RapidRide D Line

D Line
RapidRide bus laying over at the end of the D Line.
Overview
SystemRapidRide
OperatorKing County Metro
GarageNorth Base
VehicleNew Flyer articulated buses[1]
New Flyer XDE60
Began serviceSeptember 29, 2012
PredecessorsRoute 15, 18
Route
LocaleKing County
Communities servedCrown Hill, Ballard, Interbay, Uptown, Downtown Seattle
Landmarks servedBallard High School, Fishermans Terminal, Seattle Center
StartCrown Hill
ViaHolman Road NW
15th Ave NW
15th Ave W
Elliott Ave W
W Mercer St
Queen Anne Ave N/1st Ave N
3rd Ave
EndDowntown Seattle
Length8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Service
FrequencyPeak: 7-8 minutes
Off-peak: 12-15 minutes
Late night: 30-75 minutes
Weekend frequencySaturday: 12-15 minutes (most times)
Sunday: 15 minutes (most times)
Journey time43 minutes
Operates24 hours
Ridership11,700 (weekday average, spring 2015)[2]
TimetableD Line timetable
MapD Line map
Route diagram
7th Ave NW
(Carkeek Park)
 Mary Ave NW
NW 85th St
NW 80th St
NW 75th St
NW 70th St
NW 65th St
(Ballard High School)
 NW 60th St
NW Market St
NW Leary Way
Ballard Bridge
W Emerson St
(Fishermen's Terminal)
 W Dravus St
W Armour St
W Wheeler St
W Armory St
W Newton St
W Galer St
W Prospect St
3rd Ave W
Queen Anne Ave N
W Mercer St
Republican St
(Seattle Center)
 W John St
Denny Way
Cedar St
Vine St
to Shoreline
 Bell St
to South Lake Union
 Virginia St
1 Line
to Northgate
Pike St
(Westlake station)
Seneca St
(Symphony station)
 Columbia St
to West Seattle | to Burien
5th Ave
Yesler Way
(Pioneer Square station)
1 Line
to Angle Lake via Airport
Key
station
stop
northbound only stop
southbound only stop
This diagram:
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The D Line is one of eight RapidRide lines (routes with some bus rapid transit features) operated by King County Metro in King County, Washington. The D Line began service on September 29, 2012,[3] running between Carkeek Park in Crown Hill, Ballard, Interbay and Uptown and downtown Seattle. The line runs via Holman Road NW, 15th Ave NW, 15th Ave W, Elliott Ave W, W Mercer Pl, Queen Anne Ave N/1st Ave N and 3rd Ave.[4]

Prior to March 2016, the D Line was through-routed with the C Line, with buses continuing to West Seattle from Downtown.[4]

  1. ^ "King County Metro Transit's Bus Rapid Transit System". May 4, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  2. ^ 2015 Service Guidelines Report (PDF). King County Metro. October 2015. p. A-22. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "RapidRide". King County Metro Transit. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "RapidRide D Line Route Map". King County Metro. Retrieved June 28, 2015.