User:SounderBruce/Sandbox/Bus routes


 * Former streetcar lines
 * Metro 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12[C], 27[C]


 * Trolleybuses
 * Metro 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 36, 43, 44, 47, 49, 70


 * Major routes
 * RapidRide
 * Metro 8, 40, 41, 45/48, 150
 * ST 510/511/512/513, 545, 550, 560, 590/594
 * CT 402?

Resources

 * Chicago Rail Fan
 * Bus Use of Highways: State of the Art, Parts 143-146 (p. 178): Description of freeway routes
 * 41 Blue Streak, 5 Phinney, 16 Meridian, 7-15 Ave NE, 7-Lake City, 7-View Ridge, 8-Ravenna, 22-Roosevelt


 * Metro books
 * The Book/Manual and Route Book supplements (2011, 2017 to 2023)
 * February 2012 edition of Route Book, including base reference

Maps

 * Converted trolley routes in Seattle, 1941
 * Seattle, 1941
 * Seattle, 1948
 * Seattle, 1950
 * Seattle, 1967
 * Seattle trolleys, 1969
 * Metro, 1977 (whole county)
 * Metro, 1983 (whole county & Night Owl)
 * Metro, 1988 (King and southern Snohomish)
 * Metro, 1997

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 * Metro: Route X (King County Metro)
 * ST Express: Route 5XX (Sound Transit Express) or Sound Transit Express route 5XX

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 * Notes

=Navboxes=

=Swift Orange Line=

History

 * Alderwood service begins in September 1979, one month before mall opens
 * Predecessor routes: CT 115 (except for Alderwood-Swamp section)
 * Shortened from original Downtown Edmonds terminus
 * Cost: $75.6 million; $64.7 million from federal sources, including grant


 * Construction
 * Lynnwood 196th Street project
 * May 2022: Construction begins
 * Early 2023: McCollum Park bus stops close for Orange Line terminal construction
 * Stormwater treatment violations
 * Route 115 replaced by Orange Line and new Route 114

Route

 * New transit centers at both terminuses
 * Alderwood connection

History

 * Predecessors
 * Community Transit launches as Snohomish County PBTA in October 1976 and includes Route R-1 from Marysville to Everett
 * Terminated at 88th Street; connected with Stanwood (R-4) service launched in 1980
 * 2003: Route 210 bumped to every 15 minutes
 * 2003 agreement with Everett to run express-ish service on Broadway
 * Later renumbered to 200/201/202 series
 * Route 200 eliminated in 2010?
 * Route 201/202 moved to Broadway instead of using I-5
 * February 2015: New Smokey Point Transit Center opened after a year of construction
 * March 2024: Route 202 moved further north to serve Walmart/Amazon in Arlington


 * Plans
 * Route options between Grove and 51st/136th
 * Option A: State Ave from Grove to 136th, cuts across to 51st
 * Option B: Uses Shoultes Road between 100th and 108th
 * Option C: East on Grove and north on 51st
 * Planned to begin construction in 2027 and open in 2029

Route
The H Line is 13 mi long and serves 51 stations and stops between its termini in Downtown Seattle and Burien.


 * H Line route: 13 mi
 * 80 bus stops on Route 120 reduced to 51
 * Downtown routing on Columbia Street, following C Line up to Westlake & Harrison
 * Bus-only lanes on Delridge from Hudson to Andover approaching WSB, rest is mostly peak lanes or mixed traffic

History

 * Predecessor: Highland Park and Lake Burien Railway
 * Opened on June 1 or July 1, 1912 (9 miles from West Seattle to Lake Burien), damaged in landslide by November, bankrupt in March, acquired by city in May 1914
 * From 1914 to 1929, it ran as a continuation service to Seahurst via Ballard
 * Abandoned on July 15, 1931, dismantled fully in 1933 after retirement of White Center Line
 * Ambaum Blvd originally built in 1912 along interurban tracks
 * September 25, 2004: Route 20 renumbered to 120
 * Part of service expansion to consolidate several routes
 * Formerly route 120
 * Ninth-busiest bus route (8,700 weekday riders in 2017)
 * Seattle TBD funding for service upgrades
 * Scheduled to launch in September 2021 (originally 2020) pre-COVID
 * BAT lanes approved by Burien
 * 2017 to 2020 outreach
 * Delayed to 2022 due to COVID
 * Delayed from September 2022 to March 2023 due to materials delays, concrete strike, other issues


