*Recommended Option *
Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) Single/Shared Track Light Rail from Downtown to Liberty Lake

(Updated August 2006)

The project engineers are now studying a new lower cost variation of this alternative.

  • 15.5 miles
  • 14 stations
  • 6 light rail vehicles plus 2 spares
  • 7 Park & Ride lots
  • Small O&M facility at Bowdish
  • Single-car trains spaced 15 minutes apart during rush hour, 30 minutes during nights, early AM and Sundays
  • Transporting approximately 135-150 passengers per train comfortably; 190 passengers at maximum capacity
  • Train speeds up to 55 m.p.h. outside the downtown area, and total travel time is estimated at about 34 minutes between Liberty Lake and downtown
  • 2-way options on Single track with short passing tracks
  • Modestly constructed station platforms
  • Bus routes reconfigured to facilitate transfers

Capital Cost Estimate:  $263 million (in 2006$)
Cost per mile:  $17 million (in 2006$)

 


Spokane Regional Light Rail Project
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