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. The A Line began service on October 2, 2010, running from Tukwila to

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, mostly along Pacific Highway South. The northern terminus is Tukwila/International Boulevard Station. From there, riders can transfer to

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. Its southern terminus is Federal Way Transit Center and connects riders to buses serving Tacoma, Pierce County, and Auburn. Between the termini there are a total of 13 stations plus 13 intermediate stops.

History

This corridor was previously served by King County Metro route 174 which carried an average of 5,570 riders on weekdays during the last month in service. Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 81 percent and the A Line served an average of 10,100 riders on weekdays in spring 2015.

Service

Between 10:00 pm and 4:15 am, service operates on a schedule; all other times are estimated headways.

References

External links

A Line websiteRapidRide websiteRapidRide BlogKing County Metro
*Prototype bus photo sets on Flickr
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