The B Line is one of six

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lines (routes with some

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. The B Line began service on October 1, 2011, running between downtown Redmond,

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. The line runs mainly via NE 8th Street, 156th Avenue NE, NE 40th Street and 148th Avenue NE. Unlike most of the RapidRide lines, the B Line does not offer scheduled service during late-night and early morning hours.

History

This corridor was previously served Metro routes 230 and 253 which carried a combined average of 5,070 riders on weekdays during the last month in service. Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 30 percent and the B Line served an average of 6,600 riders on weekdays in spring 2015.

Service

All times are estimated headways.

References

External links

B Line websiteRapidRide websiteRapidRide BlogKing County Metro
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