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{{short description|Bus rapid transit route in Seattle, Washington}}
{{Infobox bus line
{{Infobox bus line
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|number = D Line
|number = D Line
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|logo = RapidRide wordmark.svg
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|subheader = <!-- motto or alternate route title, etc. -->
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|system = [[RapidRide]]
|system = [[RapidRide]]
|operator = [[King County Metro]]
|operator = [[King County Metro]]
|garage = [[List of King County Metro facilities#Atlantic Base|Atlantic Base]]
|garage = [[List of King County Metro facilities#North Base|North Base]]<br/>[[List of King County Metro facilities#Atlantic Base|Atlantic Base]]
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|vehicle = [[New Flyer]] DE60LFR<ref>{{cite web|title=King County Metro Transit’s Bus Rapid Transit System|url=http://www.kingcounty.gov/transportation/kcdot/NewsCenter/NewsReleases/2009/May/nr050409_RRfactsheet.aspx|accessdate=June 21, 2015|date=May 4, 2009}}</ref><br />New Flyer XDE60
|vehicle = [[New Flyer]] articulated buses<ref>{{cite web|title=King County Metro Transit's Bus Rapid Transit System|url=http://www.kingcounty.gov/transportation/kcdot/NewsCenter/NewsReleases/2009/May/nr050409_RRfactsheet.aspx|accessdate=June 21, 2015|date=May 4, 2009}}</ref><br />New Flyer XDE60
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|open = September 29, 2012
|open = September 29, 2012
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|locale = [[King County, Washington|King County]]
|locale = [[King County, Washington|King County]]
|communities = [[Crown Hill, Seattle|Crown Hill]], [[Ballard, Seattle|Ballard]], [[Interbay, Seattle|Interbay]], [[Uptown, Seattle, Washington|Uptown]], [[Downtown Seattle]]
|communities = [[Crown Hill, Seattle|Crown Hill]], [[Ballard, Seattle|Ballard]], [[Interbay, Seattle|Interbay]], [[Uptown, Seattle, Washington|Uptown]], [[Downtown Seattle]]
|landmarks = [[Carkeek Park]], Ballard High School, Fishermans Terminal, [[Seattle Center]]
|landmarks = Ballard High School, Fishermans Terminal, [[Seattle Center]]
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|start = Crown Hill
|start = Crown Hill
|via = Holman Road NW<br>15th Ave NW<br>15th Ave W<br>Elliott Ave W<br>W Mercer St<br>Queen Anne Ave N/1st Ave N<br>3rd Ave
|via = Holman Road NW<br>15th Ave NW<br>15th Ave W<br>Elliott Ave W<br>W Mercer St<br>Queen Anne Ave N/1st Ave N<br>3rd Ave
|end = Downtown Seattle
|end = Downtown Seattle
|length = 8.8 miles
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|ridership = 11,700 (weekday average, spring 2015)<ref name="2015 Service Guidelines Report">{{cite book|title=2015 Service Guidelines Report|date=October 2015|publisher=[[King County Metro]]|page=A-22|url=http://metro.kingcounty.gov/planning/pdf/2011-21/2015/service-guidelines-full-report.pdf|accessdate=December 11, 2015}}</ref>
|ridership = 11,700 (weekday average, spring 2015)<ref name="2015 Service Guidelines Report">{{cite book|title=2015 Service Guidelines Report|date=October 2015|publisher=[[King County Metro]]|page=A-22|url=http://metro.kingcounty.gov/planning/pdf/2011-21/2015/service-guidelines-full-report.pdf|accessdate=December 11, 2015}}</ref>
|annualpatronage=
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|cash =
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|timetable_link= [http://metro.kingcounty.gov/schedules/674 D Line timetable]
|map_link = [http://metro.kingcounty.gov/schedules/674/map.html D Line map]
|map_link = [http://metro.kingcounty.gov/schedules/674/map.html D Line map]
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|map = {{RapidRide D Line}}
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|previous_line = [[RapidRide C Line|C Line]]
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|next_line = [[RapidRide E Line|E Line]]
|next_line = [[RapidRide E Line|E Line]]
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|notes = <!-- anything special in small font, centered at the bottom of the infobox -->
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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,<ref name="rr">{{cite web |url=http://www.kingcounty.gov/transportation/kcdot/MetroTransit/TransitNow/RapidRide.aspx |title=RapidRide |publisher=King County Metro Transit |accessdate=March 30, 2009}}</ref> running between [[Carkeek Park]] in [[Crown Hill, Seattle|Crown Hill]], [[Ballard, Seattle, Washington|Ballard]], [[Interbay, Seattle|Interbay]] and [[Lower Queen Anne, Seattle, Washington|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.<ref name="DLineMap">{{cite web|url=http://metro.kingcounty.gov/schedules/674/map.html|title=RapidRide D Line Route Map|accessdate=June 28, 2015|publisher=King County Metro}}</ref>
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,<ref name="rr">{{cite web |url=http://www.kingcounty.gov/transportation/kcdot/MetroTransit/TransitNow/RapidRide.aspx |title=RapidRide |publisher=King County Metro Transit |accessdate=March 30, 2009}}</ref> running between [[Carkeek Park]] in [[Crown Hill, Seattle|Crown Hill]], [[Ballard, Seattle, Washington|Ballard]], [[Interbay, Seattle|Interbay]] and [[Lower Queen Anne, Seattle, Washington|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.<ref name="DLineMap">{{cite web|url=http://metro.kingcounty.gov/schedules/674/map.html|title=RapidRide D Line Route Map|accessdate=June 28, 2015|publisher=King County Metro}}</ref>


