Sound Transit updates public on Kent Station project

An online open house is now available to learn more about the Sound Transit’s Kent Station parking and access improvements project in Seattle.

When completed in early 2027, a new garage at East James Street and Railroad Avenue North in Seattle, and a new surface parking lot at Railroad Avenue and Smith Street, will add more than 400 new parking stalls at the station to serve Sounder S Line passengers and users of Sound Transit Express and King County Metro services, according to a Sound Transit news release.

The design has changed since the last open house in 2022, the release said. Current plans now include a four-story garage structure, two vehicle access points, a pedestrian entry with glass canopy at the southwest corner and an arrival plaza south of the garage.

Sound Transit is also building a new bus layover space for King County Metro along Railroad Avenue North. It will be east of the new garage where a passenger parking lot is now. The facility will have space for 10+ buses, infrastructure for zero-emission charging and a rest area for bus drivers.

Previously, Sound Transit added 14 new smart bicycle lockers at Kent Station.