King County Metro route 21 'Westwood Village / Downtown Seattle'

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King County Metro route 21 'Westwood Village / Downtown Seattle' is wheelchair accessible.
21 Westwood Village / Downtown Seattle
21X Arbor Heights / Downtown Seattle
New Flyer XDE60 - 8246 operating on route 21 to Westwood Village passing through SoDo on 1st Avenue S.
Service Area Downtown Seattle, SoDo, West Seattle
Termini Downtown Seattle (3rd Avenue)
Westwood Village (Route 21)
Arbor Heights (Route 21X, SW 106th St & California Ave SW)
Operations Central Base
Vehicles NFI XDE60
Branches 21 Westwood Village
21 Downtown Seattle
21X Arbor Heights
21X Downtown Seattle

Route Diagram

21 Westwood Village / Downtown Seattle is a bus route operated by King County Metro in Seattle, Washington State. An express version of the route is known as 21X Arbor Heights / Westwood Village / Downtown Seattle.

Route Details

This north-south route runs between Westwood Village and Downtown Seattle via 35th Avenue SW. Service runs from 4:45 AM to 1:15 AM on weekdays, 5:45 AM to 1:15 AM on Saturdays and 6 AM to 1:15 AM on Sundays[1]. Service is interlined with route 5. Route 21X service runs during weekday peak hours only, with 7 northbound trips in the morning and 8 southbound trips in the afternoon.

Southbound trips start on 3rd Avenue coming off of route 5 and head south on 3rd Avenue, south on 2nd Avenue Ext S, south on 4th Avenue S, west on Edgar Martinez Drive S, south on 1st Avenue S, west on S Spokane Street, west on the West Seattle Bridge, west on SW Spokane Street, south on SW Avalon Way, south on 35th Avenue SW and east on SW Barton Street to Westwood Village.

Northbound trips depart Westwood Village east on SW Barton Street, south on 26th Avenue SW, west on SW Roxbury Street, north on 35th Avenue SW, north on SW Avalon Way, east on SW Spokane Street, east on the West Seattle Bridge, east on S Spokane Street, north on 1st Avenue S, east on Edgar Martinez Drive S and north on 4th Avenue S to Royal Brougham Street, where the route continues as route 5 to Shoreline.

Route 21X trips do not interline with route 5. All route 21X trips operate an Arbor Heights loop. On southbound trips, the route continues south on 35th Avenue SW, west on SW 100th Street, south on 44th Avenue SW, south on Marine View Drive SW, east on SW 106th Street, south on 39th Avenue SW, south on Marine View Drive SW, north on 35th Avenue SW to SW Roxbury Street, where the trip terminates. On northbound trips, the route departs SW Roxbury Street and 35th Avenue SW, completes the same Arbor Heights loop, and then heads north on 35th Avenue SW, resuming the regular route.

Northbound route 21X trips make no stops between 35th Avenue SW & SW Morgan Street and 1st Avenue S & S King Street except for 35th Avenue SW & SW Avalon Way. Southbound route 21X trips make no stops between 1st Avenue S & Railroad Avenue S and 35th Avenue SW & SW Morgan Street except for 35th Avenue SW & SW Avalon Way.

Route 21X trips take SR 99 into Downtown Seattle, instead of 1st Avenue S.

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
21
Northbound
15-30 15 15 15 15-30 30-60 N/A 30 20-30 20 20-30 30-60 N/A 30-60 30 30 30 30-60 N/A
21
Southbound
30 15 15 15 15-20 30 N/A 30 20-30 20 20 30-60 N/A 60 30 30 30 30-60 N/A
21X
Northbound
15-30 15-30 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
21X
Southbound
N/A N/A N/A 15-30 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Points of Interest

  • Arbor Heights (Route 21X only)
  • Westwood Village
  • West Seattle Stadium
  • Sodo
  • Stadium Station
  • King Street Station
  • International District / Chinatown Station
  • International District
  • Downtown Seattle
  • Seattle 3rd Avenue
  • Pioneer Square
  • Pioneer Square Station
  • University Street Station
  • Seattle Public Library - Central Branch
  • Seattle Art Museum
  • Westlake Center
  • Westlake Station
  • South Lake Union Streetcar
  • Seattle Center Monorail

History

  • March 2018 - Local routing revised to use 1st Avenue S between S Lander Street and Edgar Martinez Drive S
  • September 2018 - Express routing revised to use 1st Avenue S to and from downtown Seattle due to closure of Alaskan Way Viaduct
  • March 2020 - Express routing revised to use Alaskan Way and Columbia Street instead of 1st Avenue S to and from downtown
  • March 2020 - September 17, 2022 - Local and express routings revised to use Spokane Street Bridge due to closure of West Seattle Bridge

References

  1. Route 21 Schedule, kingcounty.gov, retrieved 07-22-2021
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Fleet
Vehicles 3700-3759 4300-4409 4500-4563 4700-4719 4800-4819 6000-6019 6020-6035 6040-6073 6075-6117 6200-6219 6220-6241 6242-6269 6400-6412 6800 6813-6834 6835-6850 6851-6865 6866-6921 6922-6935 6936-6999 7000-7093 7094-7199 7200-7259 7300 7301-7429 7430-7494 8000-8084 8100-8199 8200-8299
Retired Vehicles 900-910, 912-1009 1100-1194 1400-1550 1750-1751 1752-1753 1754-1755 1756-1757 1758-1759 1900-1934 2000-2201 2300-2573 2599 2600-2812 2870-2899 3000-3146 3150-3159 3185-3197 3198-3199 3200 3201-3544 3545-3594 3600-3699 4000-4045 4100-4199 4200-4258 4601-4603 4604-4611 5000-5235 7000
Streetcars 301-303 401-407
Retired Streetcars W2 Class Tram
Facilities Atlantic Base - Bellevue Base - Central Base - East Base - North Base - Ryerson Base - South Base - Bus Tunnel
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Bus

1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9X 10 11 12 13 14 15X 17X 18X 19 21/21X 22 24 27 28 29 31 32 33 36 37 40 43 44 45 48 49 50 55 56X 57 60 61 62 65 67 70 75 79 90 101 102 105 106 107 111 113 114 116 118/118X 119/119X 121 122 123 124 125 128 131 132 143 148 150 153 154 156 157 160 161 162 165 167 168 177 178 179 181 182 183 184 187 190 193 197 200 208 212 214 216 217 218 219 221 225 226 230 231 232 237 239 240 241 245 246 249 250 252 255 257 268 269 271 303 311 322 331 333 342 345 346 348 365 372X 661

Community Shuttle

630 631 635

Trailhead Direct

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DART

204 224 773 775 901 903 906 907 914 915 917 930 931

Sound Transit Contracted

522 541 542 544 545 550 554 555 556 566

Custom School Routes 891 892 893 894 895 981 982 984 986 987 988 989 992 994
Former Routes

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