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The Edmonds–Kingston ferry is a ferry route across Puget Sound between Edmonds and Kingston, Washington. Since 1951 the only ferries employed on the route have belonged to the Washington state ferry system, currently the largest ferry system in the United States. The last regularly operated steam ferry on the West Coast of the United States ...
The Kingston-Edmonds ferry will remain its current alternative schedule, with one-boat service for the popular route. Vessels depart roughly every 90 minutes through the day on the holiday and Friday.
The Edmonds–Kingston ferry, added to SR 104 in 1994, [46] was first served by the 14-car and 76-passenger City of Edmonds in 1923. [47] The ferry ran three crossings on weekdays and six on weekends and a toll of $1.50 for vehicles and $0.25 for passengers was later charged. [47] After the establishment of Washington State Ferries in 1951, the ...
The ferry's crossing time is approximately ten minutes during weekday commute hours and approximately 15 minutes at all other times. [16] As of January 2016, the primary ferry for the route is the MV Doc Maynard. The ferry operates year round, and carried an average of 1,742 passengers during the commute hours in December 2014. [29]
The MV Hyak is a Super-class ferry that was operated by Washington State Ferries. Built in 1966 at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard in San Diego, the ferry began service on July 20, 1967, and normally ran on the Seattle–Bremerton route or the Anacortes–San Juan Islands run. Hyak is Chinook Jargon for "speedy". [1]
Edmonds station is located on a single-tracked segment of the BNSF Scenic Subdivision on Railroad Avenue in downtown Edmonds, adjacent to the Edmonds ferry terminal. [2] It has a single, 1,200-foot-long (370 m) side platform on the east side of the tracks, [3] running from Dayton Street to Main Street and paved with asphalt; [4] [5] the southern half of the platform, measuring 520 feet (160 m ...
To cancel a trip on the Kingston Fast Ferry, riders should call 844-475-7433 in advance. This article originally appeared on Kitsap Sun: Fast Ferry sailings cancelled between Kingston-Seattle Show ...
MV Puyallup is a Jumbo Mark-II-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.This ferry and her two sisters are the largest in the fleet. Puyallup is normally assigned to the Edmonds–Kingston route, [1] although she is often reassigned to the Seattle–Bainbridge Island route whenever either of her sisters assigned to that route are out of service.