South Sound commuters are getting a new travel option to get to Seattle Monday.
A new midday Sounder commuter train is set to begin running Monday morning from Lakewood to Seattle, making stops in South Tacoma, Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner, Auburn, Kent and Tukwila along the way.
The expanded service will be the 11th weekday train on Sound Transit's south line.
It currently operates eight trains between Lakewood and Seattle and two trains from Tacoma to Seattle.
South Sound transit riders have been pushing for expanded service, especially during the middle of the day.
This new train will leave Lakewood at 10:18 a.m. and get to Seattle about an hour and 15 minutes later.
It will be a two-car train to start. Next year, they plan to expand to a seven-car train.
According to transit numbers, ridership for south line trains jumped more than 10 percent since this time last year.