View source for King County Metro RapidRide A Line 'Federal Way TC / Tukwila International Blvd. Link Station'

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|align="center"| [[File:King County Metro RapidRide A Line Icon-a.png|50px|left|link=]] <big>'''<font color="white"> A Line'''</big><br>''Federal Way Transit Center/Tukwila Int'l Blvd Station''</font><br>[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|30px|link=]]
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| style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[File:King County Metro 6010-a.jpg|thumb|center|300px|New Flyer DE60LFA - 6010 operating on the A Line to Tukwila International Blvd Station northbound on SR99 at S 176th Street]]
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|'''Launched'''
|October 2, 2010
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|'''Number of Stops'''
|26
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|'''Service Area'''
|Tukwila, Federal Way
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|'''Termini'''
|[[King County Metro Federal Way Transit Center|Federal Way Transit Center]]<br>[[Sound Transit Tukwila International Boulevard Station|Tukwila International Boulevard Station]]
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|'''Operations'''
|[[King County Metro South Base|South Base]]
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|'''Vehicles'''
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|'''Branches'''
|A Tukwila Int'l Blvd Station<br>A Federal Way TC
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|'''Avg. Weekday Riders'''
|7,634 (March 2023)
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'''A Line''' is a [[King_County_Metro_RapidRide|RapidRide]] [[List of King County Metro Bus Routes|bus route]] operated by [[King County Metro]] in the Puget Sound area of Washington State.

==Route Details==
This north-south route runs between Federal Way Transit Center and Tukwila International Blvd Link Station via SR99. Service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in both directions<ref name=A1>[https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/schedules-maps/route/a-line.aspx A Line Schedule], kingcounty.gov, retrieved 04-23-2021</ref>.

Southbound trips depart Tukwila International Blvd Link Station west on Southcenter Blvd, south on SR99 / Pacific Highway, east on S 316th Street and south on 23rd Avenue S to Federal Way Transit Center.

Northbound trips depart Federal Way Transit Center north on 23rd Avenue S, west on S 316th Street, north on SR99 / Pacific Highway and east on Southcenter Blvd to Tukwila International Blvd Link Station.

