Community Transit

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Area served Snohomish County, Washington
Founded October 4, 1976
Fleet size 225 buses
54 paratransit
412 vanpool vans
Number of routes 46

Community Transit is the main public transit authority of Snohomish County, Washington (with the exception of the City of Everett, which operates its own transit service, Everett Transit). Community Transit operates buses within Snohomish County Monday through Sunday.[1] They also operate weekday peak only commuter services between Snohomish County and Downtown Seattle (400 series routes) and Northgate Station (800 series routes). Community Transit operates Sound Transit Express bus routes 510, 512, 513, 532 and 535 and maintains the equipment used. Most weekday Downtown Seattle commuter and all Sound Transit routes are contracted to Transdev. All Transdev contracted routes operate from their Kasch Park base, while all in house Community Transit routes operate from the Merrill Creek base. [2]

Facilities

Garages

  • Merrill Creek (base for in-house operations): 7100 Hardeson Road, Everett, WA 98203
  • Kasch Park (base for Transdev operations): 2300 Kasch Park Road, Everett, WA 98204

Transit Centers

Park & Rides

  • Ash Way P&R
  • Arlington P&R
  • Bothell P&R
  • Canyon Park P&R
  • Brier P&R
  • Edmonds P&R
  • Eastmont P&R
  • Mariner P&R
  • Gold Bar P&R
  • Granite Falls P&R
  • Marysville at Cedar and Grove P&R
  • Marysville Ash Avenue P&R
  • Marysville II P&R
  • McCollum Park P&R
  • Monroe P&R
  • Marysville Ash Avenue P&R
  • Snohomish P&R
  • South Everett Freeway Station
  • Stanwood I P&R
  • Stanwood II P&R
  • Sultan P&R
  • Swamp Creek P&R

Bus Routes

Community Transit has over 50 fixed route bus services. To see a full list of the agency's routes, including all current routes and many deleted routes, see List of Community Transit Bus Routes.

Community Transit's service area includes large parts of Snohomish County, including Lynnwood, Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Snohomish, Marysville, Arlington, Darrington, Lake Stevens, Monroe, Gold Bar, Granite Falls, Brier, Stanwood and parts of Everett. The agency also operates commuter and local services into King County, including Shoreline, Northgate and Downtown Seattle.

The agency operates two Swift lines, which are express bus routes with some Bus Rapid Transit features. These lines are the Blue Line, which runs from Everett to Shoreline along the Highway 99 corridor, and the Green Line, which runs from Seaway Transit Center to Canyon Park along the Airport Road and Bothell-Everett Highway corridors.

The agency's local routes numbered 100-199 typically serve the more urban parts of the county, with many of these routes focused on the Lynnwood area. The 200-299 routes service more rural areas, including Arlington, Stanwood and others. Some routes numbered in the 100s and 200s are commuter services, and run during peak hours only. Apart from those routes, however, most of the local services run 7 days a week, although some have more limited service hours and days.

Community Transit operates several commuter express routes into King County, all of which run during weekday peak hours only. Routes numbered 400-499 serve Downtown Seattle from various Snohomish County destinations, while routes numbered 800-899 serve Northgate Station.

Community Transit also operates five bus routes on behalf of Sound Transit, which are express services that connect Snohomish County destinations to Northgate Station, Downtown Seattle and Downtown Bellevue in King County. Community Transit also offers Dial-a-Ride Paratransit services, which complement the local fix route network.

Several Community Transit routes are currently operating with reduced service levels due to COVID-19 and related driver shortages.

