RapidRide H Line

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H Line
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RapidRide H Line southbound at Alaskan Way and Jackson Street, March 2023.jpg
A southbound H Line bus at South Jackson Street
Overview
System RapidRide
Operator King County Metro
Garage Atlantic Base
Began serviceMarch 18, 2023 (2023-03-18)
PredecessorsRoute 120
Route
Locale King County
Communities served Seattle, White Center, Burien
Start Downtown Seattle
Via
End Burien Transit Center
Length13 miles (21 km)
Service
Frequency
    • Peak: 7 minutes
    • Off-peak: 15 minutes
Weekend frequency15 minutes (most times)
Journey time49 minutes
OperatesWeekdays: 4:00 am–2:00 am
Weekends: 6:00 am–11:00 pm
Timetable kingcounty.gov
Route diagram

Contents

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RapidRide C Line icon.svg RapidRide D Line icon.svg RapidRide E Line icon.svg
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Virginia St
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 Line 1 (Sound Transit) icon.svg
1 Line
to Northgate
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Pike St
(Westlake station)
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Seneca St
(Symphony station)
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 Line 1 (Sound Transit) icon.svg
1 Line
to Angle Lake via Airport
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Columbia St
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RapidRide D Line icon.svg & RapidRide E Line icon.svg to Pioneer Square
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 Seattle Ferry Terminal
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S Jackson St
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West Seattle Bridge
over Duwamish Waterway
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RapidRide C Line icon.svg to West Seattle
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SW Andover St
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SW Genesee St
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SW Hudson St
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SW Findlay St
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SW Graham St
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SW Holly St
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SW Myrtle St
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SW Holden St
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SW Thistle St
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SW Henderson St
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RapidRide C Line icon.svg to Downtown Seattle
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Westwood Village
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26th Ave SW
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20th Ave SW
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SW Roxbury St
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SW 102nd St
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SW 107th St
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SW 112th St
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SW 116th St
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SW 122nd St
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SW 128th St
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SW 136th St
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SW 142nd St
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SW 148th St
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6th Ave SW
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Burien Transit Center
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RapidRide F Line icon.svg to Renton
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The H Line is a RapidRide bus route in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is operated by King County Metro and uses bus rapid transit features, including transit signal priority, exclusive lanes, and off-board fare payment at some stations. The H Line began service on March 18, 2023, replacing Route 120 after the construction of new stations and bus lanes at a cost of $154 million. [1] The H Line is the seventh RapidRide line to open and features stations with digital e-ink screens for real-time arrivals information, ORCA card readers, and larger shelters. It is the first RapidRide line to open under the Move Seattle program, which was funded by a levy approved in 2015. [1]

History

The Seattle-Delridge-White Center-Burien corridor was previously served by King County Metro's Route 120, which was consistently designated one of its 10 most frequently traveled routes. [2] [3] Development of the route into RapidRide service began in Fall of 2017. [4] King County Metro produced surveys, held open houses, and got in touch with the different organizations within communities living along the corridor. Surveys included questions about various potential improvements to the route, including prompts about bus-only lanes, bike lanes, sidewalk improvements alongside a section for open comment at the end. [4] By 2020, outreach concluded and construction began in 2021. [5]

Improvements include more frequent service, with typical headways of 10 minutes on weekdays, increased wheelchair accessibility at each stop, construction of new sidewalks, and updated pedestrian crossings. Alongside dedicated bus lanes down Delridge Way, a median was constructed to allow for the planting of 2 new trees for every 1 tree taken down during construction totaling to 150 new trees planted along the route. [6] RapidRide buses feature multi-door boarding, which simplifies the fare-paying process due to the multiple ORCA readers at each entrance, and dedicated bus lanes. [7] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Route 120 saw about 9,200 passengers per weekday, and in 2022 ridership fell to 5,300. [1] [8] Since the opening of the H Line, ridership increased to 6,900 passengers per weekday. [8]

Route

The 13-mile (21 km) route, which spans across 65 stops, [9] begins in Downtown Seattle on Third Avenue and Virginia Street, travels south via State Route99 and across the West Seattle Bridge. [9] The route continues down Delridge Way and Ambaum Boulevard through West Seattle and White Center before terminating in Burien. [10]

Stations

RapidRide H Line Stations
Station [9] Notes
Virginia StreetNorthern terminus; connections to RapidRide C, D and E Lines.
Pine StreetNorthbound-only Stop
Pike Street
Union StreetNorthbound-only Stop
Seneca StreetSouthbound Only Stop
Madison Street
Columbia Street
Seattle Ferry Terminal
S Jackson StreetConnection to the RapidRide C Line
SW Andover Street
SW Genesee Street
SW Hudson Street
SW Finlay Street
SW Graham Street
SW Holly Street
SW Myrtle Street
SW Holden Street
SW Thistle Street
SW Henderson StreetConnection to the RapidRide C Line
SW Barton Street/Westwood Village
26th Avenue SW
20th Avenue SW
SW Roxbury Street
SW 102nd Street
SW 107th Street
SW 112th Street
SW 116th Street
SW 122nd Street
SW 128th Street
SW 136th Street
SW 142nd Street
SW 148th Street
6th Avenue SW
Burien Transit CenterSouthern terminus; connection to the RapidRide F Line

Service

The line runs every 7 minutes during peak hours and 15 minutes off-peak, with service until midnight on weekdays and 11 p.m. on weekends. [11] [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Beekman, Daniel (March 18, 2023). "Bus service begins on new RapidRide H Line from Burien to Seattle". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ Switzer, Jeff (2021-12-01). "RapidRide H Line construction update (Dec. 2021)". Metro Matters. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  3. ↑ "King County Metro celebrates launch of RapidRide H Line". kingcounty.gov. 17 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Public Engagement Report" (PDF). kingcounty.gov. April 2019. p. 5. Retrieved 8 Nov 2024.
  5. ↑ "Transit Development Plan: 2021-2026" (PDF). wsdot.wa.gov. August 2021. p. 17. Retrieved 8 Nov 2024.
  6. ↑ "Landscaping and tree planting continues on Delridge Way SW". RapidRide Expansion Program Newsletter. 28 Jan 2022. Retrieved 8 Nov 2024.
  7. ↑ "RapidRide". King County. November 1, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "2023 System Evaluation" (PDF). King County Metro. 31 Oct 2023. p. 49.
  9. 1 2 3 "Schedule and Map: RapidRide H Line". KingCounty.gov. Retrieved Oct 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ "King County launches construction of future RapidRide H Line" (Press release). King County Metro. May 18, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Service Change Starting Saturday, March 18th". King County Metro. March 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  12. ↑ "RapidRide H Line schedule" (PDF). King County Metro. March 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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