List of King County Metro facilities explained

King County Metro is the public transit authority of King County, Washington, including the city of Seattle in the Puget Sound region. 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 2134sqmi operating area[3] [4] and has 131 park and rides for commuters.[2]

Bases

Name class=unsortable Imageclass=unsortable LocationYear Openedclass=unsortable Notes
1555 Airport Way S, Seattle[5] 1941[6] Only base that serves electric trolley buses
1555 Airport Way South, Seattle[7]
640 S Massachusetts St, Seattle 1941
1270 6th Ave S, Seattle
1505 6th Ave S, Seattle 2007[8]
1523 6th Ave South, Seattle
2255 4th Avenue South, Seattle
1220 4th Ave S, Seattle 1987[9] Named for the Ryerson steel mill that formerly occupied the site.[10]
Tire and Millwright Shop 1555 Airport Way South, Seattle
1790 124th Ave NE, Bellevue 1983
1975 124 Ave NE, Bellevue 1977[11]
1978 More coaches here than any other base[12] (as of September 2003).
2026 (planned) Up to 120 battery electric buses[13]
12200 East Marginal Way South, Tukwila
3401 S Norfolk St, Seattle, WA 98118 Operator training, new equipment qualifications, and retraining.
1992[14] [15] Built mostly underground

Atlantic, Central, and Ryerson Bases are located close together near Stadium Station in SODO and are known as the Central Campus.[16] East and Bellevue bases comprise the East Campus and are located nearby each other in north Bellevue. The South and East transit facilities finished an ADA retrofit in 2001.

Other

Name class=unsortable Imageclass=unsortable LocationYear Openedclass=unsortable Notes
640 South Massachusetts, Seattle
1505 6th Avenue South, Seattle
18655 NE Union Hill Road, Redmond 2002[17] Van Pool van storage[18]
11911 East Marginal Way South, Tukwila

Transit centers

While Downtown Seattle is Metro's main transit hub, the transit centers act as smaller regional hubs and are served by many bus routes. Some transit centers also offer a park-and-ride facility. Metro operates out of several transit centers located throughout King County:[19]

class=unsortable ImageName class=unsortable LocationYear Openedclass=unsortable Notes
Auburn StationA St SW & 2nd St SW, Auburn2000[20]
Aurora Village Transit Center1524 N 200th St, Shoreline1985
Bellevue Transit Center10850 NE 6th St, Bellevue1985Owned 51% by Sound Transit, 49% by Metro
Burien Transit Center14900 4th Avenue SW, Burien2009[21] [22] 5 electric vehicle recharging stations[23]
Eastgate Park & Ride14200 SE Eastgate Way, Eastgate2004[24] 3 electric vehicle recharging stations[25]
Federal Way Transit Center31621 23rd Ave S, Federal Way2006[26]
Issaquah Transit Center1050 17th Ave NW, Issaquah2008[27]
Issaquah Highlands Transit Center1755 Highland Dr., Issaquah2003 (interim lot)[28]
Kent Station Transit Center301 Railroad Ave N, Kent2001
Kirkland Transit Center3rd Street & Park Lane, Kirkland1986[29] Renovated 2011[30]
Mount Baker Transit Center2824 Rainier Ave S, Mount Baker, Seattle2009[31] Connection to Mount Baker light rail station
Northgate Transit Center10200 1st Ave NE, Northgate, Seattle1992[32]
Overlake Transit Center15590 NE 36th St, Overlake2002[33]
Redmond Transit Center16160 NE 83rd St, Redmond2008
Renton Transit CenterS 2nd St & Burnett Ave S, Renton2001[34]
Totem Lake Transit Center120th Ave NE & NE 128th St, Kirkland2008[35] At Evergreen Medical Center

