What’s Near Redmond’s Light Rail Stations

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Visiting Redmond on light rail?  Check out these destinations that are a short walk or bike ride from the station. After all, light rail & local businesses make for a great combination!

Marymoor Village:

Redmond’s newest urban center with eclectic and artistic developments and quick access to Marymoor Park and regional trails.

Post Doc Brewery is next to Marymoor Park and often has food trucks.
  • Marymoor Park: Massive 640-acre park with trails, sports fields, a huge off-leash dog area, rock climbing, birdwatching, scenic paths, and events like Marymoor Live summer concerts nearby.
  • Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village: Check out their fitness classes, kids & teen activities, and events for all ages like the community sing along.
  • Postdoc Brewing Redmond:  Highly rated brewery with rotating taps and seasonal brews, and usually a food truck or two.
  • Pomegranate Bistro: Casual American dining and bar.
  • Izakaya Supa Banana: Fun Japanese gastropub style.
  • Maki Stand Roll & Bento: Quick sushi & bento options.
  • Stone Korean: One of Redmond’s favorite Korean restaurants.

Overlake Village Station:

This station serves a vibrant mixed-use area near big tech offices and a growing shopping and dining district.

Esterra Park, where Pizza Poggio’s kiosk is located in the park!
  • Esterra Park: Bring your lunch to people watch and enjoy this new public space.  A perfect lawn for throwing a frisbee or read your book in the patio chairs.  
  • Jack Sprat Café: Grab a coffee or sandwich
  • Pizza Poggio: Parkside pizza by the slice or a full pie in Esterra Park
  • Shaburina Shabu Shabu HotPot: All you can eat hot pot in Redmond

Downtown Redmond Station:

Visit the heart of Redmond and experience a mix of historic buildings and new developments connected by parks and trails.

Coastline Burgers is a new restaurant in a historic building.
  • Redmond Central Connector Park: Urban green linear park and trail great for a quick walk or bike ride.
  • Downtown Redmond Park catch a frisbee or a performance on the stage.  Public restrooms available.
  • Victor’s Coffee: Local favorite coffee shop.
  • Brick & Mortar Books: Independent bookstore worth exploring.
  • K‑Street K‑BBQ: Korean BBQ centrally located in the Redmond Town Center
  • Coastline Burgers: burgers, fries, and shakes right on the edge of Downtown Park
  • Woodblock: Cocktails & New American eats across from the Downtown Park
  • Momiji: Stylish Japanese & sushi.
  • Doppio Cafe and Creperie: Coffee & crepes.
  • Matador Redmond / Redmond’s Bar & Grill: Classic Redmond dining.
  • Mendocino Farms: Casual sandwich & salad restaurant.
  • Salt & Straw and Molly Moons Ice Cream: both within walking distance of the station

Check out Experience Redmond for more local businesses

The City of Redmond has partnered with Circuit to drive community connection through local microtransit! An on-demand, free, all-electric ride service is available to help residents and visitors get around Downtown Redmond, Southeast Redmond, and Education Hill easily, affordably, and sustainably. Whether you’re heading to local businesses, catching light rail, or running errands, this service makes local trips simple with no car required.  This pilot program is expected to run through June 2027, thanks to funding from the City of Redmond, Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, and the Washington State Regional Mobility Grant.

Rides are completely free! Riders must be older than 16 to ride. Download the Circuit app to request a ride! 

Download the Circuit App

RedLink serves parts of the Downtown Redmond, Education Hill, and Southeast Redmond neighborhoods. Click the map to view a larger version.

You can also check if you are in the service area on the Ride Circuit app.

How it Works

  • Request a Ride: Use the free Circuit app to request your free ride.
  • Shared Rides: You may share your trip with other passengers heading in the same direction.
  • Walk-to-Pickup: For faster pickups, the app may direct you to a nearby location.

Hours

The RedLink shuttle runs 7 days per week. 

Monday – Thursday: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday: 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Note: hours of operation are subject to change.

On August 30th Metro launched their fall service change, which added more than 900 weekly bus trips to better serve Eastside communities, improve 2 Line connections, and added a pilot Metro Flex zone in Overlake.

Some highlights from the service changes that are specific to Redmond include:

New Route 222: Connecting Overlake, Idylwood, downtown Redmond, Education Hill and Cottage Lake, and the 2 Line at Downtown Redmond and Redmond Technology Stations.

New Route 223: Connecting Eastgate, Lake Hills, Overlake and 2 Line service at Downtown Redmond Station, with more frequent 20 minute weekday service.

DART Route 224: Between Duvall and Redmond will improve to service every 60 minutes.

DART Route 249: Will improve to service to every 30 minutes on weekdays with hourly service added from 7 to 9 p.m. connecting Redmond Technology Station, Overlake, downtown Bellevue, and South Bellevue Station.

Launched this summer Route 930 (Kirkland, Redmond): Metro added evening trips to create steady hourly service from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends. Riders can request off route trips in the Route 930 DART service areas along Willows Road.

To better understand the route changes in your area visit this King County Metro Blog post.

RSVP for the August 20th meeting on the pilot program

The problem: A Parking Mismatch 

Downtown Redmond has plenty of parking. Nearly 10,000 spaces or 92% of Downtown’s parking sit on private property. Much of it is underused with capacity that sits empty, even during peak times of the day.

Meanwhile, people are looking for parking for dinner, errands, shopping, or riding light rail.

The Solution: Shared Parking Pilot

The City of Redmond and Move Redmond are launching a pilot program to match underused private stalls with the people who need them.

How it works:


We Need Your Voice at the Table! 

We’re convening property owners and business leaders for three crucial summits on unlocking the revenue and parking potential of Shared Parking in Downtown Redmond.

RSVP for one of these discussions to explore how Shared Parking can benefit your property, business, and Downtown community.

 Together Center – August 20, 2025 from 4:00pm-5:30pm RSVP Here
September Date TBA