 * Construction
 * June 2020: SDOT begins Delridge Way reconstruction
 * May 2021: Groundbreaking at Burien TC
 * $87 million cost, 13 miles, 51 stops
 * Service: 7 minutes peak, 10 minutes midday, 15 minutes evenings/weekends, 30 minutes nights
 * April 2022: Construction on Delridge Way completed with new bus stops, median, surfacing
 * July 2022: Roadwork completed

Route

 * Corridor map (April 2021); U District terminal
 * Bike plan elements: Protected lanes

History

 * Route 70 history
 * Route 7 splits (until 2005)


 * RapidRide Roosevelt
 * November 2014: Mode analysis
 * June 2017: Locally preferred alternative
 * 2019: Environmental Assessment; plans for 2021 start and 2024 opening


 * Shortened J Line
 * 2020: Truncation and branding announced
 * January 2024: FTA announces $64.2 million in funding; construction to begin later in 2024

Route 1
Route 1 connects Downtown Seattle to the 10th Avenue West corridor on the west side of Queen Anne Hill.

Route
Route 7 begins at the intersection of Rainier Avenue and South Henderson Street in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of South Seattle, approximately a half-mile (0.5 mi) east of the Rainier Beach light rail station. Some trips continue southeast on Waters Avenue South to a terminal located at 62nd Avenue South and South Prentice Street before turning back to the Rainier Beach terminal, located adjacent to Rainier Beach High School. Buses travel northwesterly on Rainier Avenue, passing through the Dunlap and Hillman City neighborhoods, before reaching the Columbia City historic district. The eastern sector of the valley, including Seward Park, is served by Route 50, which crosses Rainier Avenue at Othello Street and Alaska Street.
 * Night Owl service

History

 * 1891: Rainier Avenue Electric Railway begins operation, later expanded south
 * 1937-01-01: Converted to motor bus
 * Designated as Route 16B
 * 1940-08: Conversion to trolleybus from Eastlake to Rose Street; shuttle bus continue to Waters Street terminal
 * 1940-08: "Route 7" given to bus using Rainier and Eastlake
 * 1959: Motorization of Route 7 proposed
 * 1963: Eastlake de-wired, all runs converted to diesel
 * Trolleys return to Eastlake in 1996 on route 70
 * 1973-01-01: Metro takes over Seattle Transit routes
 * 1974: Rainier Avenue "U Trans" route proves popular, merged into Metro in January 1975


 * 1976-02: Metro approves trolley project, including re-electrification of Route 7
 * 1978: Metro restructure routes around numbers; splitting 71, 72 and 73 from 7 northern branches
 * Former NE termini (Blue Streak): 15th Ave NE, Lake City, View Ridge
 * Metro moves Route 7 onto Broadway, replacing Route 9
 * 1978-01: Metro shuts down trolley system for renovation, converting route 7 to diesels
 * 1983-05-23: Trolley system renovation completed, new AM Generals on route 7
 * 1989: Tunnel construction reroutes buses onto 1st Avenue


 * 2005-06: North segment to U District split into 49 on weekdays and Saturdays, combined Sundays, early mornings and late nights; frequency improvements for both
 * 2006: Breda trolleybuses
 * 2007: Trolley wire extension to Rainier Beach light rail station proposed and rejected?
 * 2009–2010: Stop consolidation reduces from 116/107 to 76
 * 2014-09: 7X (express) deleted during cuts
 * 2014: Prop. 1 improvements paid by City of Seattle
 * 2016: New Flyer trolleybuses
 * Night Owl?


