Redmond Technology station, formerly Overlake Transit Center, is a bus station and future light rail station in Redmond, Washington, United States. The current bus station opened in 2002 and is located on the headquarters campus of Microsoft; it is served by Sound Transit Express and King County Metro.

Redmond Technology
The former bus bays at Overlake Transit Center, closed in 2017
General information
Location	15590 Northeast 36th Street Redmond, Washington United States
Coordinates	47°38′40″N 122°08′00″W
Owned by	Sound Transit
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Train operators	Sound Transit
Bus stands	8 (2016)[1]
Bus operators	King County Metro Sound Transit Express
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	222 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Lockers and racks
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	February 4, 2002 (February 4, 2002)[2]
Rebuilt	2017–2024 (planned)
Previous names	Overlake Transit Center (2002–2017)
Services
Preceding station Sound Transit Following station Overlake Village toward Northgate Line 2 (2024) Terminus Line 2 Downtown Redmond Extension (2025) Marymoor Village toward Downtown Redmond

In 2024, it will become the eastern terminus of Line 2 of Sound Transit's Link light rail system.[3][4]

Location

The light rail station will be located adjacent to State Route 520 near its interchange with NE 40th Street.[5]

A pedestrian bridge over State Route 520, connecting the station to the Microsoft west campus, was funded by Microsoft and the City of Redmond in 2013 and is anticipated to be completed in 2021.[6][7]

History

Overlake Transit Center opened on February 4, 2002, and cost $8 million to construct with funds from Sound Transit, the City of Redmond, King County Metro, Microsoft, and the Federal Transit Administration, opened on February 4, 2002.[2] The new transit center initially lacked passenger shelters and a paved parking lot, which were added in May. The 10-acre (4.0 ha) site was donated by Microsoft, who also contributed $1.2 million to the project and added commuter bus and shuttle bus services.[8]

The park and ride closed in May 2017, as part of preparations for light rail construction.[9] In late July, Sound Transit shifted bus service to a series of temporary bus bays near NE 36th Street and began demolition of the old transit center.[10]

The new bus bays at the station were opened in December 2019 under the partially completed parking garage.[11] During construction of the parking garage, cracks were discovered in the concrete above the bus exit. The bus stops and pedestrian walkways were temporarily moved from the garage in April 2020 while an investigation was conducted.[12] The southeast corner of the garage, where several structural deficiencies were found, is planned to be demolished in 2021 and replaced by early 2022.[13]

References

External links

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