Sound Transit route 545 'Redmond / Seattle'

545 Redmond / Seattle

New Flyer D60LFR - 9811 operating on route 545

Service Area

Downtown Seattle, Overlake, Redmond

Termini

Downtown Seattle (6th Avenue S / Airport Way S & S Royal Brougham Way)
Redmond (Bear Creek Park & Ride)

Operations

King County Metro

Vehicles

NFI DE60LF

NFI D60LFR

NFI DE60LFR

NFI XD60

NFI XDE60

Branches

545 Redmond
545 Seattle

Route Diagram

545 Redmond/Seattle is an express bus route operated by Sound Transit in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. This route is operated by King County Metro under contract^[1].

Route Details

This east-west express bus route runs between Redmond and Downtown Seattle via SR-520 and Overlake. Service runs all day, 7 days a week.

Frequency

Branch	Weekdays						Saturday					Sunday
Branch	Early AM	AM Peak	Midday	PM Peak	Early PM	Late PM	Early AM	Morning	Afternoon	Early PM	Late PM	Early AM	Morning	Afternoon	Early PM	Late PM
545 Westbound	30	8-10	15	10	10-30	60	30	30	30	30-60	60	30	30	30	30-60	60
545 Eastbound	20-30	10	15	10	15	30-60	30	30	30	30-60	60	30	30	30	30-60	60

Route Stops

Towards Downtown Seattle

Bear Creek Park & Ride
NE 76th St & 177th Place NE
NE Redmond Way & 166th Ave NE
164th Ave NE & NE 80th St
Redmond Transit Center (Bay 6) (NE 83rd St & 161st Ave NE)
NE 85th St & 160th Ave NE
154th Ave NE & NE 85th St
West Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE & Leary Way
SR-520 & NE 51st St WB
Overlake Transit Center Freeway Station WB (SR 520 & NE 40th St)
Yarrow Point Freeway Station (SR-520 & 92nd Ave)
Evergreen Point Freeway Station (SR-520 & Evergreen Point Rd)
Stewart St & Yale Ave
Stewart St & 9th Ave
Stewart St & 7th Ave
5th Ave & Pine St (Westlake Station)
5th Ave & Seneca St (University Street Station)
5th Ave & Marion St
5th Ave & Jefferson St (Pioneer Square Station)
5th Ave S & S Jackson St
Airport Way S & S Royal Brougham Way

Towards Bear Creek Park and Ride

6th Ave S & S Atlantic St
4th Ave S & S Jackson St
4th Ave & James St (Pioneer Square Station)
4th Ave & Madison St (University Street Station)
4th Ave & Pike St (Westlake Station)
Olive Way & 8th Ave
Olive Way & Boren Ave
Evergreen Point Freeway Station (SR-520 & Evergreen Point Rd)
Yarrow Point Freeway Station (SR-520 & 92nd Ave)
Overlake Transit Center Freeway Station EB (SR 520 & NE 40th St)
SR-520 & NE 51st St EB
W Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE & Leary Way
NE 85th St & 154th Ave NE
NE 85th St & 161st Ave NE
Redmond Transit Center (Bay 3) (NE 83rd St & 161st Ave NE)
Redmond Way & 166th Ave NE
NE 76th St & 177th Pl NE
Bear Creek Park & Ride

History

September 2000 - Route introduced^[2]
February 2002 - New stops introduced for Overlake Transit Center and local circulation exchanged for use of SR-520 Freeway around Overlake area^[2]
September 2003 - Saturday service introduced^[2]
September 2004 - Sunday and holiday service introduced^[2]
September 2005 - Peak service improved from 15 to 10 minutes with an additional westbound trip added at Bellevue Avenue and East Olive Street on Capitol Hill^[2]
February 2008 - Midday 15 minute service introduced^[2]
October 2010 - Route interlined with 522 Woodinville/Seattle^[2]

References

↑ Lost & Found, soundtransit.org, retrieved 13-11-2010
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