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==Route Details== | ==Route Details== | ||
[[Image:Sound Transit route 560 map October 2010.gif|thumb|right|650px|Current routing of 560 as of October 2010]] | [[Image:Sound Transit route 560 map October 2010.gif|thumb|right|650px|Current routing of 560 as of October 2010]] | ||
This north-south express bus route runs between Bellevue and West Seattle via Kent, Renton and Newport Hills. Normal service runs half hourly on weekdays and hourly on weekends and holidays. This route differs from other [[Sound Transit]] bus routes as it operates exclusively on arterial streets<ref name= | This north-south express bus route runs between Bellevue and West Seattle via Kent, Renton and Newport Hills. Normal service runs half hourly on weekdays and hourly on weekends and holidays. This route differs from other [[Sound Transit]] bus routes as it operates exclusively on arterial streets<ref name=D2/>. | ||
The 2011 Draft Service Implementation Plan tabled the cancellation of service between Burien Transit Center and West Seattle Junction except during peak hour service<ref name=A1>[http://www.soundtransit.org/Documents/pdf/newsroom/SIP/2011SIP_Draft.pdf 2011 Draft Service Implementation Plan], soundtransit.org, retrieved 06-11-2010</ref>. | The 2011 Draft Service Implementation Plan tabled the cancellation of service between Burien Transit Center and West Seattle Junction except during peak hour service<ref name=A1>[http://www.soundtransit.org/Documents/pdf/newsroom/SIP/2011SIP_Draft.pdf 2011 Draft Service Implementation Plan], soundtransit.org, retrieved 06-11-2010</ref>. | ||
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* September 1999 - Route was created with service provide from '''560 Bellevue - Seatac Express''' <ref name=D1>[http://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/SIP2016_FinalDraft.pdf Sound Transit 2012 Daft Plan June 4th, 2016] , soundtransit.org, retrieved 04-06-2016</ref> | * September 1999 - Route was created with service provide from '''560 Bellevue - Seatac Express''' <ref name=D1>[http://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/SIP2016_FinalDraft.pdf Sound Transit 2012 Daft Plan June 4th, 2016] , soundtransit.org, retrieved 04-06-2016</ref> | ||
* September 2003 - Route was made the way it is today by merging routes '''570 Westside Express''' and the old '''560 Bellevue-SeaTac Express'''<ref name=D2/> | * September 2003 - Route was made the way it is today by merging routes '''570 Westside Express''' and the old '''560 Bellevue-SeaTac Express'''<ref name=D2/> | ||
* February 2010 - Weekday midday service reduced to every 60 minutes and Wilburton Park & Ride stop discontinued<ref name= | * February 2010 - Weekday midday service reduced to every 60 minutes and Wilburton Park & Ride stop discontinued<ref name=D2>[http://www.soundtransit.org/Documents/pdf/newsroom/SIP/2010SIP_Final.pdf Sound Transit 2010 Service Implementation Plan December 10, 2009], soundtransit.org, retrieved 13-11-2010</ref> | ||
* September 2013 - [[Pierce Transit|Pierce Transit]] took over the operation and maintenance of buses on the route from [[King County Metro]]. <ref>http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAKING/bulletins/8d0041], govdelivery.com, retrieved 09-27-2013</ref> | * September 2013 - [[Pierce Transit|Pierce Transit]] took over the operation and maintenance of buses on the route from [[King County Metro]]. <ref>http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAKING/bulletins/8d0041], govdelivery.com, retrieved 09-27-2013</ref> | ||