RapidRide A Line

A Line
A Line
	A Line bus at Federal Way Transit Center, 2011
Overview
System	RapidRide
Operator	King County Metro
Garage	South Base
Vehicle	New Flyer articulated buses
Began service	October 2, 2010
Predecessors	Route 174
Route
Locale	King County
Start	Tukwila International Boulevard station
Via	Pacific Highway South (SR 99)
End	Federal Way Downtown station
Length	11 miles (18 km)
Service
Frequency	Peak: 10 minutes; Off-peak: 15 minutes; Late night: 30-70 minutes
Weekend frequency	15 minutes (most times)
Journey time	44 minutes
Operates	24 hours
Ridership	10,100 (weekday average, spring 2015)
Timetable	A Line timetable
Map	A Line map
Route diagram
	1 Line
	to Lynnwood City Center via Downtown
	Tukwila International
	Boulevard station
	S 176th St
	(SeaTac/Airport station)
	S 200th St
	(Angle Lake station)
	Kent-Des Moines Rd
	(Kent Des Moines station)
	S 240th St
	(Highline College)
	S 276th St
	(Redondo Heights Park & Ride)
	S 308th St
	(Federal Way High School)
Key
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The A Line is one of eight RapidRide lines (routes with some bus rapid transit features) operated by King County Metro in King County, Washington. The A Line began service on October 2, 2010,^[3] running from Tukwila to Federal Way, mostly along Pacific Highway South. The northern terminus is Tukwila/International Boulevard Station. From there, riders can transfer to Sound Transit's Link light rail, the RapidRide F Line, or to other King County Metro buses that serve Burien, Tukwila, SeaTac, Georgetown, SoDo, and downtown Seattle. Its southern terminus is Federal Way Downtown station^[4] and connects riders to buses serving Tacoma, Pierce County, and Auburn. Between the termini there are a total of 13 stations^[4] plus 13 intermediate stops.^[5]

History

This corridor was previously served by King County Metro route 174^[6] which carried an average of 5,570 riders on weekdays during the last month in service.^[7] Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 81 percent and the A Line served an average of 10,100 riders on weekdays in spring 2015.^[2]

Service

Headways^[8]
Time	Monday-Friday	Weekend/Holidays
4:15 am – 4:45 am	15	30
4:45 am – 7:00 am	15	12-15
7:00 am – 9:00 am	10	12
9:00 am – 2:00 pm	10	12
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm	10	12
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm	12	12
10:00 pm – 4:15 am	30-70	30-70

Between 10:00 pm and 4:15 am, service operates on a schedule; all other times are estimated headways.

References

^ "King County Metro Transit's Bus Rapid Transit System". May 4, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ ^a ^b 2015 Service Guidelines Report (PDF). King County Metro. October 2015. p. A-22. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
^ "Metro's new RapidRide "A" Line to connect Tukwila and Federal Way launches Oct. 2" (Press release). King County Department of Transportation. October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Pacific Highway South RapidRide". King County Metro Transit. October 9, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
^ "Pacific Highway South RapidRide > Map". King County Metro Transit. October 9, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
^ "Metro Route 174 Map". King County Metro Transit. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
^ Lindblom, Mike (July 7, 2014). "RapidRide use is way up". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
^ "RapidRide A Line: Schedule". King County Metro. September 27, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2010.

External links

A Line website
RapidRide website
RapidRide Blog
King County Metro
Prototype bus photo sets on Flickr
Media related to RapidRide A Line at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "King County Metro Transit's Bus Rapid Transit System". May 4, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[2015_Service_Guidelines_Report-2] 2015 Service Guidelines Report (PDF). King County Metro. October 2015. p. A-22. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

[3] "Metro's new RapidRide "A" Line to connect Tukwila and Federal Way launches Oct. 2" (Press release). King County Department of Transportation. October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[pac_hwy-4] "Pacific Highway South RapidRide". King County Metro Transit. October 9, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2009.

[pac_hwy_map-5] "Pacific Highway South RapidRide > Map". King County Metro Transit. October 9, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2009.

[rt174map-6] "Metro Route 174 Map". King County Metro Transit. Retrieved May 6, 2009.

[Seattle_Times_Ridership-7] Lindblom, Mike (July 7, 2014). "RapidRide use is way up". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[alineschedule-8] "RapidRide A Line: Schedule". King County Metro. September 27, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2010.

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