Sound Transit route 566 'Auburn / Overlake'

566 Auburn / Overlake

Service Area

Overlake, Bellevue, Renton, Kent, Auburn

Termini

Overlake (Redmond Technology Station)
Auburn (Auburn Station)

Operations

Vehicles

Gillig BRT

MCI D4500

MCI D4500CL

MCI D4500CT

Branches

566 Overlake
566 Auburn Station

Route Diagram

566 Auburn / Overlake is an express bus route operated by Sound Transit in the Puget Sound area of Washington State^[1].

Route Details

This north-south express bus route runs between Auburn and Overlake via Bellevue, Renton and Kent. Service runs bi-directionally, during weekday peak hours only. There is no weekend service on this route.

Select morning northbound trips start at Kent Station instead of Auburn Station. The last morning northbound trip terminates at Bellevue Transit Center instead of continuing on to Overlake.

Frequency

Branch	Weekdays
Branch	Early AM (4:45-5:30 AM)	AM Peak (5:30-9:45 AM)	PM Peak (1:45-6:30 PM)
566 Northbound	30	15-30	30
566 Southbound	N/A	30	20-30

Route Stops

Towards Overlake Transit Center

Auburn Station (Bay 2)
Auburn Park & Ride (Bay 1)
W Smith & 4th Ave N
Kent Station (Bay 3)
Central Ave N & S 228th St
Rainier Ave S & S 7th Ave
Renton Transit Center (Bay 1)
Park Ave N & N 6th St
Park Ave N & N 8th St
Southport Dr N & Garden Ave N
Bellevue Transit Center (Bay 11)
Overlake Transit Center Freeway Station EB (SR 520 & NE 40th St)

Towards Auburn Station

Overlake Transit Center (Bay 4)
Overlake Transit Center Freeway Station WB (SR 520 & NE 40th St)
Bellevue Transit Center (Bay 6)
Southport Dr N & Lake Washington Blvd N
Park Ave N & N 8th St
Park Ave N & N 6th St
Renton Transit Center (Bay 4)
Rainier Ave S & SW 7th St
Central Ave N & S 228th St
Kent Station (Bay 8)
4th Ave N & W Smith St
Auburn Park & Ride (Bay 1)
Auburn Station (Bay 4)

History

February 2010 - Route introduced by combining routes 564/565 South Hill/Federal Way - Overlake^[2]
March 22, 2022 - Route will be taken over by King County Metro. ^[3]