Transit Alert Update – Metro operates regularly published Saturday & Sunday service on the weekend, except for DART service

On the weekend of March 28 and 29, Metro operates its regularly scheduled and published Saturday and Sunday service respectively, except for DART service which is temporarily canceled during facilities maintenance and cleaning.

Transit continues to operate during the COVID-19 emergency with no payment of fare required.  There is no need to tap your ORCA card or to pay at the farebox.

Weekend DART service
DART routes 204, 901, 903, 906, 907, 908, 914, 915, 916 and 917 are temporarily suspended and will not operate this weekend, March 28 and 29, due to maintenance and cleaning at their operating facilities in accordance with health department guidelines regarding the COVID-19 emergency.

DART services are expected to resume normal operation on Monday, March 30.

Bus riding guidelines
Metro continues to promote and support riders’ ability to maintain distance from other riders.

Expect to see safety straps separating the front part of buses from the rear.  Informational signs and decals are also posted. 

If you are able to, please board and exit buses via rear doors. 

If necessary, riders who need to, are welcome to continue to use the front door.

When using the front door on vehicles with only one door, or because you need to in order to be safe, please observe distancing practices in and around the driver’s and ADA areas.

Metro services
Metro’s Customer Assistance Office at 206-553-3000 is open during its regular weekday hours of 6:00 AM-8:00 PM for trip planning and general information, and from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM for calls ORCA transactions and submitting comments.

Metro’s walk-in fare media sales and lost-and-found offices in Pioneer Square are currently closed.

ORCA queries and transactions, submitting comments and reporting lost items can all be done on Metro’s website, or you are welcome to call the number above during regular operating hours for assistance.

Next week
During the week of March 30-April 3, Metro will continue to operate with some service reductions.

While some routes will have some individual trips canceled, the following routes and services are canceled until further notice as part of Metro’s response to the COVID-19 emergency: 

  • Metro routes 9, 29, 37*, 47, 78, 125, 200, 208, 237, 308, 330, 630 - Mercer Island Community Shuttle, DART Route 910 & Everett Boeing Route 952;
  • Black Diamond/Enumclaw Community Ride, Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Community Ride, Normandy Park Community Ride, Sammamish Community Ride, Juanita Community Ride & new Bothell/Woodinville Community Ride;
  • Sound Transit Express Bus Route 541;
  • The South Lake Union Streetcar;
  • The Seattle Center Monorail, and
  • Via to Transit.

*Nearly all trips on Route 37 are canceled, with the exception of one late afternoon trip leaving downtown Seattle from Second Avenue and Bell Street at 5:52 PM.     

Other transit services are operating with some trips canceled.

This Reduced Schedule operation is in response to a drop in ridership since the emergence of COVID-19.

These service reductions are also designed to maintain a sustainable transit system, able to keep our region moving every day until the current health emergency subsides and allows for a return to normal service.

Thank you for your patience and for using Metro’s services. Be safe.