Community Transit Adjusts Service, Ends Last Bus Route to Seattle

Community Transit has implemented a small spring service change, affecting a number of routes operating within and from Snohomish County. A total of seven routes are affected by the changes, with the most significant of these being the retirement of an express commuter route between the city of Snohomish and Downtown Seattle.

Last week, Community Transit operated its last bus trip to Seattle with the express commuter Route 424. The route had been a holdover following the extension of 2 Line light rail service between Seattle and Bellevue in late March. The route operated from Snohomish to Downtown Seattle via SR-522, I-405, and SR-520. However, it was permanently retired at the conclusion of service on Friday.

To partially replace the service, Community Transit has launched a similar peak-hour, peak-direction weekday service run from Snohomish Park-and-Ride to Downtown Bellevue via SR-522 and I-405. New Route 908 serves major intermediate stops at Monroe Park-and-Ride, the 132nd Avenue NE freeway stop along SR 522 in Woodinville, Bothell Park-and-Ride, and the Totem Lake freeway stop along I-405 in Kirkland; numerous local stops are located in Snohomish, Monroe, and Bothell.

Trips on the route more than double the service of Route 424, offering riders a total of five morning and five evening trips with connections to the Link 2 Line near the Bellevue Downtown station. The service will provide riders with a more direct option to Bellevue and enhanced frequency, but travel times to Seattle will noticeably increase – 15 minutes or more – due to the required time to transfer to light rail.



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