RapidRide A Line

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A Line
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A Line bus at Federal Way Transit Center, 2011
Overview
System RapidRide
Operator King County Metro
Garage South Base
Vehicle New Flyer articulated buses [1]
Began serviceOctober 2, 2010
PredecessorsRoute 174
Route
Locale King County
Start Tukwila International Boulevard station
Via Pacific Highway South (SR 99)
End Federal Way Downtown station
Length11 miles (18 km)
Service
FrequencyPeak: 10 minutes
Off-peak: 15 minutes
Late night: 30-70 minutes
Weekend frequency15 minutes (most times)
Journey time44 minutes
Operates24 hours
Ridership10,100 (weekday average, spring 2015) [2]
Timetable A Line timetable
Map A Line map
Route diagram

Contents

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RapidRide F Line icon.svg to Burien
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Tukwila International
Boulevard station
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RapidRide F Line icon.svg to Renton
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S 160th St
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S 170th St
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S 176th St
(SeaTac/Airport station)
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S 180th St
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S 182nd St
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S 188th St
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S 195th St
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S 200th St
(Angle Lake station)
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S 208th St
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S 216th St
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S 224th St
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Kent-Des Moines Rd
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S 240th St
(Highline College)
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S 246th St
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S 252nd St
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S 260th St
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S 268th St
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S 272nd St
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S 276th St
(Redondo Heights Park & Ride)
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S 283rd St
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S 288th St
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S Dash Point Rd
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S 308th St
(Federal Way High School)
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S 312th St
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S 316th St
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Federal Way Downtown station
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Key
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station
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stop
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northbound only stop
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southbound only stop
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Park and Ride
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Airport
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The A Line is one of eight RapidRide lines (routes with some bus rapid transit features) operated by King County Metro in King County, Washington. The A Line began service on October 2, 2010, [3] running from Tukwila to Federal Way, mostly along Pacific Highway South. The northern terminus is Tukwila/International Boulevard Station. From there, riders can transfer to Sound Transit's Link light rail, the RapidRide F Line, or to other King County Metro buses that serve Burien, Tukwila, SeaTac, Georgetown, SoDo, and downtown Seattle. Its southern terminus is Federal Way Downtown station [4] and connects riders to buses serving Tacoma, Pierce County, and Auburn. Between the termini there are a total of 13 stations [4] plus 13 intermediate stops. [5]

History

This corridor was previously served by King County Metro route 174 [6] which carried an average of 5,570 riders on weekdays during the last month in service. [7] Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 81 percent and the A Line served an average of 10,100 riders on weekdays in spring 2015. [2]

Service

Headways [8]
TimeMonday-FridayWeekend/Holidays
4:15 am – 4:45 am1530
4:45 am – 7:00 am1515
7:00 am – 9:00 am1015
9:00 am – 2:00 pm1515
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm1015
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm1515
10:00 pm – 4:15 am30-7030-70

Between 10:00 pm and 4:15 am, service operates on a schedule; all other times are estimated headways.

References

  1. "King County Metro Transit's Bus Rapid Transit System". May 4, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 2015 Service Guidelines Report (PDF). King County Metro. October 2015. p. A-22. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  3. "Metro's new RapidRide "A" Line to connect Tukwila and Federal Way launches Oct. 2" (Press release). King County Department of Transportation. October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Pacific Highway South RapidRide". King County Metro Transit. October 9, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  5. "Pacific Highway South RapidRide > Map". King County Metro Transit. October 9, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  6. "Metro Route 174 Map". King County Metro Transit. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  7. Lindblom, Mike (July 7, 2014). "RapidRide use is way up". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  8. "RapidRide A Line: Schedule". King County Metro. September 27, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2010.