5 at State Route 523 (NE 145th Street), which is situated between the cities of Seattle and Shoreline. The elevated station is in the northeast corner of the interchange, attached to a 500-stall parking garage with access from 5th Avenue NE.^[3][4]

In August 2016, Sound Transit moved the station's location approximately 400 feet (120 m) north of the initial site to Northeast 148th Street to improve bus connections.^[5] A pedestrian bridge over I-5 at Northeast 148th Street by the City of Shoreline began construction in 2023 and is scheduled to open in 2026.^[6] The area west of the freeway was rezoned for denser residential development by the Shoreline city government with a planned cap of 2,214 units;^[7] several multi-story buildings were constructed in the 2020s following the assembly of existing residential parcels.^[8][9]

History

The Northeast 145th Street flyer stop was built by Metro Transit in 1979, with thru ramps for both northbound and southbound buses. An additional set of ramps allowed buses entering and exiting I-5 via SR 523 to serve the flyer stops.^[10][11]

In October 2020, the Sound Transit Board approved renaming the station from Shoreline South/145th to Shoreline South/148th per a request from the Shoreline government to better reflect the revised location of the station.^[12][13] Light rail service began on August 30, 2024.^[14]