Pierce Transit route 500 'Federal Way'
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Service Area | Downtown Tacoma, Federal Way | |
Termini | 10th & Commerce Transit Center Federal Way Transit Center | |
Vehicles | Gillig Low Floor HEV Gillig Low Floor CNG NFI C40LFR | |
Branches | 500 Federal Way 500 Downtown Tacoma | |
500 Federal Way is a bus route operated by Pierce Transit in Pierce County and King County, Washington State.
Route Details
This north-south bus route runs between 10th & Commerce Transit Center in Downtown Tacoma and Federal Way Transit Center[1]. Weekday service runs from 5:10 AM to 10:45 PM, and weekend service from 7 AM to 10 PM.
Northbound trips depart 10th & Commerce Transit Center south on Commerce Street, east on S 13th Street, south on Pacific Avenue and east on Puyallup Avenue to Tacoma Dome Station. Departing Tacoma Dome Station, the route continues east on Puyallup Avenue, south on Portland Avenue E, east on E 28th Street onto I-5 eastbound. Taking exit 136B, the route continues east on Pacific Highway E, east on S 324th Street and north on 23rd Avenue S to Federal Way Transit Center.
Southbound trips depart Federal Way Transit Center south on 23rd Avenue S, west on S 324th Street, south on Pacific Highway E, and onto I-5 westbound. Taking exit 135, the route heads west on E 27th Street, north on Portland Avenue E and west on Puyallup Avenue to Tacoma Dome Station. Departing Tacoma Dome Station, the route continues west on Puyallup Avenue, north on Pacific Avenue, west on S 9th Street and south on Commerce Street to 10th & Commerce Transit Center.
Frequency
Branch | Weekdays | Saturday | Sunday | |||||||||||||
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 | |
500 Northbound |
60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | N/A | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
500 Southbound |
60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | N/A | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Points of Interest
- 10th & Commerce Transit Center (Zone D)
- Downtown Tacoma
- Tacoma Link Light Rail
- University of Washington Tacoma
- Tacoma Dome Station (Zone C - Northbound, Zone D - Southbound)
- Puyallup Reservation
- Fife
- Federal Way Marketplace
- St Francis Hospital
- Federal Way
- Federal Way Transit Center (Bay 1 - Northbound, Bay 5 - Southbound)
History
- June 9, 2013 - Two Saturday trips eliminated
- June 8, 2014 - Service rerouted onto I-5 to cross the Puyallup River
- June 7, 2015 - 12 new weekday trips added
- September 11, 2016 - Saturday midday service improved to every 30 minutes (from every 60 minutes) with the addition of 14 new trips
- March 12, 2017 - Weekday midday service improved to every 30 minutes, weekday evening service extended to 11 PM with 13 new trips
- March 11, 2018 - One new weekday trip added
- November 7, 2021 - Weekday and Saturday service frequencies reduced to hourly (from half-hourly) due to driver shortage
References
- ↑ Route 500 Schedule, piercetransit.org, retrieved 04-22-2021