March 2023 Service Change
On Saturday, March 18, King County Metro will revise bus schedules, upgrade Route 120 to become RapidRide H Line and bus trips will be added to 18 bus routes funded by the Seattle Transit Measure.
Metro has launched its March 2023 service change web page to outline coming changes and improvements for riders. The information also is available in Español (Spanish) and 中文 (Chinese). Schedule updates on Metro’s Trip Planner for dates March 18 and after will be available later this week and online timetables will be updated March 17.
Welcoming the RapidRide H Line
Riders traveling along the 12-mile corridor between Burien, White Center, Delridge and downtown Seattle will experience upgrades to transit stations and improvements to speed and reliability as Route 120 becomes the RapidRide H Line, Metro’s seventh RapidRide line.
RapidRide H Line will bring additional weekday and weekend service and operate trips every 7 to 15 minutes on weekdays from 4:00 AM to Midnight and trips every 15 minutes on weekends from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM
PDF timetable and map for RapidRide H Line available online.
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Additional trips added to 18 bus routes
More trips, funded by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) thanks to the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure, are planned for 18 bus routes: 3, 4, 28, 33, 36, 40, 44, 48, 50, 65, 67, 70, 73, 106, 107, and RapidRide C, D and E lines. By adjusting schedules, Metro has been able to deliver these added trips with existing transit operators.
Overall, Metro is scheduling more than 11,000 weekday bus trips across King County. The new schedule adjustments will increase reliability, more evenly space out the time between bus trips, and will preserve service where transit demand and needs are greatest.
Ridership remains stable and growing as more than 220,000 bus riders turn to Metro for their daily travel. Metro is focused on providing service, especially to communities where riders rely on us most, and is recruiting to stabilize and strengthen its transit operator and vehicle maintenance workforces.
Bus route changes for Pike-Pine project
Some minor routing changes are planned for Route 11 and 49 in support of the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Pike Pine Streetscape & Bicycle Improvements Project.
Routes 11 and 49 eastbound pathways will change in downtown Seattle, and will no longer operate on Pine Street between Eighth and Bellevue avenues or serve stop 1000. Buses instead will operate eastbound on Pike Street, serving stops 1195 and 11132.
Due to low utilization, Houghton Park-and-Ride to permanently close
 The Houghton P&R will permanently close on March 18 and Route 245 will no longer serve stop 72314 inside the park-and-ride or operate on 116th Avenue Northeast.
Instead, Route 245 will operate on Northeast 70th Place and serve a new westbound stop on Northeast 70th Place just east of 116th Avenue Northeast, stop 72311.
Maps and further information are posted on the Metro Matters blog.
Metro Flex: A new look for on-demand transit service
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On March 6, Metro Flex launch and united Community Ride, Ride Pingo to Transit and Via to Transit under one name.
Metro Flex is an on-demand transit service that provides rides within multiple King County neighborhoods. Get where you need to go in our modern, comfortable minivans for just one low fare. Go shopping, meet friends for lunch, head to appointments—no matter your local destination, Metro Flex will take you there.
Learn more about this service on our website.
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 Metro is hiring part-time and full-time transit operators (bus drivers) and trades professionals to keep the region moving. Learn more on our website.
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