 * Light rail
 * Rainier Avenue alignment proposed and rejected in 1990s

Future

 * RapidRide conversion (R Line) in 2024
 * Bike lanes?
 * Extension on Henderson to Rainier Beach station

Operations

 * Bus bunching
 * Weekend motorizations

Culture

 * "The Seven"
 * Cuisine tour

Safety

 * Assaults on drivers and passengers common from 1980s onwards
 * "Guardian Angels" in 1980s to patrol mostly route 7

Incidents

 * 1982: 60 juveniles attack bus
 * 1989: Bullet shot through rear window at College Street
 * 1997: 6 to 15 shots fired at bus at Othello
 * 2005: Couple harassed and beaten by group of teens, suing Metro and forcing installation of police monitoring on buses
 * 2010-08: Attempted armed robbery by juveniles

Route
Route 8 terminates at Mercer Street in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of central Seattle. Buses travel southbound on Queen Anne Avenue North and northbound on 1st Avenue North, passing the west side of the Seattle Center and KeyArena, and sharing stops with the RapidRide D Line and trolleybus routes 1, 2 and 13. Route 8 turns east onto Denny Way, passing under the Seattle Center Monorail at 5th Avenue and over State Route 99 at Aurora Avenue, the latter including a transfer to the RapidRide E Line.

Connections

 * Seattle Center: D Line, 1, 2/13
 * Denny & 6th: E Line, 5, 26/28, 62
 * Denny & Westlake: Streetcar, C Line, 40
 * Denny & Fairview: 70
 * Denny & Yale: 255, 510/511/512/513, 545
 * Olive & Summit: 10, 47
 * John & Broadway: Link, Streetcar, 9, 49, 60
 * Group Health (John & 15th): 10, 43
 * John & 23rd: 43, 48
 * Madison & 25th: 11
 * MLK & Union: 2
 * MLK & Cherry: 3
 * Yesler & 27th: 27
 * 23rd & Yesler: 4, 27, 48
 * Jackson & MLK: 14
 * Mount Baker TC: Link, 7, 9, 14, 38, 48

History

 * Historic services:
 * Route 42 on MLK Way; later route 48
 * Route 8 assigned to 19th Avenue service (route 12), formerly route 13 [1967 map]
 * Route 8 assigned to Ravenna "Blue Streak" express in 1970s/1980s
 * 1970s: Crosstown route discussed
 * 1994-11: Seattle City Council approves creation of new crosstown route, at expense of reducing Sunday service on Route 43
 * Controversial pitting of neighborhoods over cuts
 * 1995-02-13: Route 8 debuts, with 30-min. frequency from LQA to Group Health; service cuts on routes 2, 10, 12, 13, and 43; first new route in Seattle created since 1970s


 * 2009-07-18: Light rail service begins, with stops on MLK Way at Mount Baker, Columbia City, Othello, and Rainier Beach
 * 2009-09-19: Route 8 extended from Mount Baker to Rainier Beach via MLK Way, replacing route 48
 * 2010-02-06: Service increased for Link connections
 * 2011: Stop consolidation closes 18 stops to increase average stop spacing to 1,080 feet
 * 2015, U Link restructure proposal: Route 8 redirected onto Madison to serve Madison Beach (replacement for route 11), with south section made into route 38
 * Rejected but implemented into 2016 Long Range Plan as RapidRide corridor
 * 2016-03-26: Route 8 split, with south section made into route 38


 * Future
 * Proposed change to serve Judkins Park Station via 23rd Avenue corridor

Service and reliability

 * Route frequencies
 * "The Late/L8/Leight"
 * Priority bus corridor identified in Transit Master Plan
 * "Metro 8 Subway" proposed by Seattle Subway
 * Gondola proposal
 * Reliability statistics (2014): 30% off-peak and 44% peak trips reported as late
 * Improvements: Bus lanes, queue jumps, turn restrictions (2017/2018) </ref

Ridership
Route 8 is one of the most-ridden transit routes in the Seattle metropolitan area, carrying in 2015 prior to its truncation.

In popular culture

 * Local pop punk group Tacocat recorded a song about the bus route called "F.U. #8", included in their 2014 album NVM.

Route

 * Late night trips through-routed with route 70
 * Late night Link connection, used for downtown access

History

 * 1891: Streetcar service on Beacon Hill from Union Trunk Line begins
 * 1940-07-14: Jefferson Park streetcar discontinued
 * 1940-07-28: Converted to trolleybus, extended to Montlake
 * Route: 4th Avenue in downtown, Jackson, 12th, Beacon to Spokane
 * 1973: Transferred to Metro
 * 1978: Renumbered to route 36?
 * 1980-09: Trolleybus service restored after renovation
 * 1983: Metro proposes trolley expansion on route 36
 * 2001-09: Trolley service extended to Othello Street from Dawson, establishing new turnback area; service on South Beacon towards Rainier & Henderson operated by diesels?
 * 2009-07: Link light rail opens, with stations at Beacon Hill and Chinatown
 * Pre-Link ridership: 9,720 daily riders
 * 2009-09-19: Truncated to Othello station; former Rainier Beach and S. Beacon Hill segment replaced with route 106
 * Trolley wire extended, as proposed in 2007
 * 2012-09-29: Through-routing with route 1 discontinued
 * 2015-08-19: New trolleybuses introduced on route 36
 * 2016-03-26: Route 70 through trips added to complement Link service to University of Washington

