Metro restoring service to 6 DART routes

Dial-A-Ride Transit (Courtesy of King County Metro)

On May 13, King County Metro will restore 79 weekday trips to 6 Dial-A-Ride Transit (DART) service routes. DART routes provide a combination of a fixed scheduled and reservation-based on-demand service along an optional route. There are currently 14 DART routes, which are operated by Hopelink, a non-profit partner of Metro. Services were significantly cut in response to lost ridership and reduced funding during the pandemic, and have slowly been returning. Some services, like Route 630, have been funded by the local municipality to provide supplemental service. When asked, King County Public Relations indicated that increased DART service was made possible by increased availability of drivers.

Routes and additional weekday trips are as follows:

Route 204 (Mercer Island): 10 more trips, starting earlier in the morning and running later in the evening. Frequency will improve to half-hourly during peak periods.

Route 630 (Mercer Island - Downtown - First Hill): 4 more trips, doubling service each direction to four trips each way.

Route 901 (Federal Way - Mirror Lake): 26 more trips, improving service to half-hourly for most of the day.

Route 903 (Federal Way - Twin Lakes): 13 more trips, improving service to half-hourly for most of the day.

Route 906 (Tukwila - Fairwood): 22 more trips, improving service to 20-30 minute headways for most of the day.

Route 915 (Auburn - Enumclaw): 4 more trips, improving service during peak periods.