RapidRide B Line

B Line
Overview
System RapidRide
Operator King County Metro
Garage East Base
Vehicle 16 New Flyer DE60LFR buses
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 6,600 (weekday average, spring 2015)[1]
Fare Peak: $2.50
Off-peak: $2.25
Timetable B Line timetable
Map B Line map
Route map
Legend
RapidRide B Line
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
SR 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
I405
Bellevue Transit Center

 Key 
station
stop

northbound only stop

southbound only stop
 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.[4]Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 30 percent and the B Line served an average of 6,600 riders on weekdays in spring 2015.[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 2 2015 Service Guidelines Report (PDF). King County Metro. October 2015. p. A-22. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. "RapidRide". King County Metro Transit. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Pacific Highway South RapidRide > Map". King County Metro Transit. January 8, 2008. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  4. Lindblom, Mike (July 7, 2014). "RapidRide use is way up". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

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