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Sound Transit Express ranks first in the nation in the number of commuter bus passengers carried and in vehicle miles driven. [3] The first nine routes and 114 buses began carrying passengers on September 19, 1999. [4] [5] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 8,565,100, or about 31,100 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. Unlike a ...
Routes in this series are Sound Transit Express routes with the exception of Pierce Transit routes 500 and 501 serving Federal Way. This list shows the routes Metro operates under contract to Sound Transit, [5] it does not include routes operated by Community Transit or Pierce Transit (who operates some routes solely within King County).
Sound Transit runs two express bus routes to the station and airport terminal: route 560, which travels to West Seattle, Burien, Renton and Bellevue; and route 574, which travels south to Tacoma and Lakewood in Pierce County.
A Sound Transit Express bus on route 550 in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. Sound Transit was adopted as the brand name for the RTA on August 15, 1997, along with the names "Link" for the light rail system, "Sounder" for the commuter rail system, and "Regional Express" for the bus network.
The Metro-operated Sound Transit Express routes are numbered in the 500s. Route numbers in the lower 900s (901–931) are used for Dial-a-Ride services, while shuttles connecting to the King County Water Taxi are numbered in the 700s. [citation needed] The dial-a-ride system is contracted to Hopelink, a non-profit organization.
Sound Transit runs three of its ST Express bus routes out of Everett Station, with peak-only, limited-stop service to Seattle and Bellevue, as well as all-day service to Lynnwood Transit Center, along Interstate 5. [15]
As of September 2023, the station is served by four bus routes operated by Sound Transit Express and King County Metro. [ 105 ] [ 116 ] Sound Transit Express routes 550 and 556 provide regional service to Downtown Seattle, Mercer Island, Downtown Bellevue, and the University District . [ 117 ]
Sound Transit is the regional transit authority, commissioned by voters in 1996 to build a system of light rail, express buses, and commuter rail within the Central Puget Sound area. The agency provides a number of regional express bus routes connecting Seattle with neighboring suburbs and cities.