RapidRide D Line

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D Line
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Overview
System RapidRide
Operator King County Metro
Garage Atlantic Base
Vehicle New Flyer DE60LFR[1]
New Flyer XDE60
Began service September 29, 2012
Predecessors Route 15, 18
Route
Locale King County
Communities served Crown Hill, Ballard, Interbay, Uptown, Downtown Seattle
Landmarks served Carkeek Park, Ballard High School, Fishermans Terminal, Seattle Center
Start Crown Hill
Via Holman Road NW
15th Ave NW
15th Ave W
Elliott Ave W
W Mercer St
Queen Anne Ave N/1st Ave N
3rd Ave
End Downtown Seattle
Length 8.8 miles
Service
Frequency Peak: 7-8 minutes
Off-peak: 12-15 minutes
Late night: 30-75 minutes
Weekend frequency Saturday: 12-15 minutes (most times)
Sunday: 15 minutes (most times)
Journey time 43 minutes
Operates 24 hours
Daily ridership 11,700 (weekday average, spring 2015)[2]
Fare Peak: $2.50
Off-peak: $2.25
Timetable D Line timetable
Map D Line map
Route map
RapidRide D Line
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 over
Lake Washington Ship Canal
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
16px to Shoreline
Bell St
16px to South Lake Union
Virginia St
Link Light Rail
Central Link
to University of Washington
Pike St
(Westlake Station)
Seneca St
(University Street)
16px to West Seattle
Columbia St
5th Ave
Yesler Way
(Pioneer Square Station)
Link Light Rail
Central Link
to SeaTac/Airport

 Key 
station
stop
northbound only stop
southbound only stop
← C Line E Line →

The D Line is one of six 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]

Until March 2016, the D Line was interlined with the C Line, with buses continuing to West Seattle from Downtown.[4]

History

This corridor was previously served Metro routes 15 and 18.[5] which carried a combined average of 7,630 riders on weekdays during the last month in service.[6] Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 53 percent and the D Line served an average of 11,700 riders on weekdays in spring 2015.[2]

Service

Headways
Time Weekdays Saturday Sunday/
Holidays
5:00 am – 6:00 am 15 15 15
6:00 am – 8:00 am 7-8
8:00 am – 9:00 am 12
9:00 am – 3:00 pm 12
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm 7-8
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm 10
7:00 pm – 12:00 am 15 15
12:00 am – 1:00 am 30 30 30
1:00 am – 5:00 am 60-75 60-75 60-75

Future developments

The city of Seattle is making major improvements to the RapidRide C and D lines with money generated by Proposition 1 (which increases sales tax by 0.1 percent and imposes a $60 annual car-tab fee).[7]

The first improvements came in June 2015 when headways on the RapidRide C and D lines were decreased. Buses will arrive every 7-8 minutes during weekday rush hour, every 12 minutes during the midday hours on weekdays, every 12 minutes during the daytime on Saturday and every 15 minutes on Sunday and during weekday and weekend nights.[8][9]

In March 2016, the city split the previously interlined RapidRide C and D lines apart after the successful passage of additional funding for the two routes.[7] D Line buses now continue north through parts of Belltown and onto Westlake Avenue in the South Lake Union neighborhood,[10] terminating on Valley Street near the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center campus. D Line buses instead continue south on 3rd Avenue into Pioneer Square, using layover space on 5th Avenue south of Terrace Street.[11]

References

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