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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 .
Fares on Swift are equivalent to Community Transit's local service fares, divided into two groups: adult fares of $2.50 for passengers between the ages of 18 and 65; and a reduced fare of $1.25 charged for passengers over the age of 65, those with disabilities, Medicare card holders, and those enrolled in the ORCA Lift low-income fare program.
Magnetic stripe tickets stopped being accepted on March 6, 2016. [80] Metrorail's frequency of service and fares vary depending on the available funding, the particular transit line, and the distance traveled. [81] Metro offers parking for commuters at 44 Metrorail stations. Most lots are on a first-come, first-served basis and fill up quickly ...
The light rail system, called Link light rail, includes the initial 15.7-mile (25.3 km) from downtown Seattle to Sea-Tac Airport, which began service in 2009. Extension to the University of Washington via the University Link tunnel and Angle Lake station began service in 2016; they were followed by the Northgate Link Extension in 2021.
The region's first commuter rail line, between Tacoma and Seattle, started in December 2000; the agency's first light rail line, Tacoma Link (now the T Line), began service in August 2003. Light rail service in Seattle on Central Link (now the 1 Line) began in 2009, and is the largest part of the Sound Transit system in terms of ridership.
A Downtown Seattle bus stop on Pine Street with a sign for the Magic Carpet zone, 1975. For almost 40 years, until 2012, [22] most of downtown Seattle was designated as a zero-fare zone, an area in which all rides on Metro vehicles were free, known as the "Ride Free" Area. Intended to encourage transit usage, improve accessibility and encourage ...
The RapidRide E Line is one of eight RapidRide lines (limited-stop routes with some bus rapid transit features) operated by King County Metro in King County, Washington.The E Line began service on February 15, 2014, [3] running from Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline to Pioneer Square in Downtown Seattle.
A 1986 study from the Puget Sound Council of Governments and Metro recommended the construction of a light rail system between Federal Way and Lynnwood serving the airport and Downtown Seattle. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] A regional transit authority (RTA) was formed in the early 1990s to study a regional light rail system, first proposing a $6.7 billion ...