King County Metro route 630 'Mercer Island / First Hill / Downtown Seattle'

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King County Metro route 630 'Mercer Island / First Hill / Downtown Seattle' is wheelchair accessible.
630 First Hill / Mercer Island
Arboc Spirit of Libery - 457 operating on route 630 to Mercer Island.
Service Area First Hill, Downtown Seattle, Mercer Island
Termini First Hill / Downtown Seattle (Boren Avenue & E Yesler Way / 5th Avenue S & S Jackson Street)
Mercer Island (Mercer Village Center)
Operations DART
Vehicles Arboc Spirit of Liberty
Arboc Independence
Branches 630 Mercer Island
630 First Hill / Seattle

Route Diagram

630 Mercer Island / First Hill is a bus route operated by King County Metro in Seattle, Washington State.

Route Details

This east-west bus route runs between Mercer Island and Downtown Seattle via First Hill. Service runs during weekday peak hours only, with trips to Mercer Island in the afternoon, and to Seattle in the morning[1].

Westbound trips depart Mercer Village Center east on SE 68th Street, north on Island Crest Way, north on 86th Avenue SE, west on SE 40th Street, north on Island Crest Way, west on N Mercer Way, south on 76th Avenue SE, west on SE 24th Street, north on W Mercer Way, west on I-90, north on Rainier Avenue S, north on Boren Avenue, west on Seneca Street and south on 5th Avenue to S Jackson Street.

Eastbound trips depart Boren Avenue & E Yesler Way north on Boren Avenue, west on Seneca Street, south on 5th Avenue, east on Airport Way S, south on 6th Avenue S, west on S Royal Brougham Way, east on I-90, south on W Mercer Way, east on SE 24th Street, south on 76th Avenue SE, east on SE 27th Street, north on 77th Avenue SE, east on N Mercer Way, south on Island Crest Way, east on SE 40th Street, south on 86th Avenue SE, south on Island Crest Way and west on SE 68th Street to Mercer Village Center.

Frequency

Branch Weekdays
AM Peak
(6-8 AM)
PM Peak
(4-5:50 PM)
630
Eastbound
N/A 45
630
Westbound
40 N/A

Points of Interest

  • Mercer Village Center
  • Mercer Island
  • Pioneer Park
  • Mercer Island High School
  • Mercer Island Park & Ride
  • Northwest Mercer Island
  • First Hill
  • First Hill Streetcar
  • Harborview Medical Center
  • Swedish Hospital First Hill
  • University Street Station
  • Seattle Central Library
  • Pioneer Square Station
  • International District
  • International District / Chinatown Station
  • King Street Station

History

  • September 2017 - Southern route terminus extended to Mercer Village Center from SE 46th Street. Routing along 86th Avenue SE added, and flexible service zone expanded to include Mercer Island High School
  • September 2018 - Routing revised to use regular I-90 lanes
  • April 2020 - Route suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • October 2, 2021 - route restored, with slightly reduced frequencies compared to pre-pandemic service levels

References

  1. Route 630 Schedule, kingcounty.gov, retrieved 12-24-2021
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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
Routes

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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
Former Routes

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