Fall 2025 Service Change

The Fall Service Change is upon us and most of the transit agencies in Puget Sound have updates to their network. These changes will take effect over the next few weeks, starting as soon as tomorrow, August 30. These agencies include King County Metro, Sound Transit, Community Transit, Pierce Transit, Everett Transit, and Intercity Transit. Click on an agency's name below to view the official announcement.

Route 246 will be permanently deleted in this service change. (SolDuc Photography)King County Metro

Starting August 30, Metro is implementing Phase 3 of the East Link Connections route restructure, adding Route 106 trips supported by the Seattle Transit Measure, and increasing adult fares to $3 ($0.25 increase). Phase 1 of the East Link Connections restructure started when the 2 Line extension to Downtown Redmond opened on May 10 and Phase 2 took effect earlier this summer. Additional East Link Connections changes will launch when the full 2 Line opens in 2026. The full slate of East Link Connection route revisions was outlined in a previous post.

New Routes:

• Route 203 will provide service between Issaquah Highlands, north Issaquah, Issaquah Transit Center, Newport Way, Factoria and South Bellevue Station. Route 271's service to Issaquah is unchanged at this time.
• Route 222 will provide service between Overlake, Idylwood, downtown Redmond, Education Hill and Cottage Lake.
• Route 223 will provide service between Eastgate, Lake Hills, Overlake and downtown Redmond.
• Route 256 will provide peak-only service between Woodinville, Brickyard Park & Ride, Totem Lake, Kingsgate Park & Ride, Yarrow Point Freeway Station, Evergreen Point Freeway Station, South Lake Union and downtown Seattle.
• Routes 893 and 895 are new contracted routes for the Lake Washington School District, starting on September 2, 2025.
• Metro Flex launches in parts of Overlake, Crossroads, and northeast Bellevue on Monday, September 15. Click here to view a map of the Metro Flex region.

Adjusted Routes:

• Route 106 will have 30 trips added on Saturday and Sunday to provide 15 minute frequency between 6am and 7pm.
• Route 187 will have adjusted weekday and Sunday schedules to better align with Route 181.
• Route 224 will be revised to operate on 196th Ave NE and NE Union Hill Rd to provide new service in southeast Redmond. The route will no longer run on Avondale Rd between 196th Ave NE and NE Union Hill Rd. In Duvall, the route will no longer operate on NE Ring St, Brown Ave NE and NE Valley St.
• Route 226 will be updated to cover a new part of Lake Hills and it will be extended to South Bellevue station. The updated routing eliminates the Northup Way detour, remaining on 164th Ave NE.
• Route 240 is getting updated to serve South Bellevue station. The route will no longer use 139th Ave SE, Richards Road, Lake Hills Connector and SE 8th St between Eastgate Park & Ride and the Bellevue Transit Center.
• Route 245 will be slightly modified to remove the current routing to Factoria.
• Route 249 will serve Spring District station, Clyde Hill, Medina, downtown Bellevue station, and South Bellevue station. The route has a Dial-A-Ride Transit (DART) flexible service area in Beaux Arts and Enatai. Service will increase on both weekdays and weekends.
• Route 269 will be truncated to start and end at Marymoor Village station.
• Route 930 will add 3 trips on weekday evenings and 2 trips on weekend evenings to improve span of service.
• Route 981 will now stop at the Brickyard Park & Ride freeway station instead of the Totem Lake freeway station.
• RapidRide A Line will have one weekday trip added that departs Federal Way Downtown station at 4am.
• RapidRide D and E Lines will no longer stop on the SODO busway on late-night/early morning trips to support safety and security activities".

Deleted Routes:

Seventeen Metro routes will be deleted in this service change. Many of these routes are currently suspended, including: 114, 167, 200, 214, 216, 217, 219, 232, 237, 252, 268, and 342. The five active routes will be deleted will have the following replacement service.

• Route 221 will be replaced by Route 222 between Education Hill and downtown Redmond, Route 223 between downtown Redmond and Eastgate Park & Ride, and Route 226 between 156th Ave SE and NE 8th St and Eastgate Park & Ride.
• Route 241 will be replaced by Route 203 between SE Newport Way and South Bellevue Station, Route 240 between Factoria Blvd SE and South Bellevue Station, and Route 249 between South Bellevue Station and downtown Bellevue via 108th Ave SE.
• Route 246 will be replaced by routes 249 or 271 between Clyde Hill and downtown Bellevue and Route 240 between downtown Bellevue and Factoria Blvd.
• Route 257 will be replaced by Route 225 on NE 132nd St, Route 231 on Juanita-Woodinville Way NE, Route 239 on NE 160th St and 124th Ave NE, and Route 256 on the express segment to downtown Seattle.
• Route 311 will be replaced by Route 256.

Sound Transit

Starting August 30, Sound Transit is adjusting the schedules for the 1 Line and routes 512, 513, and 535. The updated 1 Line schedule is available here. The updated ST Express schedules are available here.

The 1 Line extension to Federal Way will open on December 6.

Community Transit

Starting August 30, Community Transit expanding its network by adding more trips for many routes, and adding weekend service to one route, and adjusting the stops served by a few routes.