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metro Accountability Center . Ridership - Annual Performance Measures . . September 28, 2014.
  2. November 2013 . King County Metro Transit 2013 Service Guidelines Report . Executive Summary . http://metro.kingcounty.gov/planning/pdf/2011-21/2013/metro-2013-service-guidelines-report.pdf . 4 . King County Metro . September 28, 2014.
  3. Web site: King County Metro Transit Hybrid Articulated Buses: Interim Evaluation Results. K. Chandler, K. Walkowicz. April 2006. Alternative Fuels Data Center.
  4. Web site: EUROTECH'S DURAMAR AND KING COUNTY METRO – BRINGING RAPID SERVICE AND RELIABILITY TO RIDERS. EUROTECH.
  5. Web site: Addresses of Metro Bases . 2014-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220111304/http://your.kingcounty.gov/employees/flu/forms/2008FluSchedule.pdf . 2012-02-20 . dead .
  6. Web site: "Expanding Atlantic/Central Bases". Metro Transit. Transit Facility News. 2001, Summer. . 2014-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061011094206/http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/transit/atlantic/tfn_sum99a.pdf . 2006-10-11 . dead .
  7. Web site: Invitation to Bid . 2009-06-24 . 2007-06-28 . King County Metro .
  8. Web site: A Tradition of Performance - King County Department of Transportation. www.metrokc.gov. 2009-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20080917175457/http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/news/myr/myr2008metro.htm. 2008-09-17.
  9. King County Metro. Transit Milestones 1980s
  10. News: Foster . George . August 12, 2001 . Getting There: The only mystery is why bus doesn't stop . . June 16, 2018.
  11. King County Metro. Transit Milestones 1970s
  12. Web site: OBS/CCS Business Requirements . 2009-05-21 . September 2003 . King County Metro .
  13. News: Hawks . Sean . October 16, 2024 . Metro's first battery-electric base to be named Tukwila . Metro Matters . King County Metro . October 20, 2024.
  14. https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19900207/1054814/slabs-of-concrete-today-a-bus-barn-soon "Slabs Of Concrete Today; A Bus Barn Soon"
  15. https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19910517/1283675/new-metro-bus-base-will-open-june-8 "New Metro Bus Base Will Open June 8"
  16. Web site: January 2010 . Metro's 'central campus'—a decade of transformation . King County Metro . June 16, 2018.
  17. Web site: Assessor information for parcel number 0625069016 . 2009-06-24 . King County GIS Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721043306/http://www5.kingcounty.gov/kcgisreports/property_report.aspx?PIN=0625069016 . 2011-07-21 . dead .
  18. Web site: RESOLUTION: KING COUNTY METRO TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, FILE NO. L090012 . 2009-06-24 . 2009-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100529145917/http://www.redmond.gov/insidecityhall/citycouncil/20090217pdfs/AM09028.pdf . 2010-05-29 .
  19. Web site: 2007 Annual Management Report . 2009-02-14 . 2007-12-14 . King County Department of Transportation.
  20. Web site: Transit . 2009-07-16 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090717062254/http://www.auburnwa.gov/community/Getting_Around/Transit.asp . 2009-07-17 .
  21. Web site: Burien Transit Center . 2009-07-16 . 2008-12-29 . King County Metro . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090624023607/http://www.kingcounty.gov/transportation/kcdot/MetroTransit/BurienTransitCenter.aspx . June 24, 2009 .
  22. Web site: Burien Transit Center . 2009-07-16 . 2009-05-25 . King County Metro . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090601064705/http://www.kingcounty.gov/transportation/kcdot/NewsCenter/TransportationToday/2009/tt052509_burien.aspx . 2009-06-01 .
  23. Web site: Park & Ride Lots - South Seattle . 2009-07-16 . King County Metro .
  24. Web site: New Eastgate Park-and-Ride garage opens June 5 . 2009-07-16 . 2006-05-24 . King County Metro .
  25. Web site: Park & Ride Lots - East Side . 2009-07-16 . King County Metro .
  26. Sound Transit. Federal Way Transit Center/S. 317th
  27. Web site: Metro Schedule and Route Revisions, May 2008 . 2009-07-16 . King County Metro .
  28. September 24, 2003 . Unique partnership brings Sound Transit's ST Express to Issaquah Highlands . Sound Transit . January 18, 2016.
  29. Sound Transit. Kirkland Transit Center
  30. Web site: Kirkland Transit Center temporary closure . 2010-08-27 . King County Metro . https://web.archive.org/web/20101018185344/http://metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/parknride/ra-091009-kirklandtc.html . 2010-10-18 . dead .
  31. Web site: Mount Baker Transit Center Opens Sept 19 . 2009-10-27 . 2009-09-09 . King County Metro .
  32. Web site: Lane . Bob . Not Quite Your Average Bus Stop -- Design And Usefulness Meet At Metro's New Northgate Transfer Center . The Seattle Times . May 27, 1992 . 2009-02-14.
  33. Sound Transit. Overlake Transit Center/NE 40th
  34. Web site: New Renton Transit Center & Parking Garage Options . 2009-07-16 . 2001 . King County Metro .
  35. Web site: Totem Lake Transit Center/Evergreen Medical Center . 2009-02-14 . Sound Transit . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090521201022/http://www.soundtransit.org/x1359.xml . 2009-05-21 .

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