RapidRide D Line

D Line
Overview
System RapidRide
Operator King County Metro
Garage Atlantic Base
Vehicle 28 New Flyer DE60LFR buses[1]
Began service September 29, 2012
Predecessors Route 15, 18
Route
Locale King County
Communities served Crown Hill, Ballard, Interbay, Uptown, Downtown Seattle
Landmarks served Carkeek Park, Ballard High School, Fishermans Terminal, Seattle Center
Start Crown Hill
Via Holman Road NW
15th Ave NW
15th Ave W
Elliott Ave W
W Mercer St
Queen Anne Ave N/1st Ave N
3rd Ave
End Downtown Seattle
Length 8.8 miles
Service
Frequency Peak: 7-8 minutes
Off-peak: 12-15 minutes
Late night: 30-75 minutes
Weekend frequency Saturday: 12-15 minutes (most times)
Sunday: 15 minutes (most times)
Journey time 43 minutes
Operates 24 hours
Daily ridership 11,700 (weekday average, spring 2015)[2]
Fare Peak: $2.50
Off-peak: $2.25
Timetable D Line timetable
Map D Line map
Route map
Legend
RapidRide D Line
7th Ave NW
(Carkeek Park)

 Mary Ave NW
 NW 85th St
 NW 80th St
 NW 75th St
 NW 70th St
NW 65th St
(Ballard High School)

 NW 60th St
 NW Market St
 NW Leary Way
Ballard Bridge over
Lake Washington Ship Canal
W Emerson St
(Fishermen's Terminal)

 W Dravus St
 W Armour St
 W Wheeler St

 W Armory St

 W Newton St
 W Galer St
 W Prospect St
 3rd Ave W

Queen Anne Ave N
W Mercer St

Republican St
(Seattle Center)
W John St

Denny Way
Southbound: Sign
changes to C Line

 Cedar St

 Vine St
RapidRide E Line
to Aurora Village Transit Center

 Bell St
Virginia St

Pike St
Westlake Station

Seneca St
University Street Station

RapidRide E Line
to Pioneer Square

3rd Ave
Link Light Rail
Central Link
to SeaTac/Airport
Northbound: Sign
changes from C Line

2nd Ave
continues as
RapidRide C Line
Columbia St
new route March 2016

5th Ave
Yesler Way
 Key 
 station
 stop

 northbound only stop

 southbound only stop
← C Line E Line →

The D Line is one of six RapidRide lines (routes with some bus rapid transit features) operated by King County Metro in King County, Washington. The D Line began service on September 29, 2012,[3] running between Carkeek Park in Crown Hill, Ballard, Interbay and Uptown and downtown Seattle. The line runs via Holman Road NW, 15th Ave NW, 15th Ave W, Elliott Ave W, W Mercer Pl, Queen Anne Ave N/1st Ave N and 3rd Ave.[4]

The D Line is interlined with the C Line.[4] Upon reaching 3rd Avenue & Cedar Street in downtown, southbound D Line buses change signs to continue south as the C Line. When northbound C Line buses reach Seneca Street & 3rd Avenue in downtown they change signs to continue north as the D Line.

History

This corridor was previously served Metro routes 15 and 18.[5] which carried a combined average of 7,630 riders on weekdays during the last month in service.[6] Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 53 percent and the D Line served an average of 11,700 riders on weekdays in spring 2015.[2]

Service

Headways
Time Weekdays Saturday Sunday/
Holidays
5:00 am – 6:00 am 15 15 15
6:00 am – 8:00 am 7-8
8:00 am – 9:00 am 12
9:00 am – 3:00 pm 12
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm 7-8
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm 10
7:00 pm – 12:00 am 15 15
12:00 am – 1:00 am 30 30 30
1:00 am – 5:00 am 60-75 60-75 60-75

Future developments

The city of Seattle is making major improvements to the RapidRide C and D lines with money generated by Proposition 1 (which increases sales tax by 0.1 percent and imposes a $60 annual car-tab fee).[7]

The first improvements came in June 2015 when headways on the RapidRide C and D lines were decreased. Buses will arrive every 7-8 minutes during weekday rush hour, every 12 minutes during the midday hours on weekdays, every 12 minutes during the daytime on Saturday and every 15 minutes on Sunday and during weekday and weekend nights.[8][9]

The city also plans on splitting the RapidRide C and D lines apart in 2016.[7] C Line buses will continue north through parts of Belltown and onto Westlake Avenue in the South Lake Union neighborhood,[10] terminating on Valley Street near the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center campus. D Line buses will continue south on 3rd Avenue into Pioneer Square, using layover space on 5th Avenue south of Terrace Street.[11]

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. ↑ "RapidRide". King County Metro Transit. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  4. 1 2 "RapidRide D Line Route Map". King County Metro. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "RapidRide D Line". King County Metro Transit. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ Lindblom, Mike (July 7, 2014). "RapidRide use is way up". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  7. 1 2 Lindblom, Mike (November 4, 2014). "Metro bus service to get boost with passage of Prop. 1". Seattle Times. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ "RapidRide D Line Schedule". King County Metro. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Metro Transit Service Change Effective Saturday, June 6, 2015". King County Metro. June 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ Lindblom, Mike (March 22, 2015). "Transit plan for South Lake Union: Drop 2 car lanes". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  11. ↑ "RapidRide C and D Lines Extension". King County Metro. Retrieved August 25, 2015.

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