RapidRide B Line


B Line

RapidRide bus running on the B Line
Overview
System RapidRide
Operator King County Metro
Garage East Base
Vehicle New Flyer DE60LFA
New Flyer DE60LFR
Began service October 1, 2011
Predecessors Route 230, 253
Route
Locale King County
Communities served Redmond, Overlake, Bellevue
Start Redmond Transit Center
Via NE 90th St
148th Ave NE
NE 40th St
156th Ave NE
NE 8th St
End Bellevue Transit Center
Length 10 miles
Service
Frequency Peak: 10 minutes
Off-peak: 15 minutes
Early morning & night: 30 minutes
Weekend frequency 15 minutes (most times)
Journey time 50 minutes
Operates Weekdays: 4:21 am-12:25 am
Weekends: 6:00 am-12:25 am
Daily ridership 6,520 (June 2014)[1]
Fare Peak: $2.50
Off-peak: $2.25
Timetable B Line timetable
Map B Line map
Route map
Redmond Transit Center
 NE 85th St
 160th Ave NE & NE 90th St
 154th Ave NE
 NE 87th St
 NE Redmond Wy
 NE Old Redmond Rd
 NE 51st St
 NE 46th St
 NE 40th St
 152nd Ave NE
 Washington State Route 520
Overlake Transit Center
 NE 31st St
Overlake Park & Ride

 Bel-Red Rd

 NE 24th St
 NE 15th St
 NE 10th St
 148th Ave NE
 143rd Ave NE
 140th Ave NE
 134th Ave NE
 124th Ave NE
 116th Ave NE
 Interstate 405
 Bellevue Transit Center
 station
 stop

 northbound only station

 southbound only station
A Line ←   → C Line

The B Line is one of six 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 hours.

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.[1] Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 29 percent and the B Line served an average of 6,520 riders on weekdays in June 2014.[1]

Service

Headways
Time Monday-Friday Weekend/Holidays
4:21 am – 6:00 am 15-30 No Service
6:00 am – 9:00 am 10 15
9:00 am – 3:00 pm 15 15
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm 10 15
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm 15 15
10:00 pm – 12:25 am 30 30
12:25 am – 4:21 am No Service No Service

All times are estimated headways.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lindblom, Mike (7 July 2014). "RapidRide use is way up". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "RapidRide". King County Metro Transit. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pacific Highway South RapidRide > Map". King County Metro Transit. 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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