King County Metro route 216 ' Bear Creek P&R / Issaquah / Downtown Seattle'
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Service Suspended This bus route is currently suspended due to a bus operator shortage. |
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| Service Area | Redmond, Sammamish, Issaquah, Eastgate, Mercer Island, Downtown Seattle | |
| Termini | Downtown Seattle (8th Avenue & Olive Way / Stewart Street & Yale Avenue N) Bear Creek Park & Ride | |
| Operations | East Base | |
| Vehicles | NFI XDE60  Gillig Low Floor HEV 40'
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| Branches | 216 Bear Creek P&R via Issaquah Highlands P&R 216 Downtown Seattle via Eastgate | |
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216 Bear Creek P&R / Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride / Downtown Seattle is a bus route operated by King County Metro in Seattle, Washington State.
Route Details
This east-west bus route runs between Bear Creek Park & Ride and Downtown Seattle via Sammamish and northern Issaquah. Service runs during weekday peak hours only, with 3 westbound trips to Seattle in the morning and 4 eastbound trips to Bear Creek in the afternoon[1].
Eastbound trips depart Stewart Street & Yale Avenue N west on Stewart Street, south on 2nd Avenue, south on 4th Avenue S, east on I-90, north on 77th Avenue SE, east on N Mercer Way, stopping at Mercer Island Park & Ride, south on 80th Avenue SE, east on I-90, stopping at Eastgate Freeway Station and north on Highlands Drive NE to Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride. The route then heads north on Highlands Drive NE, north on Issaquah Pine Lake Road SE and west on SE 30th Street to South Sammamish Park & Ride. The route then heads east on SE 30th Street, north on 228th Avenue SE, north on Sahalee Road NE, west on Redmond - Fall City Road NE, north on 188th Avenue NE, west on NE 65th Street, north on 185th Avenue NE, west on NE 68th Street, north on 180th Avenue NE and north on 178th Pl NE to Bear Creek Park & Ride.
Westbound trips depart Bear Creek Park & Ridesouth on 178th Pl NE, south on 180th Avenue NE, east on NE 68th Street, south on 185th Avenue NE, east on NE 65th Street, south on 188th Avenue NE, east on Redmond - Fall City Road NE, south on Sahalee Road NE, south on 228th Avenue SE and west on SE 30th Street to South Sammamish Park & Ride. The route then heads east on SE 30th Street, south on Issaquah Pine Lake Road SE, south on Highlands Drive NE and south on 9th Avenue NE to Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride. The route then heads south on 9th Avenue NE, south on Highlands Drive NE, west on I-90, stopping at Eastgate Freeway Station, west on N Mercer Way, stopping at Mercer Island Park & Ride, west on I-90, north on 4th Avenue S and north on Olive Way to 8th Avenue.
Frequency
| Branch | Weekdays | |
| AM Peak | PM Peak | |
| 216 Eastbound |
N/A | 30-60 |
| 216 Westbound |
30 | N/A |
Points of Interest
- Downtown Seattle
- Pioneer Square
- Pioneer Square Station
- University Street Station
- Seattle Public Library - Central Branch
- Seattle Art Museum
- Westlake Center
- Westlake Station
- Seattle Center Monorail
- International District / Chinatown Station
- King Street Station
- Mercer Island Park & Ride
- Eastgate Park & Ride
- Swedish Medical Center Issaquah
- Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride
- South Sammamish Park & Ride
- Pine Lake
- Sammamish
- Skyline High School
- Eastlake High School
- Evans Creek Preserve
- Sportsman Park
- Redmond Hill
- Southeast Redmond
- Marymoor Park
- Bear Creek Park & Ride
History
- September 2017 - All trips revised to use regular I-90 lanes, westbound trips revised to use 4th Avenue instead of 5th Avenue through Downtown Seattle. Eastbound trips revised to use Stewart Street instead of Pine Street
- September 2018 - Eastbound trips revised to use 4th Avenue instead of 5th Avenue in Downtown Seattle. All trips revised to bypass Rainier Freeway Station
- Spring 2020 - October 2, 2021 - service suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
- September 2, 2023 - Service suspended due to operator shortage
References
- ↑ Route 216-218 Schedule, kingcounty.gov, retrieved 2-15-2022