Bus Roster

Active

  • Articulated and double-decker buses are used for commuter routes except where otherwise noted
  • All 29-40 ft buses are used for local routes
Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
11100-11108   2011 NFI XD40 Cummins ISL9 Allison B400R
11109-11123   2011 NFI XDE40 Cummins ISB6.7 BAE Systems HybriDrive
hybrid system
  • [3]
  • Moved to reserve fleet in September 2023.
13600-13612   2013 Gillig BRT 29'
(G27E102R2)
Cummins ISL9 Allison B400R
15100-15118   2015 NFI XD40 Cummins ISL9 Allison B400R6
15800-15821   2015 ADL Enviro500 Cummins ISL9 Allison B500R
  • 17 units added to 2010 order.[4]
  • 5 additional units ordered to increase service on commuter routes.
  • 15800-15814 are 2014 models
  • 15815-15821 are 2015 models
16800-16809   2016 NFI XD60 Cummins ISL9 Allison B500R
  • 2015 models.
17100-17125   2017 Gillig BRT 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins L9 Allison B400R6
17800-17813   2017 NFI XD60 Cummins L9 Allison B500R6
17850-17866   2017 ADL Enviro500 Cummins L9 Allison B500R6
  • 17850 arrived on July 21, 2017. [5]
18700-18717   2018 NFI XD60 Cummins L9 Allison B500R6
  • Used for Swift bus rapid transit.
  • Feature interior bike racks.
  • Purchased for Swift Green Line
19100-19123   2019 Gillig BRT 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins L9 Allison B400R6
19800-19825   2019 NFI XD60 Cummins L9 Allison B500R6
  • 19800 was spotted in service in February 2019.
19850-19857   2019 ADL Enviro500 Cummins L9 Allison B500R6
  • 6 buses to replace older D60LF's, 2 for expansion [6]
21800-21815   2021 NFI XD60 Cummins L9 Allison B500R6
  • 21800 entered service on 2/15/2021.
  • Replaced 2005 D60LF buses. [7]
22801-22808   2022 NFI XD60 Cummins L9 Allison B500R6
  • 22802 entered service on 2/9/2022.
  • Replaced 2007 D60LF buses. [8]
23701-23721   2023 NFI XD60 Cummins L9 Allison B500R6
  • Used for Swift bus rapid transit.
  • Feature interior bike racks.
  • For service on Swift Orange Line and Blue Line extension. [9]
23850   2019 BYD K11M
  • Demo unit leased from BYD.[10]
24701-24715   2024 NFI XDE60 Cummins L9 BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-ER
28100-28111   2008 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL Allison B400R
  • 2007 models.
  • Moved to reserve fleet in November 2022.
29700-29714   2009 NFI DE60LFA Cummins ISL Allison EP50
hybrid system
  • Used for Swift bus rapid transit.
  • Feature interior bike racks.

On order

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
24102 2023 Gillig Low Floor Plus EV 40'
(G28D102N4)
  • Zero emissions pilot bus
  • Delivered March 6, 2024
24101 2023 NFI XHE40
  • Zero emissions pilot bus
  • Expected to arrive December 2023
(19 units) 2027 60ft Hydrogen Fuel Cell
  • For use on Swift BRT.
(10 units) 2027 40ft Battery Electric

Retired

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
103-104   1959 GMC TDH-4517 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH
  • No rear door
  • Ex-?
116   1960 GMC TDH-4517 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH
117-118   1965 GMC TDH-4519 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH Ex-?
200-223   1979 Flyer D800B
(9635-6)
Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
209-210 1980 Flyer D800B
(9635-6)
Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
302-313   1977 AMG 10240B-8 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730 Ex-Denver Regional RTD; bought in 1990.
400-429   1981 Flyer D901 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
430-431   1983 Neoplan USA AN440A Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-740 Ex-Demo units.
432   1988 NFI D40 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748 Ex-New Flyer Demo, built to San Francisco MUNI specs.
B433-B439   1992 BIA Orion V
(05.501)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748
  • B433-B435, B437 & B439 were loaned to Jefferson Transit 433-435, 437 & 439.
  • 1 unit (likely either B436 or B438) was bought by 911 Filmcars and is still being used as a movie bus as of 2016.
440-442 1981 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-204)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730 Ex-Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority 373, 369, 371.
443-449   1981 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-204)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
  • Ex-SCRTD 8692, 8516, 8280, 8977, 9061, 8691 & 8220; acquired in 1993.
  • 443 converted to Mobile Operations Center.
450-451 1978 GMC RTS-01
(TH-8201)
Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730 Ex-Houston METRO 1749 & 1708.
452 1981 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-204)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730 Ex-SCRTD 8951.
453 1978 GMC RTS-01
(TH-8201)
Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730 Ex-Houston METRO 1822.
454-456 1981 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-204)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730 Ex-Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority 363, 361 & 376.
457   1978 GMC RTS-01
(TH-8201)
Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730 Ex-Houston METRO 1817.
600-602   1987 BIA Orion I
(01.502)
Detroit Diesel 6V71TA 600 to LINK Transit 604.
603   1990 NFI D35 Cummins L10 ZF 4HP590 Ex-New Flyer Demo.
700-748   1986 GMC RTS-06
(T8J-206)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • Suburban configuration w/ rear doors.
  • No wheelchair lifts
  • Retired & auctioned off in 2004.
  • 741 was sold to the City of Monroe, WA.
749-757   10/1987 Gillig Phantom 40'
(40102TB6V92TA)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-747
  • Suburban configuration w/ rear doors.
  • Retired circa 2000.
  • They sat for about 4 years before being auctioned off circa 2004.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
759-779   1989 TMC RTS-06
(T80-206)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • Suburban configuration w/ rear doors.
  • Wheelchair lift equipped
  • Last unit retired circa 2007.
800   1983 Neoplan USA AN460A Detroit Diesel 8V92TA Allison HT-740
  • Ex-Neoplan Demonstrator.
  • Retired in the late 1990's.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
801-806   1990 Neoplan USA AN460A Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748
  • Retired circa 2005-2006.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
807-812   1991 Ikarus USA 436.01 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748
  • They were seldomly used starting circa 1999-2000 until retirement.
  • Retired circa 2003.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
813   1988 NFI D60 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748
  • Ex-New Flyer Prototype & Demonstrator.
  • Retired circa 2004.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
5101-5130   1995 NFI D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R
  • 1994 models.
  • Retired circa 2011.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
5814-5837   1995 NFI D60 Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B500R
  • Replaced by 2010 double decker order.
  • Retired in 2011.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
7600-7647   1997 NFI D30LF Detroit Diesel Series 40 Allison B300R View the series page for detailed disposition info.
8131-8151   1998 NFI D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R
  • 8133, 8135, 8137, 8140, 8141, 8145 and 8149 sold at auctions in Kenmore, Oct. 2012.
  • Remainder being sold at auctions in Kenmore Aug 5 2017.
8838-8854   1998 NFI D60LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B500R View the series page for detailed disposition info.
9152-9171   1999 NFI D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R
10800-10822   2010 ADL Enviro500 Cummins ISM Allison B500R6
  • Retired in 2023
  • 10800 was a 2009 model
  • 10801-10822 were 2010 models
20855-20872   2000 NFI D60LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR Allison B500R
  • Retired in 2019.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
23800-23828   2003 NFI D60LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR Allison B500R
  • Retired in 2019.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
24400-24420   2004 NFI D40i Cummins ISL Allison B400R
  • Retired in 2020.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
25400-25411   2005 NFI D40i Cummins ISL Allison B400R
  • Moved to reserve fleet in March 2020 due to COVID-related service reductions.
25800-25815   2005 NFI D60LF Caterpillar C9 Allison B500R
  • Retired in 2021.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
27800-27807   2007 NFI D60LF Caterpillar C9 Allison B500R
  • Retired in 2022.
27900   2007 ADL Enviro500 Cummins ISM ZF 6HP602C

