Friday Roundtable: Final Trips
After 27 years, Route 550 will run its last trips across Lake Washington shortly after midnight tonight.Transit agencies around Puget Sound are updating their networks this weekend. This service change is more significant than most with restructures in south King County and Pierce County, east King County, and north King County and Snohomish County. In addition to the local transit agencies, Sound Transit is revising its ST Express routes to reflect the several Link extensions over the past few years. While the new routes and overall network are a better use of each agency's limited resources, Puget Sound transit passengers will be losing several routes that have transformed the region.
There are a few organized events to bid farewell to some routes. In Issaquah, Rep. Zach Hall and Councilmember Kelly Jiang are hosting a Celebration of Life for routes 271 and 554. The ceremony will take place at Issaquah Transit Center at 6pm today.
A funeral for Route 550 will take place at Bellevue City Hall Plaza today at 6:30pm.
If prefer to ride the very last trip for your favorite route, the table below outlines the final trips for each route that will be eliminated this weekend. Unless otherwise noted, all times are for today (Friday).
| Route | Origin | Destination | Departure Time | Arrival Time |
| 162 | Lake Meridian | Seattle | 7:39AM | 8:55AM |
| 162 | Seattle | Lake Meridian | 6:02PM | 7:13PM |
| 165 | Auburn | Burien | 10:49PM | 11:52PM |
| 165 | Burien | Kent | 11:24PM (Fri) | 12:03AM (Sat) |
| 177 | Federal Way | Seattle | 7:35AM | 8:44AM |
| 177 | Seattle | Federal Way | 5:44PM | 6:36PM |
| 208 | Northbend | Issaquah | 7:28PM | 8:11PM |
| 208 | Issaquah | Northbend | 8:36PM | 9:22PM |
| 212 | Eastgate | Seattle | 5:35PM | 6:16PM |
| 212 | Seattle | Eastgate | 6:54PM | 7:19PM |
| 271 | U District | Issaquah | 10:22PM | 11:35PM |
| 271 | Issaquah | U District | 9:28PM | 10:44PM |
| 372 | U District | Bothell | 12:59AM (Sat) | 1:40AM (Sat) |
| 372 | Bothell | U District | 11:55PM (Fri) | 12:36AM (Sat) |
| 515 | Lynnwood | Seattle | 8:55AM | 10:09AM |
| 515 | Seattle | Lynnwood | 6:40PM | 7:15PM |
| 550 | Seattle | Bellevue | 12:29AM (Sat) | 12:58AM (Sat) |
| 550 | Bellevue | Seattle | 12:17AM (Sat) | 12:51AM (Sat) |
| 554 | Seattle | Marymoor Village | 12:02AM (Sat) | 1:13AM (Sat) |
| 554 | Issaquah | Seattle | 10:56PM (Fri) | 11:44PM (Fri) |
| 570 | SeaTac | Seattle | 4:30AM (Mon) | 5:03AM (Mon) |
| 570 | Seattle | SeaTac | 4:30AM (Mon) | 5:03AM (Mon) |
| 580 | South Hill | Puyallup | 6:57AM | 7:06AM |
| 580 | Puyallup | South Hill | 6:30PM | 6:42PM |
| 586 | Tacoma | U District | 8:00AM | 9:29AM |
| 586 | U District | Tacoma | 6:18PM | 7:34PM |
| DART 901 | Federal Way | Federal Way | 9:15PM | 9:41PM |
This is an open thread.