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23 Sound Transit Express bus routes are overseen by the agency. [8] Buses are operated under contract by King County Metro, Pierce Transit and Community Transit (who subcontracts with Transdev). [9] When Sound Transit implements a new bus route, changes are frequently made to existing routes that serve the area to avoid overlapping.
Dial-A-Ride-Transit services are assigned route numbers 900-939. [4] Custom bus routes are assigned route numbers from 950-999. [4] The King County Water Taxi uses route numbers 973 and 975. Currently routes serving the private Lakeside School and University Prep in Seattle are assigned route numbers 980-999.
The first set of nine express bus routes launched on September 19, 1999, and served regional destinations and 33 park and ride lots in the three counties; [33] [96] an existing King County Metro express route from Seattle to Bellevue and Pierce Transit's Seattle–Tacoma express were also transferred to Sound Transit.
It operates a fleet of 1,396 buses, serving 115 million rides at over 8,000 bus stops in 2012, making it the eighth-largest transit agency in the United States. [1] [2] The agency has seven bases spread throughout its 2,134-square-mile (5,530 km 2) operating area [3] [4] and has 131 park and rides for commuters. [2]
The G Line serves 21 total stops on its route, including 10 stops in each direction and the western terminal near Colman Dock. [4]: 8 Stations are approximately 60 feet (18 m) long and feature off-board fare payment (including ticket vending machines), raised platforms for level boarding, branded shelters, real-time arrival information, and other features.
This corridor was previously served by Metro routes 110 and 140, with the latter carrying 3,500 riders on an average weekday in April 2014 [1] With the implementation of RapidRide, the corridor saw an overall 69 percent increase in service, [1] and ridership has grown 47 percent, with the F Line serving an average of 5,600 riders on weekdays in June 2015.
The first line, the Community Line on Pacific Avenue between Tacoma and Spanaway, is planned to replace a 14.4-mile (23.2 km) section of Route 1. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] The Pacific Avenue line was planned to have 32 total stations, including curb-side and median stations, and 3.6 miles (5.8 km) of dedicated bus lanes. [ 31 ]
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.