Paratransit Roster

Community Transit offers dial-a-ride paratransit services to all areas within 3/4 of a mile of their local fixed-route buses. Community Transit paratransit services are currently operated by Transdev.

Active

Current active dial-a-ride fleet as of March 2023.

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
D169-D181 2015 Glaval Bus Titan II
  • D172, D174-D180 retired.
D182-D194   2016 Glaval Bus Titan II
  • D186-D189, D191 retired.
D195-D205 2017 Glaval Bus Titan II
D206-D220 2019 Glaval Bus Universal
D221-D233   2021 Glaval Bus Universal
D234-D244 2022 Glaval Bus Universal

Retired

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
? 1980's Chevrolet ChevyVan 1 unit was spotted for sale in June 2022.[13]

References

  1. [1]Sunday service change, retrieved, 2015-06-07]
  2. Snohomish County Community Transit Renews Contract with First Transit, firsttransit.com, retrieved on 2014-07-10
  3. BAE Systems to Power New Flyer Hybrid Transit Buses, baesystems.com, retrieved on 2011-05-20
  4. Community Transit ordered 17 new Enviro 500s, cptdb.ca, retrieved on 2013-08-01
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Community Transit Orders 57 buses for expansion,communitytransit.org, retrieved on 2016-08-05
  6. 2018 Transit Development Plan, communitytransit.org, retrieved on 2018-09-15
  7. 2019 Transit Development Plan, communitytransit.org, retrieved on 2019-11-5
  8. 2019 Transit Development Plan, communitytransit.org, retrieved on 2019-11-5
  9. 2023-28 Transit Development Plan, communitytransit.org, retrieved on 2023-9-9
  10. Community Transit Evaluates Moving to a Zero-Emissions Fleet, communitytransit.org, retrieved on 2023-05-06
  11. 2023-28 Transit Development Plan, communitytransit.org, retrieved on 2023-9-9
  12. www.facebook.com
  13. www.facebook.com

External links

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Fleet
Vehicles 11100-11108 11109-11123 13600-13612 15100-15118 15800-15821 16800-16809 17100-17125 17800-17813 17850-17866 18700-18717 19100-19123 19800-19825 19850-19857 21800-21815 22801-22808 23701-23721 24101 24102 24701-24715 23850 28100-28111 29700-29714
Retired Vehicles 201-224 209-210 400-429 430-431 432 B433-B439 600-602 603 700-748 759-779 800 801-806 807-812 813 5101-5130 5814-5837 7600-7647 8131-8151 8838-8854 9152-9171 10800-10822 20855-20872 23800-23828 24400-24420 25400-25411 25800-25815 27800-27807 27900
Facilities Merrill Creek - Kasch Park
Routes

  Blue Line   Green Line   Orange Line
Future: Gold Line

CT Operated

101 102 105 106 107 109 111 112 113 114 115 116 119 120 130 166 196 201/202 209 220 222 227 230 240 247 270/271 280 412 424 435 810 821 860 871 880

On Demand

Zip Alderwood

Transdev Contracted

402 405 410 413 415 416 417 421 422 425

Sound Transit Contracted

510 512 513 532 535

Deleted

855

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