King County Metro route 345 'Northgate Station / Shoreline South/148th Station’
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| Service Area | Northgate, Bitter Lake, Shoreline | |
| Termini | Northgate Station Shoreline South/148th Station | |
| Operations | North Base | |
| Vehicles | NFI XDE35 
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| Branches | 345 Northgate Station 345 Shoreline South/148th Station | |
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345 Shoreline / Northgate Station is a bus route operated by King County Metro in northern King County, Washington State.
Route Details
This north-south route runs between Northgate Station and Shoreline via Bitter Lake. Weekday service runs from 6:15 AM to 11:45 PM, Saturday service from 6:15 AM to 11:30 PM and Sunday service from 6:45 AM to 11:30 PM.[1].
Northbound trips depart Northgate Station south on 1st Avenue NE, west on NE 92nd Street, north on College Way N, north on Meridian Avenue N, west on N 115th Street, stopping at UW Medical Center Northwest and then heading east on N 115th Street, north on Meridian Avenue N, west on N 122nd Street, north on Densmore Avenue N, east on N 128th Street, north on Meridian Avenue N, west on N 130th Street, north on Linden Avenue N, turning around at N 135th Street and heading south on Linden Avenue N, west on N 130th Street, north on Greenwood Avenue N, north on Westminster Way N, east on N 155th Street, and S on 5th Avenue NE to Shoreline South/148th Station.
Southbound trips depart Shoreline South/148th Station, N on 5th Avenue NE, west on N 155th Street, south on Westminster Way N, south on Greenwood Avenue N, east on N 130th Street, north on Linden Avenue N, turning around at N 135th Street and heading south on Linden Avenue N, east on N 130th Street, south on Meridian Avenue N, west on N 128th Street, south on Densmore Avenue N, east on N 122nd Street, south on Meridian Avenue N, west on N 115th Street, stopping at UW Medical Center Northwest and then heading east on N 115th Street, south on Meridian Avenue N, south on College Way N, east on N 92nd Street and north on 1st Avenue NE to Northgate Station.
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 | |
| 345 Northbound |
20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 60 | N/A | 60 | 30-60 | 30 | 30-60 | 60 | N/A | 60 | 30-60 | 30 | 30-60 | 60 | N/A |
| 345 Southbound |
20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 60 | N/A | N/A | 30-60 | 30 | 30-60 | 60 | N/A | N/A | 30-60 | 30 | 30-60 | 60 | N/A |
Points of Interest
- Northgate Station
- Northgate Mall
- North Seattle College
- UW Medical Center - Northwest
- Haller Lake
- Ingraham High School
- Bitter Lake
- Westminster Triange
- Aurora Square
- Shoreline Community College
- Shoreline South/148th Station
History
- October 2, 2021 - Weekday peak frequencies increased to every 20 minutes (from every 30 minutes), Sunday frequencies improved to every 30 minutes (from every 60 minutes)
- September 14, 2024 - Northern terminus at Shoreline CC and Dayton Avenue N & N 160th Street consolidated and relocated to Shoreline South/148th Station following the extension of the 1 Line from Northgate Station to Lynnwood City Center Station.
References
- ↑ Route 345 Schedule, kingcounty.gov, retrieved 1-20-2023