Route

 * 13.5 miles long

History

 * 2015: Move Seattle levy approves improvements as part of proto-RapidRide conversion
 * Freight and bus lane proposal

Route

 * Overlaps with 49/8/48

History

 * Originally route 4-Montlake, continued to Ballard
 * 2015: Proposal to cut route 43, redundant to light rail
 * 2016-03-26: Route 43 service reduced to peak-only and select deadhead runs

History

 * Streetcar line 18 (Wallingford Ave to 20th)
 * 1939 proposal for trolleybus
 * Route 4 Montlake


 * Previous use
 * 1950: Alki to West Seattle Junction shuttle


 * Creation
 * 1972: Discussion of new trolley expansion begins after Metro is made transit operator
 * 1974: Ballard-University District among proposed expansion
 * 1976-02: Metro approves trolley project, including expansion to Ballard and 45th corridor
 * 1977: Route 30 trolley (Ballard to Laurelhurst) endorsed by Mayor Uhlman
 * Construction begins in January 1978, despite controversy
 * 1980-02: $1.56 million contract awarded, for extension of Route 43
 * 1981-05-23: Trolley service begins on Route 43 to Ballard; final routes to re-open


 * Route 44
 * February 1993: Route 43 split at University District/Montlake, creating Route 44
 * March 2016: Route 43 mostly discontinued after University Link opens

Future

 * RapidRide conversion
 * Extension to University Village and Children's Hospital


 * Light rail
 * 1991 proposal
 * Sound Transit 2 study released in 2014, not included in ST3 ballot
 * 2016 Long Range Plan update

History

 * 1966: Seattle Transit creates cross-town Route 48 serving 23rd Avenue after campaign from Central District organizers under Congress of Racial Equality
 * March 1966: Citizen's committee suggests better service on 23rd Avenue
 * Crosstown Bus Committee formed in July to begin lobbying Transit Commission
 * July 25: Experimental bus route approved by Transit Commission between Franklin High School and 23rd/Madison
 * Plan criticized by CBC for lack of consultation
 * Boycott threatened due to bias of Transit Commission after earlier proposal rejected
 * September 6: New bus inaugurated on Route 48 from University & 45th to Rainier & Hanford via 23rd Avenue
 * Quickly called unprofitable by STS
 * 1976: Green Lake P&R opens, mentions "43-23rd Avenue"
 * 1980: Extended to cross-town service (up to Loyal Heights)
 * Original route: Loyal Heights to U District to Columbia City; to Beacon Hill VA Hospital to South Seattle Community College
 * 2002: Stop consolidations
 * 2009: ALl trips truncated to Mount Baker Station
 * Former route used MLK Way to Rainier Beach, with branch to Columbia City

2016 restructure

 * North half becomes route 45
 * Earlier proposal combined 48 north with 271
 * Route 43 reduced, 23rd Avenue riders shifted onto route 48

Future

 * Trolley conversion, after 23rd Avenue project
 * RapidRide+ in 2024

Ridership

 * Highest ridership route in Seattle (non-RR) until 2016

History

 * 1988 map: 49 from U District to Boeing Plant via Montlake, Central District, Rainier Beach (23rd, MLK Way)


 * 2005-06: Modern 49 created by splitting north end of route 7
 * Historically route of 9, streetcars

Route
Routes 510, along with select Route 512 trips on Sunday, begins in Downtown Seattle, traveling northbound on 4th Avenue and southbound on 5th Avenue, from a terminal at South Jackson Street adjacent to King Street Station, International District/Chinatown station and Sound Transit headquarters at Union Station. The routes cut through the central business district, using northbound bus lanes on 4th Avenue during peak hours, stopping near several Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel stations. After stopping at Westlake Park, near Westlake station at Pine and Pike streets, buses turn northeast through the Denny Triangle; southbound trips use Stewart Street, while northbound trips use Howell Street during peak hours and Olive Way during off-peak hours. Buses enter Interstate 5 and begin express service towards Snohomish County, using the express lanes and high-occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV lanes). Route 512 serves an additional station at Northeast 45th Street in the University District and uses the general-purpose lanes on Interstate 5 to Northgate.

