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Originally published Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 12:00 AM

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Light rail rolls out proposal on fares

What will it cost to board Sound Transit's light-rail trains? Depends on how far you ride ...

What will it cost to board Sound Transit's light-rail trains? Depends on how far you ride.

The agency is proposing one-way fares that start at $1.75 or $2, up to a maximum $2.75 from downtown to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Link line to Tukwila opens in July, with airport service to be added by December. One big question is whether to charge train fares in the downtown transit tunnel, where bus riders travel for free.

Details on how to comment are at soundtransit.org/linkfares.

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Why charge anything? The actual cost of the ride is well more than 10X the suggested fare. Charging a fare is just a nuisance, not a revenue...  Posted on January 3, 2009 at 12:34 AM by Art V. Jump to comment
The suggested fares are far too low. This summer King County raised bus fares due to falling sales tax revenue. Sound Transit was so busy...  Posted on January 3, 2009 at 7:08 AM by theFlyintheOintment. Jump to comment
I don't think anybody but the strawman wielding critics have said that the goal of light rail is to get cars off the road. To say that this...  Posted on January 3, 2009 at 11:12 AM by gout. Jump to comment

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