Metro Weekend Update - Service Change this Saturday, March 30; Mariners opening weekend games; Additional Water Taxi service; Event and construction reroutes; and more;
King County, Washington sent this bulletin at 03/29/2024 07:10 PM PDT
Remember, “It’s a great day to ride Metro” to get to events and activities where there is often traffic congestion and limited parking.
Weekend Service Impacts
Routes 7 and 106 will have stop #8620 at Rainier Avenue S & S State Street (Southbound) relocated Saturday, March 30 & Sunday, March 31 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day due to construction;
Route 7 will have stop #8970 Rainier Avenue S & S Rose Street (Southbound) relocated from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 due to construction;
Route 7 will have stop #8250 Rainier Avenue S & S Orcas Street (Northbound) closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 due to construction;
Route 7 will have stop #8870 Rainier Avenue S & S Graham Street (Southbound) closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 31 due to construction;
Routes 10, 11 and 49 will be rerouted during the closure of Pike Street between 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue from Saturday, March 30 at 8 a.m. to Sunday, March 31 at 3 p.m. due to construction;
Routes 40 and RapidRide D Line will have stop #14360 15th Avenue NW & NW 85th Street (Northbound) relocated from 4:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 due to construction;
Routes 45, 67, 75 and 375 will be rerouted off the University of Washington campus to reduce congestion during cherry blossom viewing, daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Saturday, March 30 and Sunday, March 31;
Route 181 to Twin Lakes P&R will be affected by the closure of 23rd Avenue S in the Federal Way area from Saturday, March 30 through Monday, April 1 due to construction;
Route 183 to Kent will be rerouted off of South 317th Street and a portion of 28th Avenue S on Saturday, March 30 due to construction;
Route 225 will be rerouted in both directions off of NE 132nd Street and a portion of 116th Way NE from Friday, March 29 at 9 p.m. through Sunday, March 31 due to construction;
Metro's Lost and Found will have adjusted hours of operations to 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. from April 1 through April 30;
Take transit to all your holiday, sporting, and community events in Seattle. Metro and Link light rail serves riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field, and Climate Pledge Arena;
The Mariners will have games at 6:40 p.m. on Friday, 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, and 1:10 p.m. on Sunday at T-Mobile Park;
The Kraken will have a game at the Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday, March 30 at 7 p.m.;
Your ticket to the game is also your bus ticket to Climate Pledge Arena.
The summer sailing schedule begins April 15 and will run through October 11. Find the summer sailing schedule on the Water Taxi's Captain's Blog;
Water Taxi staff will temporarily suspend service over theweekend of April 13-14 to conduct training and maintenance;
Seattle Center Monorailwill be open during normal hours except for late service on Friday night until 11:59 p.m. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
Riders can use Text for Departures by texting their stop number to 62550 to get next departure times;
Remember, it's free and easy to sign up for email or text alerts about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).
The updated schedule for travel dates after March 30 are now available on Metro’s Trip Planner.
March 30 service change highlights:
Routes with schedule changes: Routes 5, 10, 21, 28, 45, 56, 57, 75, 118, 119, DART 631, DART 914, RapidRide A Line and RapidRide H Line.
Vashon Island Routes 118 and 119 will have new midday trips on weekdays to better connect to ferry service and meet customer demand during the midday.
Route 221 will have changes to it's bus stops. Route 221 will use new bus stops including Overlake Station, effective March 30 which will be served by Sound Transit 2 Line service beginning April 27.
Bus ridership is growing across King County and Metro has capacity to meet increased demand. Starting Aug. 31, Metro will increase and improve bus service for Sound Transit’s future Lynnwood Link 1 Line expansion and the launch of the RapidRide G Line in Seattle.
Transit is a great way to travel to T-Mobile Park for Mariners games
Get your travel plans ready. The 2024 season opens with a visit from the Boston Red Sox on March 28. Pack your glove—and maybe a warm coat for the first couple of weeks—but leave your car at home. Getting to T-Mobile Park using transit can be as easy as Julio Rodriguez tracking down a fly ball in centerfield!
Don’t get caught in a rundown, map out your route
King County Metro’s one-stop shop has everything you need to take transit to the game.
Start your game day by planning your trip by using Trip Planner and Text for Departures (text your bus stop number to 62550).
In response to customer feedback, this season there will be an extra trip on the RapidRide D Line and on Route 554 for Mariners games!
If you’re coming from south King County or North Seattle, Link Light Rail is an awesome connection to T-Mobile Park. Metro has routes that will connect you to the light rail stops along the 1 Line.
Relax before the game by riding the West Seattle Water Taxi over to downtown and make the walk, roll or scoot from Pier 50 to T-Mobile.
For the first homestand of the season, the Water Taxi will have extended service Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The Water Taxi is expanding hours to provide post-game service from the Seattle waterfront to Seacrest Dock.
On Thursday, March 28 and Friday, March 29, the sailing schedule will be:
Depart Pier 50 to West Seattle
Depart West Seattle to Pier 50
7:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
9:30 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
10:45 p.m.
11:00 p.m.
On Saturday, March 30evening the Water Taxi will run:
Depart Pier 50 to West Seattle
Depart West Seattle to Pier 50
7:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
9:30 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
10:45 p.m.
11:00 p.m.
On Sunday, March 31, the Water Taxi will run on its regular Sunday schedule.
The Water Taxi Shuttle (Routes 773 and 775) will be in service to get you from the dock to the West Seattle Junction and the Admiral District.
How to pay:
You don’t want to miss any of the action, so use your ORCA Card to help board quickly. Don’t have an ORCA Card yet? MyOrca.com is the place to go to purchase a card. If you want to use your mobile device to pay your fare, download the Transit GO Ticket app on your mobile device prior to boarding.
Water Taxi fares for adults is $5.75 one way ($5 with an ORCA card). If you ride the bus after the game, that will cost you $2.75.