Route 513, along with most Route 512 trips, begin at Northgate Station, the northern terminus of Link light rail's Line 1. All three routes stop at the Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station in the median of the freeway. Routes 512 and 513 stop at the Lynnwood Transit Center and Ash Way Park and Ride in Lynnwood. Routes 510 and 512 serve the South Everett Freeway Station in southern Everett and continue into Downtown Everett to Everett Station. In southern Everett, route 513 leaves Interstate 5 to serve Eastmont Park and Ride on the east side of the freeway, and crosses over onto State Route 526, terminating at the Seaway Transit Center near the Boeing Everett Factory. On weekdays, early morning southbound trips on route 510 continue past Everett Station to serve Downtown Everett, traveling through the county government campus and terminating on Hewitt Avenue at Fulton Street.

Service
As of 2022:


 * Route 510: 20 early AM, 10–30 AM peak, 15–20 PM peak


 * Route 512: 15 early AM, 8–16 AM peak and PM peak, 10–20 midday and evening, 30 late evening
 * Weekends: 10–20 minutes all day
 * Route 513: 24 early AM, AM peak, and PM peak

History

 * Interurban service
 * Greyhound
 * Metro routes (300s until renumbering to 400s in 1981)
 * Route 406 (All-day service, 1970s; used Aurora); routes 401/402 from Lynnwood and route 420 from Everett
 * Route 414 (Saturdays, 1999)
 * Prior service from Community Transit (1999)
 * CT 401/403: Peak-only from Lynnwood (supplemented by 511; later becomes 402)
 * CT 418: All-day service from Lynnwood (replaced by 512)
 * CT 420: Peak-only from Everett and Eastmont (replaced by 510/513)
 * 1999-09: 510/511/513 begin service as peak-only expresses with two-way service
 * 513 replaces CT 420
 * 512 replaces CT 418 with midday and Saturday service
 * 1999: 512 begins service on Saturdays and peak reverse direction
 * 2000-05: 512 begins hourly service on Sundays
 * 2002-02: Everett Station opens, routes 510, 512 and 513 rerouted away from Downtown Everett
 * 2003-09: 512 deleted and replaced with 7-day serivce on 510/511
 * 2004–2005: Direct access ramps open at Lynnwood TC and Ash Way; 511/512 rerouted off Alderwood Mall Parkway
 * 2004: 511 midday and weekend improved to 30 minutes
 * 2005-09: DSTT closure moves routes from 2nd Avenue to 5th Avenue for southbound trips
 * 2006-09: 510 midday and Saturday improved to 30 minutes
 * 2008-09: South Everett Freeway Station opens, serving route 510
 * 2009-09: 510 Sunday service improved to 30 minutes; 511 weekday midday service improved to 15 minutes
 * 2011-03: Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station opens, routes 511, 512 and 513 rerouted
 * 2011-06-11: 512 re-introduced, replacing holiday and Sunday service on 511 and 512; 513 truncated to Evergreen & 79th
 * 2011: CT proposes restructure to cut commuter service and replace with feeders to 510/511 (ultimately not approved)
 * 2013-02: Truncated to Jackson, removing stops at Royal Brougham
 * 2013-09-29: Restructure with no off-peak 510/511 service, replaced with 512; most 510 trips truncated to Everett Station
 * 2015-11: Double-decker service begins with 5 buses
 * 2016-07: 32 additional units ordered and to begin service in 2018
 * 2019-03: Route 513 extended to Seaway Transit Center
 * 2020-07-06: Route 508 shuttle begins service from Mountlake Terrace to Seattle; Routes 511 and 513 bypass due to temporary closure of freeway station
 * 2021-10-02: Routes 511, 512, and 513 truncated to Northgate station
 * Route 512 retains some runs to downtown Seattle during late evenings after Link service ends
 * Route 512 no longer serves NE 45th and NE 145th stations, except NE 45th during late evening trips
 * Route 512 extended to Stadium Station during late Sunday hours to cover for lack of light rail service
 * March 2023: Route 511 suspended due to driver shortages and replaced with all-day Route 512 service

