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Sound Transit has been the popular name of Washington state's '''Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority''' since 1996. It was formed in 1993 by the Snohomish , King , and Pierce County Councils. EXPRESS BUS Sound Transit's most apparent service is their extensive Bus fleet that is operated by local transit authorities Community Transit , Metro Transit , and Pierce Transit . It provides service to cities in all three counties, including Seattle , Redmond , Issaquah , Lakewood , Bellevue , Auburn , Federal Way , and Gig Harbor , in addition to Everett and Tacoma via its ''' Regional Express Bus Service . LIGHT RAIL The Tacoma Link is a Light Rail service in Tacoma connecting the city's Theater District, Convention Center, train station, and Tacoma Dome arena. The Central Link , a 15.7-mile light rail line running between Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport via Boeing Field , is currently under construction, scheduled to open in 2009. COMMUTER RAIL Sound Transit operates the Sounder Commuter Rail , a Commuter Rail service between Everett and Seattle , and between Seattle and Tacoma . There are currently 4 daily round-trips between Tacoma and Seattle and 2 between Everett and Seattle. Sound Transit will eventually run up to 18 daily round tips from Tacoma and 4 from Everett to Seattle once all trackwork is completed by BNSF Railway . They also plan on extending service to south Tacoma and Lakewood by the end of 2007. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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