King County Metro route 9 'Rainier Beach Station / Columbia City / Broadway'

9X Rainier Beach Station / Broadway
Service Area	Rainier Beach, Columbia City, Mt. Baker, First Hill
Termini	Rainier Beach Station Broadway (E Aloha Street & 10th Avenue E)
Operations	Ryerson Base
Vehicles	NFI XDE60 Orion VII
Branches	9X Broadway 9X Rainier Beach Station
Route Diagram

9 Rainier Beach Station / Columbia City / Broadway is a bus route operated by King County Metro in Seattle, Washington State.

Route Details

This north-south express bus route runs between Rainier Beach and Broadway via Columbia City and First Hill. Service runs during weekday peak hours only, with 6 trips running north to Broadway in the morning and 5 trips running south to Rainier Beach Station in the afternoon.

Northbound trips depart Martin Luther King Jr Way S & S Henderson Street north on Martin Luther King Jr Way S, east on S Trenton Street, south on Renton Avenue S, east on S Henderson Street, north on Rainier Avenue S, west on S Jackson Street, north on 12th Avenue S, north on Boren Avenue and north on Broadway to Aloha Street.

Southbound trips depart E Aloha Street & 10th Avenue E south on 10th Avenue E, south on Broadway, south on Boren Avenue, south on 12th Avenue S, east on S Jackson Street, south on Rainier Avenue S and west on S Henderson Street to Renton Avenue S.

Frequency

Branch	Weekdays
	AM Peak	PM Peak
9X Northbound	30	N/A
9X Southbound	N/A	30

Points of Interest

• Rainier Beach Station
• Rainier Beach
• Rainier Beach High School
• Rainier Valley
• Columbia City
• Mt. Baker
• Mt. Baker Transit Center
• Mt. Baker Station
• Judkins Park
• Yesler Terrace
• First Hill
• Seattle University
• First Hill Streetcar
• Capitol Hill Station
• Capitol Hill

Route Stops

To Broadway

• All local stops to Rainier Avenue S & S Graham Street
• Rainier Ave S & S Orcas St
• Rainier Ave S & S Edmunds St
• Rainier Ave S & S Geneseee St
• Rainier Ave S & S Andover St
• Rainier Ave S & S Forest St
• Rainier Ave S & S Walker St
• Rainier Ave S & I-90
• Rainier Ave S & S Charles St
• Rainier Ave S & S Dearborn St
• 12th Avenue S & S Jackson Street
• All local stops to terminus

To Rainier Beach

• All local stops to 12th Avenue S & S Jackson Street
• Rainier Ave S & S King St
• Rainier Ave S & S Norman St
• Rainier Ave S & I-90
• Rainier Ave S & S Walker St
• Rainier Ave S & S Stevens St
• Rainier Ave S & S Andover St
• Rainier Ave S & S Genesee St
• Rainier Ave S & S Graham Street
• All local stops to terminus

History

• March 2020 - Route suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
• October 2021 - Route restored