RapidRide B Line

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B Line
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RapidRide bus leaving Bellevue Transit Center
Overview
System RapidRide
Operator King County Metro
Garage East Base
Vehicle New Flyer articulated buses
Began serviceOctober 1, 2011
PredecessorsRoute 230, 253
Route
Locale King County
Communities served Redmond, Overlake, Bellevue
Start Downtown Redmond station
ViaNE 90th St
148th Ave NE
NE 40th St
156th Ave NE
NE 8th St
End Bellevue Transit Center
Length10 miles (16 km)
Service
FrequencyPeak: 10 minutes
Off-peak: 15 minutes
Early morning & night: 30 minutes
Weekend frequency15 minutes (most times)
Journey time50 minutes
OperatesWeekdays: 4:21 am-12:25 am
Weekends: 6:00 am-12:25 am
Ridership6,600 (weekday average, spring 2015) [1]
Timetable B Line timetable
Map B Line map
Route diagram

Contents

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Downtown Redmond station
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Redmond Transit Center
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NE 85th St
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160th Ave NE & NE 90th St
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154th Ave NE
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NE 87th St
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NE Redmond Wy
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NE Old Redmond Rd
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NE 51st St
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NE 46th St
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NE 40th St
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152nd Ave NE
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Redmond Technology
(2 Line)
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NE 31st St
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Overlake Park & Ride
(2 Line)
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Bel-Red Rd
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NE 24th St
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NE 15th St
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NE 10th St
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148th Ave NE
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143rd Ave NE
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140th Ave NE
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134th Ave NE
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131st Ave NE
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124th Ave NE
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120th Ave NE
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116th Ave NE
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Bellevue Transit Center
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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The B Line is one of eight RapidRide lines (routes with some bus rapid transit features) operated by King County Metro in King County, Washington. The B Line began service on October 1, 2011, [2] running between downtown Redmond, Overlake and downtown Bellevue. The line runs mainly via NE 8th Street, 156th Avenue NE, NE 40th Street and 148th Avenue NE. [3] Unlike most of the RapidRide lines, the B Line does not offer scheduled service during late night and early morning.

History

This corridor was previously served Metro routes 230 and 253 [3] which carried a combined average of 5,070 riders on weekdays during the last month in service. [4] Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 30 percent and the B Line served an average of 6,600 riders on weekdays in spring 2015. [1] On May 10, 2025, the line was realigned to no longer serve Overlake Village station and extended to Downtown Redmond station. [5]

Service

Headways
TimeMonday-FridayWeekend/Holidays
4:21 am – 6:00 am15-30No Service
6:00 am – 9:00 am1015
9:00 am – 3:00 pm1515
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm1015
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm1515
10:00 pm – 12:25 am3030
12:25 am – 4:21 amNo ServiceNo Service

All times are estimated headways.

References

  1. 1 2 2015 Service Guidelines Report (PDF). King County Metro. October 2015. p. A-22. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. "RapidRide". King County Metro Transit. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Pacific Highway South RapidRide > Map". King County Metro Transit. January 8, 2008. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  4. Lindblom, Mike (July 7, 2014). "RapidRide use is way up". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  5. "Ridership Patterns for RapidRide B Line". Seattle Transit Blog. March 21, 2025. Archived from the original on May 28, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.