Power Issue Continues to Impact Service Between Northgate and Capitol Hill Stations

Power issue continues to impact service between Northgate and Capitol Hill stations

Sound Transit issued an alert around 6:56 a.m. saying service was suspended, disrupting morning commutes.

Sound Transit light rail suspended between Northgate and Capitol Hill stations

Light rail service has been suspended in Seattle between the Northgate, Stadium, and Judkins Park stations.

Light rail trains shut down between Northgate, Cap Hill stations

The outage was caused by a power issue, Sound Transit wrote. Shuttle buses are running to carry commuters around the Seattle-area shutdown.

Power issue shuts down Link light rail between Northgate, Stadium, Judkins Park stations

Sound Transit's 1 Line and 2 Line service are suspended between the Northgate, Stadium, and Judkins Park stations.

Link disrupted due to power issues near UW Station

A still frame captured from a video posted to various social media midday today shows a section of overhead wire damaged on July 9, 2026 (Sound Transit). Click to enlarge. At 6:47 this morning, Sound Transit issued an ominous alert stating “1 Line and 2 Line trains are experiencing delays until further notice due to power issue near University of Washington Station”. Less than 10 minutes later, Link service between Northgate, Stadium, and Judkin…