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Link light rail ridership records set during World Cup
World Cup crowds helped push Link Light Rail to 5.4 million June boardings and a 309,000-rider single-day record, Sound Transit said.
- On July 6, Seattle-area Link light rail set a single-day record of 309,000 boardings, while June totals reached a record 5.4 million trips, Sound Transit reported Friday.
- FIFA World Cup festivities and Pride celebrations drove demand, while the agency operated 174 light rail vehicles on 46 trains to maintain smooth service during match days.
- Passenger totals rely on laser counters inside railcars rather than farecard taps; data show 58% to 74% of riders paid during the June 19 match between the United States and Australia.
- CEO Dow Constantine called the records a "resounding endorsement," though a broken power wire near University of Washington Station blocked trains for 15 hours on Thursday.
- Sound Transit plans to install fare gates at 14 of the busiest stations by 2030, while spokesperson Henry Bendon confirmed laser technology will soon expand to all railcars.
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Seattle light rail broke records for World Cup. How many riders paid?
New data show that as many as 309,000 people filled Seattle-area light rail trains on World Cup days, but for many transit-watchers, an old question persists: How many people in those record-setting crowds paid the fare?
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