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Sounder commuter rail

Photo of Sounder

Qualify

  • Anyone may ride the train as long as they pay their train fare and behave appropriately.
  • Purchase tickets prior to boarding the train. Tickets are available from ticket machines at the Sounder Train station platforms.

Description

Sounder runs commuter rail service between:

  • Tacoma and downtown Seattle
  • Everett and downtown Seattle
  • Lakewood and Tacoma

See the Sound Transit web site for timetables and fares.

You can buy your ticket from a ticket vending machine (TVM) at Sounder stations. A variety of passes valid on Sounder are for sale. Ticket vending machines accept cash, Visa/MasterCard, and debit cards. If you touch the lower right hand corner of the touch screen, audio instructions for using the machine will begin. TVMs include Braille features to assist blind riders in purchasing tickets.

The ticket machines will help you figure out how many zones you will be traveling through to get to your destination. On the machine’s screen, choose your destination and the ticket type you need. Passes are good for single-trip, one-week, two-weeks, one-month, two-months and senior/disabled are available.

Connect
with

Metro, Sound Transit buses, Waterfront Streetcar, Vanpools and VanShare vans.

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Phone
number

  • Toll free: 1-800-201-4900
  • Voice: 206-889-6368



Updated: Sept. 2, 2004

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