King County Metro is the public transit authority of King County, Washington, including the city of Seattle in the Puget Sound region. It operates a fleet of 1,396 buses, serving 115 million rides at over 8,000 bus stops in 2012, making it the eighth-largest transit agency in the United States. The agency has eight bases spread throughout its operating area and has 131 park and rides for commuters.
Bases
Name Image Location Year opened Notes 1555 Airport Way S, Seattle 1941 Only base that serves electric trolley buses 1555 Airport Way South, Seattle 640 S Massachusetts St, Seattle 1941 1270 6th Ave S, Seattle 1505 6th Ave S, Seattle 2007 1523 6th Ave South, Seattle 2255 4th Avenue South, Seattle 1220 4th Ave S, Seattle 1987King County Metro. Transit Milestones 1980s Named for the Ryerson steel mill that formerly occupied the site. Tire and Millwright Shop 1555 Airport Way South, Seattle 1790 124th Ave NE, Bellevue 1983 1975 124 Ave NE, Bellevue 1977King County Metro. Transit Milestones 1970s 12100 East Marginal Way S, Tukwila 1978 More coaches here than any other base (as of September 2003). Tukwila 2026 Up to 120 battery electric buses 12200 East Marginal Way South, Tukwila 3401 S Norfolk St, Seattle, WA 98118 Operator training, new equipment qualifications, and retraining. 2160 N 163rd St, Shoreline 1992"Slabs Of Concrete Today; A Bus Barn Soon". Carpio, Nina. The Seattle Times. 1990-02-07."New Metro Bus Base Will Open June 8". Aweeka, Charles. The Seattle Times. 1991-05-17. Built mostly underground
Atlantic, Central, and Ryerson Bases are located close together near Stadium Station in SODO and are known as the Central Campus. East and Bellevue bases comprise the East Campus and are located nearby each other in north Bellevue. The South and East transit facilities finished an ADA retrofit in 2001.
Other Name Image Location Year opened Notes 640 South Massachusetts, Seattle 1505 6th Avenue South, Seattle 18655 NE Union Hill Road, Redmond 2002 Van Pool van storage 11911 East Marginal Way South, Tukwila
Transit centers
While Downtown Seattle is Metro's main transit hub, the transit centers act as smaller regional hubs and are served by many bus routes. Some transit centers also offer a park-and-ride facility. Metro operates out of several transit centers located throughout King County:
Image Name Location Year opened NotesAuburn StationA St SW & 2nd St SW, Auburn2000Aurora Village Transit Center1524 N 200th St, Shoreline1985Bellevue Transit Center10850 NE 6th St, Bellevue1985Owned 51% by Sound Transit, 49% by MetroBurien Transit Center14900 4th Avenue SW, Burien20095 electric vehicle recharging stationsEastgate Park & Ride14200 SE Eastgate Way, Eastgate20043 electric vehicle recharging stations Federal Way Transit Center31621 23rd Ave S, Federal Way2006Sound Transit. Federal Way Transit Center/S. 317th Issaquah Transit Center1050 17th Ave NW, Issaquah2008Issaquah Highlands Transit Center1755 Highland Dr., Issaquah2003 (interim lot)Kent Station Transit Center301 Railroad Ave N, Kent2001Kirkland Transit Center3rd Street & Park Lane, Kirkland1986Sound Transit. Kirkland Transit Center Renovated 2011 Mount Baker Transit Center2824 Rainier Ave S, Mount Baker, Seattle2009Connection to Mount Baker light rail stationNorthgate Transit Center10200 1st Ave NE, Northgate, Seattle1992Overlake Transit Center15590 NE 36th St, Overlake2002Sound Transit. Overlake Transit Center/NE 40th Redmond Transit Center16160 NE 83rd St, Redmond2008Renton Transit CenterS 2nd St & Burnett Ave S, Renton2001Totem Lake Transit Center120th Ave NE & NE 128th St, Kirkland2008At Evergreen Medical Center
References
External links Park & Ride Information