King County Metro route 61 'North Beach / Sunset Hill / Ballard'

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King County Metro route 61 'North Beach / Sunset Hill / Ballard' is wheelchair accessible.
61 North Beach / Sunset Hill / Ballard
Service Area North Beach, Sunset Hill, Ballard
Termini North Beach(24th and 85th)
Ballard(11th Av and Leary Way NW)
Operations Ryerson Base
Vehicles Gillig Phantom
NFI D40LF
Orion VII
Branches 61 North Beach
61 Ballard

Route Diagram

61 North Beach / Sunset Hill / Ballard was a bus route operated by King County Metro in Seattle, Washington State.

Route Details

This route was created to replace the coverage area lost from the 15, 17, and 18 in the Ballard area, and surrounding areas. The route turned around using the same 24th/28th Ave NW loop as the 18, and traveled via NW 85th St, 32nd Ave NW, Market St, and NW Leary Way. The route ended and made a loop on 11th Ave NW, NW Leary Way, 8th Ave NW, and NW 48th St.

The route ran from 6:30 AM to 10:30 PM on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.[1] It ran with consistent 30 minute frequencies and two buses all day.

Frequency

Branch Weekdays Weekends
Early AM AM Peak Midday PM Peak Early PM Late PM Early AM Morning Afternoon Early PM Late PM
61
North Beach
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
61
Ballard
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30


Route History

Route 61 was created on September 29 2012, as part of the opening of the D line, and was meant to replace coverage lost by the deleted local versions of the 15, 17, and 18.[2]

The 61 lasted two years and was deleted in September 2014 due to budget cuts, along with other routes.[3]

Points of Interest

  • Sunset Hill
  • Loyal Heights
  • Ballard

References

  1. Route 61 Schedule 2013, web.archive.org, retrieved 8-24-2024
  2. September 2012 service change, web.archive.org, retrieved 8-24-2024
  3. September 2014 Service Change, web.archive.org, retrieved 8-24-2024
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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

Issaquah Alps (634) - Mount Si (636) - Mailbox Peak (637) - Cougar Mountain (640)

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
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