Community Transit route 196 'Ash Way Park & Ride / Edmonds Station'

196 Edmonds Station / Ash Way P&R

New Flyer XDE40 - 11119 operating on route 196 to Ash Way P&R

Service Area

Edmonds, Lynnwood

Termini

Edmonds Station
Ash Way Park & Ride

Operations

Merrill Creek

Vehicles

NFI XD40

NFI XDE40

Gillig BRT 40'

Branches

196 Edmonds
196 Ash Way P&R

Route Diagram

196 Edmonds Station / Ash Way Park & Ride is a local bus route operated by Community Transit, running between Edmonds Station, near the waterfront in Edmonds, and the Ash Way Park & Ride, running along 196th Street through Lynnwood and stopping at the Lynnwood Transit Center.

Route Details

Weekday service runs from 6:00 AM to 9:30 PM, Saturday service is from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and Sunday service runs from 8:00 AM to 8:40 PM.

Westbound trips depart the Ash Way Park & Ride south on Ash Way, west on 164th St SW, south on the Alderwood Mall Parkway, and west on 196th St SW. Standard routing would have buses go south on 44th Ave W, however due to long-term construction on 196th St SW, buses may use 40th Ave W instead. The route then goes west on 200th St and south on 46th Ave W to the Lynnwood Transit Center, serving bay C1. The route then heads north on 48th Ave W, then continues west on 196th St. The route follows SR-524 as it turns from 196th St to 9th Ave N, Caspers St, and 3rd Ave, before turning west onto Dayton Street, then north on Sunset Ave to Edmonds Station.

Eastbound trips depart Edmonds Station looping east on Main St, then immediately south onto Sunset Ave. The route turns east onto Dayton Street, then north onto 3rd Ave, following the road as it turns into Caspers St, 9th Ave N, and then 196th St SW. The route then turns south onto 48th Ave W to the Lynnwood Transit Center, where it serves bay B5, then continues north on 46th Ave W and west on 200th St. Standard routing would have the route head north on 44th Ave W, however due to construction on 196th St, the route currently instead uses 40th Ave W. Buses then turn east back onto 196th St SW, north on the Alderwood Mall Pkwy, east on 164th St SW, and north on Ash Way to the Ash Way Park & Ride.