Ballard

Sound Transit is studying the following station alternatives in Ballard.

  • Elevated 14th Avenue Station (Preferred alternative)
    • Elevated station on the east side of 14th Avenue Northwest straddling Northwest Market Street
  • Tunnel 14th Avenue Station (Preferred alternative with third-party funding)
    • Tunnel station beneath 14th Avenue under Northwest Market Street
  • Elevated 15th Avenue Station
    • Elevated station on the east edge of 15th Avenue Northwest south of Northwest Market Street
  • Tunnel 15th Avenue Station (Preferred alternative with third-party funding)
    • Tunnel station beneath east side of 15th Avenue Northwest south of Northwest Market Street

View the Station Planning Progress Report for more details (9 MB).

The Sound Transit Board selected the Tunnel 15th Avenue Cost Savings: Draft EIS Station Location as the preferred alternative in March 2023.

Map of Ballard and Interbay stations in northwest Seattle showing a pink line for preferred alternatives, brown lines for preferred alternatives with third party funding, and blue lines for other Draft EIS alternatives. Lines indicate elevated, at-grade and tunnel alternatives. See text description below for additional details.

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