Smoke odor reported on Bellevue light rail train

Heard on: King WA Transportation Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Security moved everybody to the back LRV.

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Is that going to be an issue on the next at Pioneer?

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And the reason they moved everybody to the back LRV, 2040 .

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Twenty 40 , there was a chemical smell of some sort, so they moved them to the back.

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Received.

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Dispatch control, 2040 .

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Train 40, just departed Westlake.

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Train 40, did you get a description of what kind of smell it was? Was it like propane?

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It was a smoke smell.

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It occurred after South Bellevue along Mercer and the bridge, and dissipated about Jenkins.

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I think probably somebody on the train was smoking something.

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Train 40 has dissipated at this point.

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I'm sorry, train 40, you said the smell has dissipated at this point?

00:58

Affirmative.

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Received train 40, 2336.

2026-09-13 23:29 UTC

Suspicious Incident

Bellevue Way SE, Bellevue, WA 98004

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, security on a light rail train reported a possible chemical or smoke odor after traveling near South Bellevue along Mercer and the bridge. Passengers were moved to the rear car, and the odor dissipated before the train reached downtown. The cause was uncertain and may have involved someone smoking on the train.