Until March 2016, the D Line was interlined with the [[RapidRide C Line|C Line]], with buses continuing to [[West Seattle, Seattle|West Seattle]] from Downtown.<ref name=DLineMap />
Prior to March 2016, the D Line was [[Cross-city route|through-routed]] with the [[RapidRide C Line|C Line]], with buses continuing to [[West Seattle, Seattle|West Seattle]] from Downtown.<ref name=DLineMap />


==History==
==History==
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==Future developments==
==Later 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).<ref name="Seattle Times Prop 1">{{cite news|last1=Lindblom|first1=Mike|title=Metro bus service to get boost with passage of Prop. 1|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024953343_elexseattlebusesxml.html|accessdate=January 20, 2015|work=Seattle Times|date=November 4, 2014}}</ref>
The city of Seattle made major improvements to the RapidRide C and D lines after their opening with funds generated by Proposition 1 (which increased sales tax by 0.1 percent and imposes a $60 annual car-tab fee).<ref name="Seattle Times Prop 1">{{cite news|last1=Lindblom|first1=Mike|title=Metro bus service to get boost with passage of Prop. 1|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024953343_elexseattlebusesxml.html|accessdate=January 20, 2015|work=Seattle Times|date=November 4, 2014}}</ref>


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.<ref name="DLineSchedule">{{cite web|url=http://metro.kingcounty.gov/schedules/674|title=RapidRide D Line Schedule|accessdate=June 28, 2015|publisher=King County Metro}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 6, 2015 |title=Metro Transit Service Change Effective Saturday, June 6, 2015 |url=http://metro.kingcounty.gov/up/sc/rideralert/2015/june/_inc/schedule-and-route-revisions.html |publisher=King County Metro |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914015213/http://metro.kingcounty.gov/up/sc/rideralert/2015/june/_inc/schedule-and-route-revisions.html |archivedate=September 14, 2015 |accessdate=September 13, 2015}}</ref>
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.<ref name="DLineSchedule">{{cite web|url=http://metro.kingcounty.gov/schedules/674|title=RapidRide D Line Schedule|accessdate=June 28, 2015|publisher=King County Metro}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 6, 2015 |title=Metro Transit Service Change Effective Saturday, June 6, 2015 |url=http://metro.kingcounty.gov/up/sc/rideralert/2015/june/_inc/schedule-and-route-revisions.html |publisher=King County Metro |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914015213/http://metro.kingcounty.gov/up/sc/rideralert/2015/june/_inc/schedule-and-route-revisions.html |archivedate=September 14, 2015 |accessdate=September 13, 2015}}</ref>


The city also plans on splitting the RapidRide C and D lines apart in 2016.<ref name="Seattle Times Prop 1" /> C Line buses will continue north through parts of [[Belltown, Seattle|Belltown]] and onto Westlake Avenue in the [[South Lake Union, Seattle|South Lake Union]] neighborhood,<ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=March 22, 2015 |title=Transit plan for South Lake Union: Drop 2 car lanes |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/transit-plan-for-south-lake-union-drop-2-car-lanes/ |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref> terminating on Valley Street near the [[Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center]] campus. D Line buses will continue south on 3rd Avenue into [[Pioneer Square, Seattle|Pioneer Square]], using [[layover]] space on 5th Avenue south of Terrace Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=RapidRide C and D Lines Extension |url=http://metro.kingcounty.gov/programs-projects/rapidride-extension/index.html |publisher=King County Metro |accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Seattle Times Prop 1" /> C Line buses now continue north through parts of [[Belltown, Seattle|Belltown]] and onto Westlake Avenue in the [[South Lake Union, Seattle|South Lake Union]] neighborhood,<ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=March 22, 2015 |title=Transit plan for South Lake Union: Drop 2 car lanes |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/transit-plan-for-south-lake-union-drop-2-car-lanes/ |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref> terminating on Valley Street near the [[Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center]] campus. D Line buses instead continue south on 3rd Avenue into [[Pioneer Square, Seattle|Pioneer Square]], using [[layover]] space on 5th Avenue south of Terrace Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=RapidRide C and D Lines Extension |url=http://metro.kingcounty.gov/programs-projects/rapidride-extension/index.html |publisher=King County Metro |accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:17, 6 December 2024

D Line
RapidRide bus laying over at the end of the D Line.
Overview
SystemRapidRide
OperatorKing County Metro
GarageNorth Base
Atlantic 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:
← C Line  {{{system_nav}}}  E Line →

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]

History

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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

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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

Later developments

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The city of Seattle made major improvements to the RapidRide C and D lines after their opening with funds generated by Proposition 1 (which increased 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] C 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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  1. ^ "King County Metro Transit's Bus Rapid Transit System". May 4, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "RapidRide D Line". King County Metro Transit. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  6. ^ Lindblom, Mike (July 7, 2014). "RapidRide use is way up". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  7. ^ a b Lindblom, Mike (November 4, 2014). "Metro bus service to get boost with passage of Prop. 1". Seattle Times. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "RapidRide D Line Schedule". King County Metro. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  9. ^ "Metro Transit Service Change Effective Saturday, June 6, 2015". King County Metro. June 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  10. ^ Lindblom, Mike (March 22, 2015). "Transit plan for South Lake Union: Drop 2 car lanes". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  11. ^ "RapidRide C and D Lines Extension". King County Metro. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
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