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ST Express bus

On Thursday, Nov. 22, all Sound Transit service will operate on a Sunday schedule. If your bus does not operate on Sundays then there will be no service. Sounder will not operate. 

On Friday, Nov. 23, ST Express and Tacoma Link will operate on regular weekday schedules. Link will operate on a Saturday schedule. Sounder will operate on a limited schedule (click for schedule). 

Click here for the holiday service guide.

ST Express Route 545 will be rerouted of Olive Way and Boren Ave overnight from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. on these dates: Mon. November 19, Wed. November 21, and Thurs. November 22. Route 545 will be on the same reroute Tues. November 20 starting at 7:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. due to construction.

Eastbound to Redmond

Missed Stops:

  • Olive Way & Terry Ave
  • Olive Way & Boren Ave

Use Stop:

  • 8th Ave & Olive Way

 

Westbound to Seattle

No Missed Stops

ST Express Route 545 will no longer make the Olive Way & Terry stop starting 11/20/18 at 7:00 p.m. due to long term construction between 9th Ave and Boren Ave. Riders can use the previous stop or the new island bus stop on Olive Way east of Boren Ave opening at the start of service 11/21/18. 

Due to the Macy's Holiday Parade and Westlake Tree Lighting, Friday, Nov. 23, ST Express routes 522, 545 and 554 will be on reroute in downtown Seattle.

 

522 Northbound from 7 to 11 a.m.

Missed stops:

  • 4th Ave & Union St

Use stops:

  • 4th Ave & Madison St
  • 3rd Ave & Union St
  • Pike St & 6th Ave

522 Southbound from 7 to 11 a.m.

Missed stops:

  • Union St & 6th Ave
  • Union St & 4th Ave

Use stops:

  • Stewart St & 9th Ave
  • Stewart St & 7th Ave
  • Stewart St & 4th Ave
  • 2nd Ave & Pike St
  • 2nd Ave & Marion St

545 Eastbound from 7 to 11 a.m. & 3 to 7 p.m.

Missed stops:

  • 4th Ave & Pike St

Use stops:

  • 4th Ave & Madison St
  • 3rd Ave & Union St
  • 3rd Ave & Pine St
  • Olive Way & 8th Ave

545 Westbound from 7 to 11 a.m. & 3 to 7 p.m.

Missed stops:

  • 5th Ave & Pine St
  • 5th Ave & Seneca St
  • 5th Ave & Marion St
  • 5th Ave & Jefferson St

Use stops:

  • Stewart St & 7th Ave
  • Stewart St & 4th Ave
  • 2nd Ave & Pike St
  • 2nd Ave & Cherry St
  • S Washington St & 4th Ave S
  • 5th Ave S & S Jackson St

554 Eastbound - No missed stops

554 Westbound from 7 to 11 a.m. & 3 to 7 p.m.

Missed stops:

  • 4th Ave S & S Washington St
  • 4th Ave & Cherry St
  • 4th Ave & Seneca St
  • 4th Ave & Pike St
  • 4th Ave & Stewart St

Use stops:

  • 4th Ave S & S Jackson St
  • Prefontaine Pl S & Yesler Way
  • 3rd Ave & Columbia St
  • 3rd Ave & Seneca St
  • 3rd Ave & Pine St
  • Blanchard St & 6th Ave

The elevator at the westbound stop on SR-520 at the Evergreen Point Freeway Station is out of service until further notice.

Westbound transit riders who require the use of an elevator can plan ahead to board or exit SR-520 transit service at the Clyde Hill/Yarrow Point Freeway Station instead.

Additionally, the elevator at the eastbound Evergreen Point stop is not affected. On weekdays, westbound transit passengers who need to get to Evergreen Point can transfer at Montlake Freeway Station to eastbound Sound Transit Express routes 541 or 542 to return to Evergreen Point and use the elevator at the eastbound stop.

Board ST Express route 541 or 542 on southbound Montlake Blvd E just north of E Lake Washington Blvd. This will involve going up a ramp from the freeway station to Montlake Blvd E and crossing the street.

Southbound ST Express Route 574's bus stop at the Tacoma Dome Station has been moved from Zone E to Zone H (located on G St).  Signs have been posted at both the old and new stops.    

ST Express routes 510/512 will occasionally not serve the NB stop at Broadway & 34th St in Everett due to construction. Construction crews will occasionally close the lanes on 34th and 35th streets. When lanes are closed, riders will need to use the Everett Transit stop (#2365) on Broadway & 36th St next to the Brown Bear carwash. 

ST Express Route 542 will not make the westbound stop at Green Lake Park & Ride (NE 65th St & Oswego Pl NE) due to construction. There is a temporary stop east of NE 65th St located at NE 65th St & Ravenna just before the entrance to I-5 SB. This is expected to continue until early November.

Starting Aug 6, Pierce Transit will be closing the Tacoma Community College TC for major renovations. All transfers for routes serving TCC can be made on the west side of S Mildred St, near the corner of S 12th St. For riders wishing to park, Narrows Park & Ride (served by Pierce Transit route 100 and ST Express 595) is located at 6th Ave and N Skyline Dr.

For more information go to: piercetransit.org/pierce-transit-detours-rider-alerts

 

 

Starting Saturday, July 21, the Convention Place stop will be moved to 9th Ave & Pine St due to Convention Center construction. 

Starting Monday, March 12, Pierce Transit will begin an approxiamately year long process of repairs and improvements to the garage. During that time, approximately 200 parking stalls will be blocked off on a rotating basis to conduct the work.

Sounder train

On Thursday, Nov. 22, all Sound Transit service will operate on a Sunday schedule. If your bus does not operate on Sundays then there will be no service. Sounder will not operate. 

On Friday, Nov. 23, ST Express and Tacoma Link will operate on regular weekday schedules. Link will operate on a Saturday schedule. Sounder will operate on a limited schedule (click for schedule). 

Click here for the holiday service guide.

On Friday, Nov. 23, both Sounder North and South will operate on a limited schedule. 

 

Lakewood S.Tacoma Tacoma Puyallup Sumner Auburn Kent  Tukwila  Seattle
6:06 am 6:11 6:20 6:33 6:38 6:48 6:55 7:02 7:22 am
10:16 am 10:21 10:30 10:43 10:48 10:58 11:05 11:12 11:32 am
    4:06 pm 4:18 4:23 4:33 4:40 4:47 5:07 pm
                 

Seattle

Tukwila

Kent

Auburn

Sumner

Puyallup

Tacoma

S.Tacoma

Lakewood
7:55 am 8:08 8:15 8:22 8:32 8:37 8:52 9:01 9:11 am
2:35 pm 2:48 2:55 3:02 3:12 3:17 3:37 pm    
5:20 pm  5:33 5:40 5:47 5:57 6:02 6:15 6:24 6:36 pm
                 
Everett Mukilteo Edmonds Seattle          
6:45 am 6:56 7:11 7:44 am          
                 
Seattle Edmonds Mukilteo Everett          
5:05 pm 5:32 5:47 6:04 pm          

 

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