King County Metro route 160 ‘Renton TC / Kent Station / Auburn Station’

160 Renton TC / Kent Station / Auburn Station is a bus route operated by King County Metro in southern King County, Washington State.

160 Renton / Kent / Auburn

Orion VII - 7064 operating on route 160 to Auburn Station

Service Area

Renton, Kent, Auburn

Termini

Renton Transit Center
Auburn Station

Operations

South Base

Vehicles

NFI XDE40

Orion VII

Gillig Low Floor HEV 40'

Branches

160 Auburn Station via Kent
160 Renton TC via Kent

Route Diagram

Route Details

This north-south route runs between Renton Transit Center and Auburn Station via Kent Station. Service runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.^[1].

Southbound trips depart Renton Transit Center west on S 2nd Street, south on Rainier Avenue S, east on S 7th Street, south on Shattuck Avenue S and west on Lake Avenue S to South Renton Park & Ride. The route then heads east on S Grady Way, south on Talbot Road S, west on S 21st Street, south on Talbot Road S, east on SE Carr Road, south on 108th Avenue SE, south on Benson Road SE, south on 104th Avenue SE, west on SE 256th Street, west on Canon Drive, west on E Smith Street and north on Railroad Avenue N to Kent Station. The route then heads east on E Pioneer Street, south on Central Avenue N, becoming Central Avenue S, becoming 83rd Avenue S, south on Auburn Way N, south on Auburn Avenue, west on 1st Street NE and south on A Street SW to Auburn Station.

Northbound trips depart Auburn Station north on A Street SW, east on 1st Avenue NE, north on Auburn Way N, north on 83rd Avenue S, becoming Central Avenue S, becoming Central Avenue N and west on E Pioneer Street to Kent Station. The route then departs the station east on E Pioneer Street, south on State Avenue N, east on E Smith Street, east on Canyon Drive, east on SE 256th Street, north on 104th Avenue SE, north on Benson Road SE, north on 108th Avenue SE, west on SE Carr Road, north on Talbot Road S, east on S 21st Street, north on Talbot Road S and west on S Grady Way to South Renton Park & Ride. The route then heads east on Lake Avenue S, north on Shattuck Avenue S, west on S 7th Street, north on Rainier Avenue S and east on S 3rd Street to Renton Transit Center.

Overnight service on route 160 operates only between Kent Station and Auburn Station, with no service north of Kent.

Frequency

Branch	Weekdays							Saturday						Sunday
Branch	Early AM	AM Peak	Midday	PM Peak	Early PM	Late PM	Overnight	Early AM	Morning	Afternoon	Early PM	Late PM	Overnight	Early AM	Morning	Afternoon	Early PM	Late PM	Overnight
160 Southbound	15-30	15	15	15	20-30	60	60-180	30	30	30	30	30-60	60-180	30	30	30	30	30-60	60-180
160 Northbound	15-30	15	15	15	30	60	60-75	30	30	30	30	30-60	60-120	30	30	30	30	30-60	60