Pierce Transit route 45 'Yakima'

45 Yakima
New Flyer C40LFR - 234 operating on route 45 to Parkland
Service Area	Downtown Tacoma, South Tacoma, Parkland
Termini	10th & Commerce Transit Center Parkland Transit Center
Vehicles	Gillig Low Floor HEV Gillig Low Floor CNG NFI C40LFR
Branches	45 Parkland via Yakima Avenue 45 Downtown Tacoma

45 Yakima is a bus route operated by Pierce Transit in Pierce County, Washington State.

Route Details

This north-south bus route runs between Parkland Transit Center and 10th & Commerce Transit Center in Downtown Tacoma. Weekday service runs from 5:15 AM to 9:30 PM, Saturday service from 9:15 AM to 5:45 PM and Sunday service from 9:45 AM to 5:45 PM.

Southbound trips depart 10th & Commerce Transit Center north on Commerce Street, west on S 9th Street, south on S Yakima Avenue becoming S Thompson Avenue becoming S Yakima Avenue, south on Park Avenue S becoming C Street S and east on 121st Street S to Parkland Transit Center.

Northbound trips depart Parkland Transit Center west on 120th Street S, north on C Street S becoming Park Avenue S, north on S Yakima Avenue becoming S Thompson Avenue becoming S Yakima Avenue, east 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

45 Northbound

30

30

30

30

60

N/A

N/A

60

60

N/A

N/A

N/A

120

60

N/A

N/A

45 Southbound

30

30

30

30

60

N/A

N/A

60

60

N/A

N/A

N/A

120

60

N/A

N/A

Points of Interest

• 10th & Commerce Transit Center (Zone G - Southbound, Zone B - Northbound)
• Downtown Tacoma
• Tacoma Link Light Rail
• Tacoma Vocational Technical School
• St. Joseph Medical Center
• Lincoln Park
• Lincoln High School
• Lincoln International District
• South End
• Parkland
• Pacific Lutheran University
• Parkland Transit Center (Zone E)

History

• June 9, 2013 - Two weekday trips eliminated
• June 7, 2015 - Sunday service resumed
• March 12, 2017 - 30 new trips added, improving weekday midday service to every 30 minutes (from hourly) and extending weekday evening service to 10 PM

References

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