Transit Alert – Upcoming Oct 2 service change and connections to new Link light rail stations
King County, Washington sent this bulletin at 09/21/2021 06:09 PM PDTService change starting Oct 2nd
Saturday, Oct. 2, King County Metro will launch updated bus connections to three new Sound Transit Link light rail stations, Northgate, Roosevelt, and U District in Seattle, along with route service updates throughout King county.
Metro is encouraging all riders to review the service change information as 116 of 194 bus routes will be impacted by these changes.
What is changing?
Overview of service change impacts (some routes appear in multiple lists):
48 bus routes with restored or added service: 9, 15X, 17X, 18X, 22, 29, 60, 113, 114, 120, 121, 167, 177, 190, 204, 208, 214, 216, 217, 221, 225, 226, 232, 237, 241, 246, 249, 250, 255, 268, 271, 342, 630, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 981, 982, 984, 986, 987, 988, 989, 992, 994, and RapidRide C Line.
Six new bus routes: 16X, 20, 79, 302, 320 and 322.
27 routes with routing or stop revisions: 31, 32, 40, 44, 45, 48, 49, 64, 67, 70, 73, 75, 177, 255, 301, 303, 304, 345, 346, 347, 348, 372, 987, 988, 994, Sound Transit Express routes 522 & 550.
Deleted trips on 20 routes in response to reduced Seattle Transit Benefit District funding: 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 24, 28X, 33, 56, 57, 106, 107, 125, RapidRide C Line, D Line and E Line.
18 deleted and replaced bus routes: 5X, 26X, 41, 63, 71, 74, 76, 77, 78, 308, 309, 312, 316, 355, 373, 628, 980 and 995.
18 bus routes will remain fully suspended as of Oct. 2: 19, 37, 47, 116, 118X, 119X, 122, 123, 143, 154, 157, 178, 179, 197, 200, 219, 252 and DART 931.
To find specific information about your route check out Metro’s Service Change page.
Connecting to new Link light rail stations
Click on the maps below to see the bus connections at each Link light rail station:
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More Information
If you are unsure how these new changes will affect your travels, please use the following tools:
- King County Metro Service Change page
- Metro Matters blog – blog post detailing changes can be found here.
- Metro Transit Planner – to map out your trip using new service, remember to change the date to Oct 2nd.
- Call Metro at 206-553-3000 – our team of Customer Information Specialist can help find the right route for you. Specialists are available 6:00 am – 8:00 pm, Monday through Friday, interpreters are available.
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