SEATTLE — Ridership on the Seattle-area Link light rail system declined in November to the lowest level in four months.
The Seattle Times reports there were 14,399 average weekday boardings in November, compared with 16,192 in October and nearly 15,000 in both August and September.
Sound Transit spokesman Bruce Gray says the dip isn’t surprising since October tends to be the best month for bus and commuter-rail lines. He says a better picture will emerge one or two years into the rail service, which opened in midsummer.
Usage is expected to increase after airport service begins Saturday.
The light rail line from downtown Seattle south to Tukwila cost $2.3 billion.
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