King County Metro RapidRide D line 'Crown Hill / Ballard / Seattle Center West / Downtown Seattle'

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King County Metro RapidRide D line 'Crown Hill / Ballard / Seattle Center West / Downtown Seattle' is wheelchair accessible.
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D Line
Downtown Seattle/Ballard/Crown Hill

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New Flyer XDE60 - 6206 operating on the D Line to Ballard via Uptown.
Launched September 29, 2012
Number of Stops 28
Service Area Downtown Seattle, Uptown, Interbay, Ballard, Crown Hill
Termini Crown Hill (NW 100th Pl & 7th Avenue NW)
Downtown Seattle (Terrace Street & 5th Avenue)
Operations Central Base
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Branches D Downtown Seattle
D Crown Hill
Avg. Weekday Riders 7,909 (January 2023)

Route Diagram

D Line is a RapidRide bus route operated by King County Metro in the Puget Sound area of Washington State.

Route Details

This north-south route runs between Downtown Seattle and Ballard. Service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in both directions[1].

Northbound trips depart Prefontaine Pl S and Yesler Way in Downtown Seattle west on Yesler Way, north on 3rd Avenue, west on Denny Way, north on 1st Avenue N, west on W Mercer Street which becomes W Mercer Pl, north on Elliott Avenue W, north on 15th Avenue W which becomes 15th Avenue NW, east on Holman Road NW and north on 7th Avenue NW to NW 100th Pl in Crown Hill, where the route terminates.

Southbound trips depart NW 100th Pl and 7th Avenue NW east on NW 100th Pl, east on NW 103rd Street, south on 3rd Avenue NW, west on Holman Road NW, south on 15th Avenue NW which becomes 15th Avenue W, south on Elliott Avenue W, east on W Mercer Pl which becomes W Mercer Street, south on Queen Anne Avenue N, east on Denny Way, south on 3rd Avenue, east on Yesler Way and east on Terrace Street to 5th Avenue.

D Line Stops 

Stop Bus Connections Notes
NW 100th Pl & 7th Avenue NW
King County Metro: 28 40
Holman Road NW & Mary Avenue NW
King County Metro: 40
15th Avenue NW & NW 85th Street
King County Metro: 15X 40 45
15th Avenue NW & NW 80th Street
King County Metro: 15X
15th Avenue NW & NW 75th Street
King County Metro: 15X
15th Avenue NW & NW 70th Street
King County Metro: 15X
15th Avenue NW & NW 65th Street
King County Metro: 15X
15th Avenue NW & NW 60th Street
15th Avenue NW & NW Market Street
King County Metro: 15X 44
15th Avenue NW & NW Leary Way
King County Metro: 17X 18X 29 40
15th Avenue W & W Emerson Street
King County Metro: 29 31
15th Avenue W & W Dravus Street
King County Metro: 32
15th Avenue W & W Armour Street
King County Metro: 32
15th Avenue W & W Wheeler Street
King County Metro: 32
15th Avenue W & W Newton Street
(Northbound)
15th Avenue & W Armory Way(Southbound)
King County Metro: 32
Elliott Avenue W & W Galer Street
King County Metro: 19 24 32 33
Elliott Avenue W & W Prospect Street
King County Metro: 15X 17X 18X 19 24 32 33
W Mercer Street & 3rd Avenue W
King County Metro: 32
Mercer Street & Queen Anne Avenue N
King County Metro: 1 2 8 13 29 32
1st Avenue N & Republican Street
(Northbound Only)
King County Metro: 1 2 8 13 32
1st Avenue N & Denny Way
(Northbound)
Queen Anne Avenue N & W John Street
(Southbound)
King County Metro: 1 2 8 13 15X 17X 18X 19 24 33
3rd Avenue & Vine Street
King County Metro: 1 2 3 4 13 14 19 24 27 33 124
3rd Avenue & Bell Street
King County Metro: E Line 1 2 3 4 13 14 15X 16X 17X 18X 19 21 24 27 28 33 37 55 56X 57 111 113 114 121 122 123 124 131 132 143 157 162 177 178 190 212 214 217
Sound Transit: 554
3rd Avenue & Virginia Street
King County Metro: C Line E Line H Line 1 2 3 4 5 7 13 14 15X 16X 17X 18X 19 21 24 27 28 29 33 37 40 62 111 113 114 121 122 123 124 143 157 162 177 178 179 212 214 216 217 218 219
Sound Transit: 554 577 578 590 592 594 595
Community Transit: 402 405 410 412 413 415 416 417 421 422 424 425 435
3rd Avenue & Pike Street
(Westlake Station)
See Westlake Station
3rd Avenue & Seneca Street
(University Street Station)
See University Street Station
3rd Avenue & Columbia Street
See Pioneer Square Station
Prefontaine Pl S & Yesler Way
(Northbound)
Terrace Street & 5th Avenue
(Southbound)
(Pioneer Square Station)
See Pioneer Square Station


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
D
Southbound
10-15 6-8 10 6-8 10-15 15-30 60 15-30 15 15 15 15-30 60 15-30 15 15 15 15-30 60
D
Northbound
10-60 6-8 10 6-8 10-15 15-30 60 15-60 15 15 15 15-30 60 15-60 15 15 15 15-30 60


Points of Interest

History

  • September 29, 2012 - route launched, interlined with C Line, replacing previous routes 15 and 18. Express variants of replaced services, 15X and 18X, continue to operate during peak hours only.
  • June 2015 - Frequencies improved to every 7-8 minutes peak, 12 minutes off-peak, 12 minutes Saturdays and 15 minutes Sundays.
  • March 26, 2016 - Interlining with C Line ceased, route revised to terminate near Pioneer Square in Downtown Seattle.
  • September 2017 - Routing towards downtown revised to use Yesler Way and Terrace Street. Night Owl southbound early morning service revised to serve Stadium Station
  • March 2019 - Route operations moved to Atlantic Base
  • September 2020 - Route operations moved to Central Base
  • March 2022 - Nortbound routing revised to use Denny Way instead of Broad Street

References

  1. D Line Schedule, kingcounty.gov, retrieved 04-25-2021
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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
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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

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