Remember, “It’s a great day to ride Metro” to get to events and activities where there is often traffic congestion and limited parking.

Service Alerts

• Temporary reroutes for RapidRide C Line; Transit service to Downtown Seattle will be rerouted off a portion of Westlake Avenue N and Valley Street from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 11 during the Seeking Cultura event;
• Temporary reroutes for Route 12; Transit service to Interlaken Park will be affected by the closure of 1st Avenue in downtown Seattle on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11 due to construction;
• Temporary reroutes for Route 12; Transit service will be rerouted in both directions off of Madison Street between 9 Avenue and E Pike Street from Thursday, June 8 through Sunday, June 11 due to construction;
• Temporary reroutes for Route 62; Transit service to Sand Point will be rerouted off portions of NE 65th Street and Sand Point Way NE from Saturday, June 10 at 8 a.m. to Sunday, June 11 at 5 p.m. due to construction;
• Temporary reroutes for Route 75; Transit service will be rerouted in both directions off a portion of Sand Point Way NE from Saturday, June 10 at 8 a.m. to Sunday, June 11 at 5 p.m. due to construction;
• Temporary reroutes for Route 124; Transit service will be rerouted in both directions off a portion of Airport Way S from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 10 during the Georgetown Carnival;
• Temporary reroutes for Route 331; Transit service to Kenmore will be rerouted in the Shoreline area from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Sat Jun 10 during the World Concern Free Them 5K;
• Temporary reroutes for Route 348; Transit service to Richmond Beach will be rerouted off a portion of NW Richmond Beach Road from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 10 during the World Concern Free Them 5K;

Temporary reroutes for Route 45, 67, 75, 255, 372, and ST 542; Transit service  will be rerouted in the Montlake area during the University of Washington Commencement from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 10; Click on image for larger map.

• Stop relocation for Routes 150, 162, and 183; Stop #80600 W James Street & 1^st Avenue N (Eastbound) relocated Sat Jun 10 at 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. due to street repair work;
• Stop relocation for Route 245; Stop #68786 156th Avenue NE & NE 28th Street (Southbound) relocated on Sat Jun 10 & Sat Jun 17 at 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. due to construction;
• Stop relocation for Route 49; Stop #11010 10th Avenue E & E Prospect Street (Southbound) relocated Sat Jun 10 & Sun Jun 11 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. due to street repair work;
• Stop relocation for Route 49; Stop #11230 10th Avenue E & E Prospect Street (Northbound) relocated Sat Jun 10 & Sun Jun 11 from 7 AM to 8 PM due to street repair work;

Service Reminders

• Take transit to all your events in Seattle this weekend. Metro and Link Light Rail serves riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field and Climate Pledge Arena;
  • The UW Commencement will be at the Husky Stadium on Saturday, June 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
  • The Storm will have a game at the Climate Pledge Arena at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 9;
  • OL Reign have a match on Saturday, June 10 at 7 p.m. at Lumen Field;
  • The Sounders have a match on Saturday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Lumen Field;

• West Seattle Water Taxi summer schedule has begun. Weekday service runs from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekend service from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and additional late night runs on Fridays and Saturdays until 11 p.m.; 
  
  • Vashon Water Taxi schedule here;
• Seattle Center Monorail will operate normal hours this weekend, except for Monday, Memorial day when it is open late from 8:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
• We recommend riders arrive at their bus stop a few minutes before the scheduled departure time of their trip;
• Riders can use Text for Departures by texting their stop number to 62550 to get next departure times;
• Remember, it's free and easy to sign up for email or text alerts about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).

Metro News

• Peak weekday routes 16, 232, 237, 301, 304 and 320 will be suspended June 12-23; along with individual trips suspended from June 12 - September 1

• Tops in Ops: March and April 2023

• Metro celebrates Pride Month 2023

Metro congratulates all graduates!

