King County Metro route 168 ‘Kent Station / Maple Valley’
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| Service Area | Kent, Covington, Maple Valley | |
| Termini | Kent Station Maple Valley (SE 264th Street & 242nd Avenue SE) | |
| Operations | South Base | |
| Vehicles | NFI XDE40  Orion VII Gillig Low Floor HEV 40'
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| Branches | 168 Kent Station 168 Maple Valley | |
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168 Kent Station / Maple Valley is a bus route operated by King County Metro in southern King County, Washington State.
Route Details
This east-west route runs between Kent Station and Maple Valley. Weekday service runs from 4:45 AM to 12:45 AM and weekend service from 5:50 AM to 12:30 AM.[1].
Eastbound trips depart Kent Station east on E Pioneer Street, south on State Avenue N, east on E Smith Street, east on Canyon Drive, east on SE 256th Street, east on SE Kent-Kangley Road, east on SE 272nd Street, north on SE Wax Road, east on SE 262nd Pl, south on Timberlane Way SE, south on 192nd Avenue SE, east on SE 272nd Street, east on SE Kent-Kangley Road, north on SR 169 and east on SE 264th Street to 242nd Avenue SE.
Westbound trips depart SE 264th Street & 242nd Avenue SE south on 242nd Avenue SE, west on SE Kent-Kangley Road, west on SE 272nd Street, north on 192nd Avenue SE, north on Timberlane Way SE, west on SE 262nd Pl, south on SE Wax Road, west on SE 272nd Street, west on SE Kent-Kangley Road, west on SE 256th Street, west on Canyon Drive, west on E Smith Street and north on Railroad Avenue N to Kent Station.
Service on the 168 is interlined with route 161.
Frequency
| Branch | Weekdays | Saturday | Sunday | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 168 Eastbound |
30 | 30 | 30 | 20-35 | 30 | 60 | N/A | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30-60 | 60 | N/A | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30-60 | 60 | N/A |
| 168 Westbound |
30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | N/A | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | N/A | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | N/A |
Points of Interest
- Kent Station
- Downtown Kent
- East Kent
- Mill Creek Canyon
- Kent Meridian High School
- Lake Meridian
- Lake Meridian Park
- Covington
- MultiCare Covington
- Timberlane
- Tahoma High School
- South Maple Valley
History
- September 19, 2020 - Interlining with route 161 introduced
References
- ↑ Route 168 Schedule, kingcounty.gov, retrieved 3-2-2022
