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Sound Transit urging fans to skip driving ahead of Seahawks game at Lumen Field
With parking prices soaring and traffic expected to be heavy, transit officials are encouraging Seahawks fans to use trains, light rail and buses to get to Lumen Field this weekend. Sound Transit and King County Metro say extra service is planned to help thousands of fans avoid game-day gridlock.
SEATTLE - Transit officials are working to make getting to Sunday’s Seahawks versus Rams NFC Championship Game much easier for 12s.
Last weekend, Seattle Parking Enforcement reports they wrote 30 tickets and had two vehicles towed. This weekend, more than 30 parking enforcement officers are scheduled to work on game day.
If you are able to find a legal parking spot, prices can easily soar as high as $100.
What they're saying:
"Whenever there is a bunch of people going somewhere, cars are not a good use of space," said Sophie Amity Debs, while riding the light rail on Thursday.
On top of normal parking issues, Seattle is also dealing with lane closures on I-5 due to construction.
The Kraken are also hosting a home game at Climate Pledge Arena two miles away and about three hours before kick-off at Lumen Field.
"With that many people, why wouldn’t you take the train? It’s only three dollars, and it gets you so close," said Charlotte Ryen, while riding the light rail on Thursday.
Taking the Sounder to Lumen
What you can do:
The Sounder S Lines depart from Lakewood at 11:51 a.m. and at 12:11 p.m.
Following the game, return Sounder trains for the S Line in the direction of Lakewood depart King Street Station approximately 10 minutes — or as soon as the train is full — and 45 minutes after the end of the game, serving all stations.
The inbound N Line train from Snohomish County departs Everett at 12:45 p.m. with stops in Mukilteo and Edmonds, arriving at King Street Station at 1:44 p.m.
The return N Line train for Everett departs King Street Station 45 minutes after the end of the game.
Parking is available at all Sounder stations.
Taking the light rail to Lumen
Link’s 1 Line light rail service runs every 10 minutes on weekends and serves 23 stations.
Sound Transit officials say there will also be extra trains running after the game on Sunday.
Three new 1 Line stations in South King County opened last month and provide additional access to game day transit. All three have park-and-ride facilities:
- Kent Des Moines: 500 stalls
- Star Lake: 1,105 stalls
- Federal Way Downtown: 1,565 stalls
One-way tickets are $3.
Taking the bus to Lumen
Twenty-two King County Metro routes serve Lumen Field.
You can organize your trip ahead of Sunday by using Metro’s Trip Planner. Once you’re at your bus stop, you can use Text for Departures (text your bus stop number to 62550) to see when your bus is expected.
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The Source: Information in this story comes from original reporting by FOX 13 Seattle reporter AJ Janavel.