CT Routes with New Stops or Stop Changes

• Route 109 will start stopping at the Cathcart Park & Ride when it opens.
• Route 424 will no longer travel via 179th Ave SE and W Main St between Monroe Park & Ride and Main St. Instead, it will travel via Fryelands Blvd and 154th St SE, stopping at existing Route 271 stops.
• Route 907 will be extended from Seaway Transit Center to Paine Field Passenger Terminal.

CT Routes with New Service

• Route 121 will now have all day service during the weekend. Additionally, weekday frequencies will improve with buses arriving every 25 minutes instead of every 30 minutes in the morning, and every 50 minutes instead of every 60 minutes during midday.

CT Routes that Start Earlier or End Later

• Route 222 will have an earlier westbound trip on Sundays. On weekdays, buses will arrive every 50 minutes instead of every 60 minutes.
• Swift Blue will now have later busses leaving from Shoreline North/185th every day. On Saturdays, Swift Blue buses will arrive every 15 minutes all day. On Sundays, Swift Blue buses will arrive every 15 minutes between 5-9 p.m.
• Swift Greens last weekday trip from Canyon Park will now leave 10 minutes later. Frequency will also be improved to 15 minutes on weekdays between 7pm-9pm, Saturdays between 1pm-7pm, and Sundays between 1pm-6pm.

CT Routes with More Frequent Service

• Route 101s frequency will improve from 60 minutes to 30 minutes on weekend afternoons.
• Route 112 will arrive every 20 minutes instead of every 30 minutes during peak travel hours on weekdays.
• Route 117 will arrive every 30 minutes instead of every 60 minutes on weekend afternoons.
• Routes 201 and 202 will have a combined frequency of 15 minutes on weekdays and 20 minutes on weekends.
• Swift Orange will arrive every 15 minutes between 7pm-10pm on weekdays and between 1pm-6pm on Sundays.

Pierce Transit

Starting August 31, Pierce Transit is adjusting the schedules for several routes, opening the Spanaway Transit Center, and adding or relocating a few bus stops. Spanaway Transit Center is located on Mountain Hwy E (SR-7) across from 208th St E. Both Route 1 and the Stream Community Line will terminate at the transit center. The initial transit center will have a P&R with 38 spaces, but Pierce Transit has plans to add an additional 250 spots on the adjacent property.

PT Schedule Changes

The following routes have weekday schedule changes: Stream Community Line, 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 16, 41, 48, 57, 100, 206, 212, 214, and 400. Only Route 1 has a Saturday schedule change and routes 1 and 2 have Sunday schedule changes.

PT Stop Adjustments

• Route 1 will begin serving the Spanaway Transit Center.
• Route 206s stops on Spring St. have been relocated to serve more passengers.
• The Stream Community Line will begin serving Spanaway Transit Center and a new northbound stop at E. 26th St & D Street.

Everett Transit

Starting September 7, Everett Transit will update routes 8, 18, 19, and 29.

• Route 8 - The segment from Evergreen Way and 112^th to Airport Rd and Evergreen Way will be redirected on 112th - the route will end at South Everett Freeway Station, providing new connections to regional service. One weekday evening trip will be added in both directions.
• Route 18 - The segment from Seaway Blvd and 75^th to Merrill Creek Pkwy and Hardeson will be redirected - Route 18 will travel from Seaway Transit Center to Merrill Creek Pkwy via 75^thand Hardeson, in both directions, adding coverage to more employers in the area.
• Route 19 - Bus stop pair will be added on Colby Ave at 16^th/17^th.
• Route 29 -Southbound 29 will no longer serve the Carl Gipson Center directly on Lombard Ave.

Intercity Transit

Intercity Transit provides bus and paratransit service to Thurston County, including Olympia, Lacey, and Lakewood. Starting September 7, several Intercity Transit routes will be adjusted. Most notably, Route 620 will be replaced by two new routes 600 and 610.

• Route 60- Minor schedule adjustments on weekends to match weekday service.
• Route 62A- Outbound Martin Way at Marvin Rd. [eb] timepoint changed to Martin Way at Gerald St. [eb] (one stop east).
• Route 64- The 7:48 p.m. weekend inbound departure from Amtrak Station will depart 8 minutes earlier at 7:40 p.m. to match the weekday schedule.
• Route 94- The 7:34 p.m. weekday inbound departure from Yelm Walmart will depart 5 minutes earlier at 7:28 p.m. to match the weekend schedule.
• Route 620 - Olympia Express: Route 620 will be replaced by two new limited-stop Routes 600 and 610.
• Route 600 - Lakewood Commuter:This new route will provide weekday, limited-stop commuter service between the Olympia Transit Center, Martin Way Park and Ride, and SR-512 Park and Ride in Lakewood.
• Route 610 - Lacey Connector: This new route will provideweekday and weekend limited-stop service between the Olympia Transit Center, Lacey Transit Center, and SR-512 Park and Ride in Lakewood. It reintroduces service at Hawks Prairie Park and Ride; and provides connections to JBLM via Pierce Transit Route 206.