King County Metro RapidRide

RapidRide is King County Metro's brand of bus rapid transit. RapidRide features all-door boarding for those who have a valid transfer and those who tapped their ORCA cards at larger RapidRide stations with ORCA readers. To speed up service, stops are further apart.

Current RapidRide Lines

There are currently 7 RapidRide lines:

Line	Terminus	Terminus	Opened
A Line	Tukwila International Blvd Station	Federal Way Transit Center	Oct 2010
B Line	Bellevue Transit Center	Redmond Transit Center	Oct 2011
C Line	South Lake Union	Westwood Village	Sept 2012
D Line	Downtown Seattle	Crown Hill	Sept 2012
E Line	Downtown Seattle	Aurora Village Transit Center	Feb 2014
F Line	Renton Landing	Burien Transit Center	June 2014
H Line	Downtown Seattle	Burien Transit Center	March 2023

Future RapidRide Lines

King County Metro is planning on adding more RapidRide Lines

Line	Terminus	via	Terminus	Planned Opening
G Line	Downtown Seattle		Madison	September 14, 2024
I Line	Renton Transit Center	S Renton P&R, Kent Station,	Auburn Station	2026
J Line	Downtown Seattle	South Lake Union, Eastlake	U District	2027
K Line	Totem Lake Transit Center	Kirkland TC, Bellevue TC, S Kirkland P&R, Bellevue College	Eastgate Park & Ride	2030
R Line	Downtown Seattle	Judkins Park Station, Rainier Beach Station, Rainier Ave	Rainier Beach Station	2030

G Line

The G Line will run from Downtown Seattle along the Madison corridor. It will use buses with doors on both sides, as some platforms will be on the left side. It is scheduled to open in 2024.

I Line

I Line will run from Renton to Auburn. I Line is meant to replace current metro route 169. It is scheduled to open in 2026.

R Line

The R line will run along Rainier Ave, replacing the current route 7.

J Line

The J Line will replace the current route 70, running from downtown Seattle to the U District. It is planned to open in 2027.

K Line

The K Line will run on the east side, between the Totem Lake Transit Center in Kirkland and the Eastgate Park and Ride in Bellevue, via downtown Bellevue.

Market Street Corridor

Fremont Cooridor

23rd Aveune Corridor

U Dist-Kenmore-Lake City-Bothell Route

Des Moines-Kent-Covington-Auburn Route

Overlake-Eastgate-Newcastle-Renton Route

Federal Way-Auburn Route

RapidRide Roster

RapidRide has a dedicated fleet of buses in a red and yellow paint scheme. Standard local buses can be used on RapidRide routes, and RapidRide buses can be used on local routes if a base is short on buses.

Fleet number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
6000	2009	NFI	DE60LFA	Cummins ISL	Allison E^P50 hybrid system	Used on RapidRide service. 6000 was a pilot bus and only coach with a rear window.
6001-6019	2009	NFI	DE60LFA	Cummins ISL	Allison E^P50 hybrid system	Used on RapidRide service. No rear window. Bought for A Line
6020-6035	2011	NFI	DE60LFR	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 50 EP hybrid system	Used on RapidRide service. Bought for B Line
6040-6073	2011	NFI	DE60LFR	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 50 EP hybrid system	Used on RapidRide service. Bought for C & D Lines
6075-6117	2013	NFI	DE60LFR	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 50 EP hybrid system	Used on RapidRide service. Bought for E & F Line
6200-6219	2015	NFI	XDE60	Cummins ISL9	BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E	Used on RapidRide service. Bought with funding from Seattle Proposition 1 for expanded service on RapidRide C & D.
6220-6241	2018	NFI	XDE60	Cummins L9	BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E	Used on RapidRide service.
6242-6269	2019	NFI	XDE60	Cummins L9	BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E	Replacing some DE60LFs Bought for H Line.
6400-6412	2023	NFI	XDE60	Cummins L9	BAE Systems HybriDrive Series-E	Five doors instead of two or three doors For RapidRide G Line ^[1] Interior bike racks.