Future

 * Link light rail to Lynnwood in 2024 or 2025, further truncation of 510 at Lynnwood (with service to Ash Way)
 * ST3: Light rail to Everett, replacing service entirely
 * Proposal: Route 510 and 511 eliminated, replaced with Route 512
 * Temporary route 515 to provide peak service from Lynnwood and continuation of 510 service due to Link capacity issues

Connections

 * Downtown Seattle
 * Montlake
 * Evergreen Point
 * Yarrow Point
 * Overlake (NE 40th)
 * NE 51st
 * Redmond TC
 * Bear Creek

History

 * Metro service
 * 1972: Metro Council proposes "freeway flyer" service from Seattle to Redmond via SR 520
 * 1977: State approves Redmond park-and-ride
 * Route 251/254 prior to 1980, via Kirkland?
 * SR 520 freeway completed to Redmond in 1970s
 * 1980: Route 251 moved to SR 520
 * 1983-01: New route 267 begins service, from Education Hill and Redmond P&R to Downtown during peak hours
 * Other routes: 253 (via Bellevue/B Line), 263 (Overlake, peak only)
 * Overlake-Downtown: 220, 225 via Crossroads (peak); 227, 229 via Eastgate (peak)


 * ST Express
 * 1996: Approved by voters
 * 1998: Identified as a ST Express corridor
 * 2000-09-16: ST 545 begins service, replacing route 267 and 254 at peak hours; route 546 for off-peak service
 * 2002-02: Overlake TC opens, route 546 cancelled
 * 2003-09: Saturday service begins
 * 2004-09: Sunday service begins
 * 2005-09-26: Weekday peak increased from 15 to 10 minutes; Capitol Hill diversion added, after citizen input
 * 2004: Agreement with citizen group
 * 2005: Wi-Fi pilot on select route 545 buses introduced
 * 2008-02: Weekday midday service improved to 15 minutes, using resources from route 540; new Redmond TC opened
 * 2014: New Eastside stations open at Evergreen Point and Yarrow Point
 * 2015: Restructure proposal for University Link (reducing 545 to peak-only in favor of 542 to station) rejected
 * 2016: New 520 bridge opens

Future

 * East Link in 2023/2024 (ST3)

Ridership

 * 2nd among ST Express routes, behind 550 and ahead of 510/511/512/513
 * "almost exclusively Microsoft employees" after displacement of 546

History

 * Route 226
 * 1990s: Moved to bus tunnel
 * 1990s: Truncated to Bellevue TC, formerly ran to Redmond/Overlake?
 * Number re-used for Bel-Red Road route


 * ST Express
 * 1998-09: ST funds 16 trips on route 226, increasing frequency to 10 minutes at peak
 * 1999-09-19: Route 226 replaced by ST Express 550, with reduced stops
 * Planned phase-in of additional service to be 7.5 minutes at peak, 15 midday, 30 evenings and weekends
 * Uses 20 dual-mode Bredas leased from Metro for tunnel service, until 2005 retirement
 * 2005-02: 22 new hybrid electric-diesel buses from New Flyer introduced for tunnel service
 * 2004: Rejected proposal to extend 550 to Group Health on Capitol Hill
 * 2005: Fare raised to match other Sound Transit routes
 * 2005–2007: Bus tunnel closure moves 550 onto 2nd and 4th avenues
 * 2008: Mercer Island P&R
 * 2009-05-30: 550 moves full-time into bus tunnel because of longer hours
 * 2012: Moved from Bay B to Bay A in bus tunnel for inbound trips
 * 2015-09: Only remaining Bay D route in bus tunnel
 * 2018-09: Planned closure of Rainier Freeway Station and bus tunnel entrance (D2 Roadway); Route 550 would use I-90 ramps at Brougham Way
 * 2017: I-90 express lanes close, HOV lanes open
 * Decline in ridership by 2019
 * COVID changes


 * Future
 * 2024 or 2025: East Link service (approved in 2008)

Ridership

 * Highest ridership ST Express route until late 2010s, since surpassed by Route 545 and 510/511/512/513 corridor