Sound Transit route 511 'Ash Way Park & Ride / Northgate Station'

511 Ash Way / Northgate

Alexander Dennis Enviro500 - 91904 operating on route 511

Service Area

Northgate, Mountlake Terrace, Lynnwood

Termini

Northgate Station
Ash Way Park & Ride

Operations

First Transit (through Community Transit)

Vehicles

ADL Enviro500

Branches

511 Ash Way Park & Ride
511 Northgate Station

Route Diagram

511 Ash Way/Northgate Station was 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 ran between Ash Way Park & Ride and Northgate Station via Lynnwood.

Service ran approximately every 15-30 minutes during peak hours only, with service in the peak direction only (towards Northgate Station in the morning, towards Ash Way in the afternoon).

Off-peak, reverse peak and weekend service on the 511's service area is provided by route 512.

Frequency

Branch	Weekdays
Branch	Early AM (4-6 AM)	AM Peak (6-8:30 AM)	PM Peak (3-7 PM)
511 Northbound	N/A	N/A	12-15
511 Southbound	15	7-15	N/A

Route Stops

Towards Northgate Station

Ash Way Park & Ride (Bay 1)
Lynnwood Transit Center (Bay D3)
Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station (Bay 6)
Northgate Station

Towards Ash Way P&R

Northgate Station (Bay 2)
Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station (Bay 7)
Lynnwood Transit Center (Bay D2)
Ash Way Park & Ride

History

September 1999 - Service introduced as peak period only route^[2]
September 2003 - Service improved to seven days a week in both directions^[2]
September 2009 - Midday service on weekdays improved to every 15 minutes^[2]
2011 - All off-peak and weekend service combined with route 510 to form route 512^[3].
October 2021 - Northgate Link Light Rail Extension: southern terminus moved to Northgate Station, Ash Way Park & Ride stop moved from Bay 2 to Bay 1
March 20, 2023 - Route deleted, replaced with new peak service on route 512.