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King County Metro route 70 'University District / Fairview / Downtown Seattle'

King County Metro route 70 'University District / Fairview / Downtown Seattle' is wheelchair accessible.

70 U District Station / Fairview / Downtown Seattle is a bus route operated by King County Metro in Seattle, Washington State.

70 University District / Fairview / Downtown Seattle
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New Flyer XT60 - 4552 operating on route 70 to U District Station on 3rd Avenue in Downtown Seattle.
Service Area Downtown Seattle, South Lake Union, Eastlake, University District
Termini Downtown Seattle (3rd Avenue S & S Main Street / Prefontaine Pl & Yesler Way)
University District Station
Operations Atlantic Base
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Branches 70 U District Station
70 Downtown Seattle
Route Diagram

Route Details

This north-south route runs between University District Station and Downtown Seattle. Service runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week[1].

Northbound trips depart Prefontaine Pl S & Yesler Way north on Prefontaine Pl S, north on 3rd Avenue, east on Virginia Street, north on Fairview Avenue N, north on Eastlake Avenue E, across the University Bridge, east on NE Campus Parkway, north on 15th Avenue NE and west on NE 43rd Street to U District Station.

Southbound trips depart U District Station east on NE 45th Street, south on 15th Avenue NE, west on NE Campus Parkway, south across the University Bridge, south on Eastlake Avenue E, south on Fairview Avenue N, south on Boren Avenue, west on Stewart Street and south on 3rd Avenue to S Main Street.

Frequency

Branch Weekdays Saturday Sunday
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
70
Southbound 		15-20 10 15 10-15 10-15 15-30 30-60 15-60 15 15 15-20 20-30 30-60 15-60 15 15 15-20 20-30 30-60
70
Northbound 		15-20 10 15 10 10-15 30 30-90 15-60 15 15 15-20 20-30 30-90 15-60 15 15 20 20-30 30-90

Points of Interest

  • King Street Station
  • International District / Chinatown Station
  • International District
  • First Hill Streetcar
  • Downtown Seattle
  • Seattle 3rd Avenue
  • Pioneer Square
  • Pioneer Square Station
  • University Street Station
  • Seattle Public Library - Central Branch
  • Seattle Art Museum
  • Westlake Center
  • Westlake Station
  • Seattle Center Monorail
  • South Lake Union Streetcar
  • South Lake Union
  • MOHAI
  • Fred Hutch Cancer Center
  • Eatlake
  • Portage Bay
  • University Bridge
  • University of Washington
  • University District Station

History

  • March 2019 - Routing revised to use Aloha Street and Eastlake Avenue instead of Fairview Bridge, trolleybus service suspended
  • 2020 - Night Owl service suspended due to COVID-19
  • Summer 2021 - Trolleybus service resumed, service along Fairview Bridge resumed
  • October 2, 2021 - Night Owl service resumed, service revised to terminate at University District Station, service north of NE 45th street removed

References

  1. ↑ Route 70 Schedule, kingcounty.gov, retrieved 12-07-2021
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Fleet
Vehicles 3700-3759 4300-4409 4500-4563 4601-4603 4604-4611 4700-4719 4800-4819 6000-6019 6020-6035 6040-6073 6075-6117 6200-6219 6220-6241 6242-6269 6800 6813-6834 6835-6850 6851-6865 6866-6921 6922-6935 6936-6999 7000-7093 7094-7199 7200-7259 7300 7301-7429 7430-7494 8000-8084 8100-8199 8200-8299
Retired Vehicles 900-910, 912-1009 1100-1194 1400-1550 1750-1751 1752-1753 1754-1755 1756-1757 1758-1759 1900-1934 2000-2201 2300-2573 2599 2600-2812 2870-2899 3000-3146 3150-3159 3185-3197 3198-3199 3200 3201-3544 3545-3594 3600-3699 4000-4045 4100-4199 4200-4258 5000-5235 7000
Streetcars 301-303 401-407
Retired Streetcars W2 Class Tram
Facilities Atlantic Base - Bellevue Base - Central Base - East Base - North Base - Ryerson Base - South Base
Routes
 

  A Line   B Line   C Line   D Line   E Line   F Line   G Line   H Line

Bus

1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9X 10 11 12 13 14 15X 16X 17X 18X 19 20 21/21X 22 24 27 28 29 31 32 33 36 37 40 43 44 45 47 48 49 50 55 56X 57 60 62 64 65 67 70 73 75 79 90 101 102 105 106 107 111 113 114 116 118/118X 119/119X 121 122 123 124 125 128 131 132 143 148 150 153 154 156 157 160 161 162 165 167 168 177 178 179 181 182 183 184 187 190 193 197 200 208 212 214 216 217 218 219 221 225 226 230 231 232 237 239 240 241 245 246 249 250 252 255 257 268 269 271 301 302 303 304 311 320 322 330 331 342 345 346 347 348 372X 661

Community Shuttle

630 631 635

Trailhead Direct

Issaquah Alps (634) - Mount Si (636) - Mailbox Peak (637) - Cougar Mountain (640)

DART

204 224 773 775 901 903 906 907 914 915 917 930 931

Sound Transit Contracted

522 541 542 544 545 550 554 555 556 566

Custom School Routes 891 892 893 894 895 981 982 984 986 987 988 989 992 994
Former Routes

5X 26/26X 41 63X 71 72 74 76X 77X 78 120 158 159 164 166 169 180 186 192 201 230 234 235 236 238 243 244 248 253 261 272 277 307 308 309 312 316 355 373 628 908 910 913 916 952 980 995 Waterfront Streetcar

Streetcar First Hill - South Lake Union
Puget Sound Region Agencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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