Sound Transit route 540 'Kirkland / University District'
540 Kirkland/University District is an express bus route operated by Sound Transit in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. This route is operated by Pierce Transit under contract[1].
It is currently the only Sound Transit route that has been operated by all 3 agencies.
This route was discontinued in March 2020 as a part of the North Eastside Restructure. This service was replaced with King County Metro route 255.
Route Details
This east-west express bus route runs between Kirkland and University District via Montlake. Normal service frequencies are 30 minutes but peak hour, peak direction service is improved to 10-15 minutes. The route does not run on weekends.
Route Stops
Towards Kirkland
- 15th Ave NE & NE 42nd St
- Stevens Way & Memorial Way
- Stevens Way & Pend Oreille Rd
- Stevens Way & Benton Ln
- Stevens Way & Rainier Vista
- Stevens Way & Garfield Ln
- Grant Ln & Stevens Way
- 15th Ave NE & NE 40th St
- NE Pacific St & 15th Ave NE
- UW Station (Bay 1) (NE Pacific St & Montlake Blvd NE)
- Montlake Blvd E & E Lake Washington Blvd
- Evergreen Point Freeway Station EB (SR-520 & Evergreen Point Rd)
- Yarrow Point Freeway Station EB (SR-520 & 92nd Ave)
- South Kirkland Park & Ride
- 108th Ave NE & NE 58th St (Northwest College)
- NE 68th St at 108th Ave NE
- 6th St S & NE 68th St
- Kirkland Transit Center (Bay 2)
Toward University District
- Kirkland Transit Center (Bay 2)
- 6th St S & 9th Ave S
- 108th Ave NE & NE 58th St (Northwest College)
- South Kirkland Park & Ride
- Yarrow Point Freeway Station WB (SR-520 & 92nd Ave)
- Evergreen Point Freeway Station WB (SR-520 & Evergreen Point Rd)
- Montlake Blvd E & E Shelby St
- UW Station (Bay 2) (NE Pacific St & Montlake Blvd NE)
- NE Pacific St & 15th Ave NE
- 15th Ave NE & NE Campus Pkwy
- 15th Ave NE & NE 42nd St
- Stevens Way & Memorial Way
- Stevens Way & Pend Oreille Rd
- Stevens Way & Benton Ln
- Stevens Way & Rainier Vista
- Stevens Way & Garfield Ln
- Grant Ln & Stevens Way
History
- September 2000 - Service introduced with eastbound service terminating at Bear Creek Park & Ride[2]
- February 2008 - All weekend service discontinued and service to Bear Creek Park & Ride replaced by a King County Metro Transit route[2]
- March 2019 - Contract operator transferred from King County Metro to Community Transit (First Transit)
- September 23 2019 - Contract operator transferred from Community Transit (First Transit) to Pierce Transit
- March 2020 - Route terminated, route replaced with King County Metro route 255 and Sound Transit route 544.
Vehicles
Service vehicles include Gillig Phantom 
buses.
References
- ↑ Lost & Found, soundtransit.org, retrieved 13-11-2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2010 Service Implementation Plan December 10, 2009, soundtransit.org, retrieved 13-11-2010
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