'''A Line Stops'''&nbsp;
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|Federal Way Transit Center<br><small>(Bay 8 - Southbound, Bay 1 - Northbound)</small>
|King County Metro: [[King County Metro route 177 ‘Federal Way P&R / Downtown Seattle’|177]] [[King County Metro route 179 ‘Twin Lakes P&R / Downtown Seattle|179]] [[King County Metro route 181 ‘Twin Lakes P&R / Auburn Station / Green River College’|181]] [[King County Metro route 182 ‘Federal Way TC / NE Tacoma’|182]] [[King County Metro route 183 ‘Federal Way TC / Kent Station’|183]] [[King County Metro route 187 ‘Federal Way TC / Twin Lakes’|187]] [[King County Metro route 193 ‘First Hill / Federal Way’|193]] [[King County Metro route 197 ‘University District / Federal Way’|197]] [[King County Metro route 901 ‘Federal Way TC / Mirror Lake’|901]] [[King County Metro route 903 ‘Federal Way TC / Twin Lakes’|903]]<br>Sound Transit: [[Sound Transit route 574 'Lakewood / SeaTac'|574]] [[Sound Transit route 577 'Federal Way / Seattle'|577]] [[Sound Transit route 578 'Puyallup / Seattle'|578]] [[Sound Transit route 586 'Tacoma / University District'|586]]<br>Pierce Transit: [[Pierce Transit route 402 'Meridian'|402]] [[Pierce Transit route 500 'Federal Way'|500]] [[Pierce Transit route 501 'Milton - Federal Way'|501]]
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|Pacific Highway S & S 316th Street<br>
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|Pacific Highway S & S 312th Street<br>
|King County Metro: [[King County Metro route 901 ‘Federal Way TC / Mirror Lake’|901]]
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|Pacific Highway S & S 308th Street<br>
|King County Metro: [[King County Metro route 901 ‘Federal Way TC / Mirror Lake’|901]]
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|Pacific Highway S & S Dash Point Road<br>
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|Pacific Highway S & S 288th Street<br>
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|Pacific Highway S & S 283rd Street<br><small>(Northbound only)</small>
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|Pacific Highway S & S 276th Street<br><small>(Redondo Heights P&R)</small>
|King County Metro: [[King County Metro route 190 ‘Redondo Heights P&R / Downtown Seattle’|190]]
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|Pacific Highway S & S 272nd Street<br>
|King County Metro: [[King County Metro route 190 ‘Redondo Heights P&R / Downtown Seattle’|190]]
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|Pacific Highway S & S 268th Street<br>
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|Pacific Highway S & S 260th Street<br>
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|Pacific Highway S & S 252nd Street<br>
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|Pacific Highway S & S 246th Street<br>
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|Pacific Highway S & S 240th Street<br><small>(Highline College)</small>
|King County Metro: [[King County Metro route 121 ‘Highline College / Burien TC / Downtown Seattle’|121]] [[King County Metro route 122 ‘Highline College / Burien TC / Downtown Seattle’|122]] [[King County Metro route 156 ‘Highline College / SeaTac Airport / Southcenter’|156]] [[King County Metro route 165 ‘Green River College / Kent Station / Burien TC’|165]]
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|Pacific Highway S & Kent Des Moines Road<br>
|King County Metro: [[King County Metro route 165 ‘Green River College / Kent Station / Burien TC’|165]]
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|Pacific Highway S & S 224th Street<br>
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|Pacific Highway S & S 216th Street<br>
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|Pacific Highway S & S 208th Street<br>
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|Pacific Highway S & S 200th Street<br><small>([[Sound Transit Angle Lake Station|Angle Lake Station]])</small>
|King County Metro: [[King County Metro route 635 'Angle Lake Station / Des Moines Marina District'|635]]
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|Pacific Highway S & S 195th Street<br>
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|Pacific Highway S & S 188th Street<br>
|King County Metro: [[King County Metro route 156 ‘Highline College / SeaTac Airport / Southcenter’|156]] [[King County Metro route 161 ‘Burien TC / SeaTac Airport / Kent Station’|161]]<br>Sound Transit: [[Sound Transit route 574 'Lakewood / SeaTac'|574]]
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|Pacific Highway S & S 182nd Street<br><small>(northbound)</small><br>Pacific Highway S & S 180th Street<br><small>(southbound)</small>
|King County Metro: [[King County Metro route 156 ‘Highline College / SeaTac Airport / Southcenter’|156]] [[King County Metro route 161 ‘Burien TC / SeaTac Airport / Kent Station’|161]]<br>Sound Transit: [[Sound Transit route 574 'Lakewood / SeaTac'|574]]
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|Pacific Highway S & S 176th Street<br><small>([[Sound Transit SeaTac / Airport Station|Seatac / Airport Station]])</small>
|King County Metro: [[King County Metro route 156 ‘Highline College / SeaTac Airport / Southcenter’|156]] [[King County Metro route 161 ‘Burien TC / SeaTac Airport / Kent Station’|161]]<br>Sound Transit: [[Sound Transit route 560 'Bellevue / SeaTac / West Seattle'|560]] [[Sound Transit route 574 'Lakewood / SeaTac'|574]]
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|Pacific Highway S & S 170th Street<br>
|King County Metro: [[King County Metro route 161 ‘Burien TC / SeaTac Airport / Kent Station’|161]]
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|Pacific Highway S & S 160th Street<br>
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|[[Sound Transit Tukwila International Boulevard Station|Tukwila International Boulevard Station]]<br><small>(Bay 1)</small>
|King County Metro: [[King County Metro RapidRide F Line 'Burien / Tukwila International Blvd. Link Station / Renton TC / The Landing'|F Line]] [[King County Metro route 124 ‘Tukwila Link Station / Georgetown / Downtown Seattle|124]] [[King County Metro route 128 ‘Southcenter / Alaska Junction / Admiral District’|128]]
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===Frequency===
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|colspan=7 align="center"|'''Weekdays'''
|colspan=6 align="center"|'''Saturday'''
|colspan=6 align="center"|'''Sunday'''
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|'''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'''
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|'''A'''<br><small>Southbound</small>
|15
|10
|10
|10
|12
|15-30
|30-70
|15
|15
|10
|10
|15-30
|30-70
|15
|15
|10
|10
|15-30
|30-70
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|'''A'''<br><small>Northbound</small>
|15
|10
|10
|10
|12
|15-30
|30-70
|15
|15
|10
|10
|15-30
|30-70
|15
|15
|10
|10
|15-30
|30-70
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===Points of Interest===
* [[Sound Transit Tukwila International Boulevard Station|Tukwila International Boulevard Station]]
* [[Sound Transit SeaTac / Airport Station|Seatac / Airport Station]]
* SeaTac Airport
* Angle Lake
* [[Sound Transit Angle Lake Station|Angle Lake Station]]
* Mt. Rainier High School
* Highline College
* Woodmont Beach
* Federal Way High School
* Federal Way
* Federal Way Transit Center

==History==
* October 2nd, 2010 - route launched as first RapidRide route to enter service, replacing former route 174

==References==
<references/>
{{King County Metro}}
[[Category:King County Metro|A Line]]