The Westlake stop is on the top floor of Westlake Center, on the same floor as the mall’s food court and pretty much directly above Link Light Rail’s Westlake station. Shutterstock What’s the monorail’s route? Where are the stops?Ĭurrently, the monorail has a one-mile route between Westlake Center in downtown Seattle and Seattle Center, with just one stop on either end. Whether you’re visiting the city or a local in need of a refresher( or looking forward to riding it to NHL games at the former Key Arena) here’s a guide to the basics of the Seattle Center Monorail. It’s functional not only as a transit-friendly tourist draw, but a convenient way to attend events like Folklife and Bumbershoot-or just rise above traffic for a minute. The news, which comes as the Seattle Monorail studies ways to improve the line and make it more useful, has brought some renewed interest in the Monorail, a relic of the 1962 World’s Fair that shuttles riders from Westlake Center on the north edge of downtown to the Seattle Center near the Space Needle, the Armory, and the Museum of Popular Culture. Have you heard? The Seattle Center Monorail takes ORCA cards now, bringing the nearly 60-year-old system into the fold with King County Metro, Sound Transit, and other regional providers.

Westlake light rail station