Peak weekday routes 16, 232, 237, 301, 304 and 320 will be suspended June 12-23; along with individual trips suspended from June 12 - September 1

Fleet availability continues to be a challenge, and maintenance crews are making repairs and returning buses to service. We also are working with vendors to improve and stabilize the supply chain challenges affecting our industry. We appreciate your patience while we complete this important work. We are also facing workforce availability challenges and are actively recruiting, training and promoting operators to deliver our service.

King County Metro will suspend peak weekday routes 16, 232, 237, 301, 304 and 320 from June 12-23 due to staff and bus availability. Some individual weekday bus trips also are canceled. Affected trips are listed on our blog. Riders have alternatives available during these suspensions (listed below) and we will provide regular updates to keep you informed about your transit service and options.

Further route and trip changes begin June 12 as Metro shifts buses to even out service across its seven bases. We encourage you to sign up to receive transit alerts as intermittent trip cancellations or route suspensions can occur. 

These individual weekday trips have been removed from Metro’s Trip Planner and downstream data that feeds third-party apps for dates after June 11. These changes will be highlighted on published schedules online to show that they are not available between June 12 and Sept. 1.

The following trips will be suspended from June 12 to September 1:

Riders are strongly encouraged to sign up for transit alerts for the routes they rely on and use real-time tools (see below) to monitor what service is operating.

Before traveling, riders are encouraged to:

• Visit Metro’s upgraded service advisories page to see if Metro has suspended routes or construction reroutes.
• Sign up for transit alerts for your favorite routes to receive updates via email and text.
• Not yet a subscriber? See the most recent alerts for your route.

Real-time information on the road

• Use “Text for Departures” by texting your bus stop number to 62550. You will receive a text with the next departure times and/or canceled trips at that stop.
• Use the Next Departures tool on Metro’s Trip Planner to see what trips are operating at your bus stop.
• On Twitter, follow @KingCountyMetro for general information.
• Call Metro’s customer service office, which is open on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 206-553-3000.

Every month, operators from King County Metro’s seven transit bases select their fellow drivers for their positive contributions to Metro and recognize them as Operators of the Month. The operators selected demonstrate safe driving skills, show courteous and helpful attitudes toward customers, and pay conscientious attention to attendance, appearance, and discipline.

They are our “rolling ambassadors,” the kind, courteous and helpful smile that greets you every day when you ride with us. Outside of work, they enjoy listening to live music, traveling, astronomy, motorcycle drag racing and remote-control car racing!

They represent more than two centuries of experience behind the wheel. The operators who drive your bus are as unique as you, and all of them love driving and giving back to their community.

Meet your Operators of the Month for March and April 2023.

We love to hear from our riders about their operators! Please leave your comments about our drivers. Interested in becoming a transit operator? Visit “Start your Metro career” to explore well-paying positions with full benefits and a pension in transit operations, trades, rail operations, customer information and countless other fields.

Please join us in congratulating them. The Operators of the Month have the privilege of coming together later to vote on who among them will be Metro’s Operator of the Year!

Read more about our dedicated operators on the Metro Matters blog. 

Metro celebrates Pride Month 2023

Taken from Metro Matters blog written by Chris Bhang, Metro EEO Officer

Pride Month is a celebration of who you are, who you love, and being able to show up as your authentic self. We celebrate our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA+) and Two-Spirit family, friends, and colleagues.  We celebrate their courage and commitment in advancing civil rights and equity. We celebrate with bright colors and joy, recognizing these communities have long been forcibly erased from history and pressured to hide in society.

At Metro, we have made a commitment to confront behaviors that promote fear or intolerance and to embrace our equity compacts:

• Share power
• Interrupt business as usual
• Replace it with something better
• Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

It is all our responsibility to make Metro a place where people feel welcomed, supported, and can be their best and authentic selves.

We invite you all to celebrate Pride, to celebrate love, and to celebrate the wonderful things that make us human.

And don’t forget to Ride with Pride!

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.