Service Change
New routes
New Route 72 will provide service between the U-District, Lake City, and Shoreline South Station, replacing service for deleted Route 372. Additional Route 72 trips will be provided by the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure.
New Route 77 is a new east–west route, connected with Route 75. It will provide service between Bitter Lake, Pinehurst Station, Lake City, Roosevelt Station and U-District Station. Additional trips will be provided as part of the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure.
New Route 164 will provide service between Des Moines, Kent, and Auburn, replacing some of the deleted Route 165.
New Route 166 will provide peak-frequent service between Burien and Kent Des Moines Station, replacing some of the deleted Route 165.
New Route 215 will provide service between Mercer Island, Eastgate, Issaquah Highlands, Snoqualmie, and North Bend. This will replace service of deleted Route 208.
New Route 220 will provide service between Eastgate Park & Ride, Lake Hills, and Bellevue Transit Center. This will provide replacement service for part of the deleted Route 271 between Eastgate and downtown Bellevue.
New Route 270 will provide service between downtown Bellevue and the University District, replacing service for part of the deleted Route 271.
New Route 902 will replace DART Route 901 and a DART service in Federal Way. For more information on scheduling a trip through Dial-A-Ride, call 1-866-261-3278.
New Metro Flex pilot zone providing on-demand service Monday through Friday. Serving Federal Way Downtown Station, Laurelwood south of S 288th Street and West Hill Road south of S 298th Street, west of West Valley Highway N, and north of State Route 18.
New Metro Flex pilot zone providing on-demand service Monday through Friday. Serving areas south of State Route 18, east of A Street SE, north of the White River and West of Auburn Way South/Forest Villa Manor. Includes Auburn Station and Riverside High School.
Adjusted routes
Route 8 will have 5 weekday trips added to improve frequency as part of the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure.
Route 45 will no longer be attached to Route 75 and will now start and end in the UWMC.
Route 62 will be revised to end at South Washington Street and 3rd Avenue South in Downtown Seattle.
Route 65 will be revised to use NE 150th and NE 155th to better connect with Shorecrest High School
Routes 101 and 102 will serve the stop at 2nd Avenue and University Street instead of the stop at 2nd Avenue and Pike Street in Downtown Seattle.
Route 111 will no longer serve Downtown Seattle or the Lake Kathleen neighborhood and will be converted into an all-day, all-week route, starting and ending at South Bellevue Station.
Route 113 outbound service will be rerouted to serve stops on 3rd Avenue instead of 2nd Avenue.
Route 121 will be partially restored with eight new morning and afternoon/evening peak trips and service between Burien and Downtown Seattle.
Route 150 will serve the stop at 2nd Avenue and University Street instead of the stop at 2nd Avenue and Pike Street in Downtown Seattle.
Route 156 will no longer serve the McMicken Heights loop and will have expanded service throughout the week.
Route 168 will add weekday peak-service trips to provide 15-minute service.
Route 181 will have extended hours to midnight and increased weekday frequency.
Route 182 will expand weekday and weekend service and connect with Route 187.
Route 183 will add Sunday service and expand weekday and Saturday hours.
Route 187 will expand service throughout the week and provide two-way service on Hoyt Road SW.
Route 193 will remove two trips and will start and end at Federal Way Downtown Station.
Route 203 will be revised in Issaquah to operate on 12th Avenue NW, Lake Drive, and 10th Avenue NW and will no longer stop at 11th Avenue NW on NW Sammamish Road.
Route 218 will be revised to start and end at Mercer Island Station and will no longer serve Downtown Seattle. Connections to Sound Transit Link 2 Line will provide alternate service to Downtown Seattle.
Route 240 to Renton will move from Bay 1 to Bay 9 at Bellevue Transit Center.
Route 249 will be revised to serve Medina, Hunts Point and Clyde Hill instead of using Bellevue Way. This change will provide service for part of the deleted Route 271.
Route 256 stop locations will be adjusted along 2nd Avenue and 4th Avenue in Downtown Seattle.
Route 269 will be extended to Mercer Island Station from Issaquah Highlands using I-90. Weekday peak period frequency will improve to every 15 minutes. New weekend service will be added. Route 269 will no longer provide service between Issaquah Highlands and Issaquah Transit Center.
Route 331 will have a change to the route; it will be extended to continue past Kenmore to UW Bothell, replacing some service of the deleted Route 372.
Route 630 will be revised to serve First Hill more directly with service moving to 9th Avenue.
Route 631 will add weekend service.
Route 903 will increase span and frequency and connect with Route 902.
- Starting September 2, the following changes will happen for the Lakeside School routes.
- All Lakeside routes will start to use the new stop on 1st Avenue NE to drop-off and board students.
- The PM trip for Route 982 will now start on 1st Avenue NE at stop #81294 and will not serve 25th Avenue NE & NE 80th Street (Stop #25798) or NE 125th St and 15th Avenue NE (Stop #35270)
- Route 987 will be extended to Westwood Village instead of South Cloverdale and 12th Avenue S.
- The PM trip for Route 988 will no longer serve Shoreline South Station or Roosevelt Station. It will also no longer serve 23rd Ave & E Republican or MLK Jr Way & E Olive Way for the AM and PM trip.
The A Line will increase overnight frequency to every 30 minutes.
RapidRide E Line will be revised to end at 4th Avenue and S Washington Street in Downtown Seattle.
Deleted or replaced routes
Many deleted routes have service replaced by new or revised routes listed above. Information about replacement service is included for each route.
Route 162 will be deleted; riders may use Sounder S Line or Routes 150 and 168 as alternatives.
Route 165 will be deleted and replaced by new Routes 164 and 166.
Route 177 will be deleted. Riders may use Routes 182, Sound Transit Route 577 or 578, DART Route 903, or the Sound Transit Link 1 Line as alternatives.
Route 208 will be deleted; riders can use new Route 215 for service between North Bend and Issaquah Highlands, and Sound Transit Route 556 for service between Issaquah Highlands and Issaquah Transit Center as alternatives.
Route 212 will be deleted; riders may use Sound Transit Link 2 Line and Routes 215, 218, 226, 269 or Sound Transit Route 556 as alternatives.
Route 271 will be deleted. Replacement service will be provided by new Route 70 between Bellevue and the University District; by Sound Transit Route 556 between Issaquah Transit Center, Eastgate, and downtown Bellevue, or between Issaquah Highlands and Issaquah Transit Center; by Route 203 between Issaquah and Eastgate via Newport Way; and by DART Route 249 between downtown Bellevue and Medina.
Route 372 will be deleted. Replacement service will be provided by Sound Transit Route 522 between Lake City at NE 145th St and UW Bothell; by Route 331 between Lake Forest Park and Bothell; by Routes 72 or 77 between Lake City Way NE and Lake City at NE 125th Street; and by peak-only Route 322 between Lake City Way NE at NE Northgate Way.
DART Route 901 will be deleted and replaced by new DART Route 902.