Sound Transit route 566 'Auburn / Overlake'
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| Service Area | Overlake, Bellevue, Renton, Kent, Auburn | |
| Termini | Overlake (Redmond Technology Station) Auburn (Auburn Station) | |
| Operations | King County Metro | |
| Vehicles | NFI DE60LF  NFI D60LFR NFI DE60LFR NFI XD60 NFI XDE60
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| Branches | 566 Overlake 566 Auburn Station | |
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566 Auburn / Overlake is an express bus route operated by Sound Transit in the Puget Sound area of Washington State[1].
Route Details
This north-south express bus route runs between Auburn and Overlake via Bellevue, Renton and Kent. Service runs during weekday peak hours only, with northbound trips to Overlake in the morning and southbound trips to Auburn and Kent in the afternoon. There is no weekend service on this route.
The first two morning northbound trips start at Kent Station instead of Auburn Station.
Frequency
| Branch | Weekdays | ||
| Early AM (4:45-5:30 AM) |
AM Peak (5:30-9:45 AM) |
PM Peak (1:45-6:30 PM) | |
| 566 Northbound |
30 | 20-30 | N/A |
| 566 Southbound |
N/A | N/A | 20-30 |
Route Stops
Towards Overlake Transit Center
- Auburn Station (Bay 2)
- Auburn Park & Ride (Bay 1)
- W Smith & 4th Ave N
- Kent Station (Bay 3)
- Central Ave N & S 228th St
- Rainier Ave S & S 7th Ave
- Renton Transit Center (Bay 1)
- Park Ave N & N 6th St
- Park Ave N & N 8th St
- Southport Dr N & Garden Ave N
- Bellevue Transit Center (Bay 11)
- Overlake Freeway Station EB (SR 520 & NE 40th St)
Towards Auburn Station
- Redmond Technology Station (Bay 4)
- Overlake Freeway Station WB (SR 520 & NE 40th St)
- Bellevue Transit Center (Bay 6)
- Southport Dr N & Lake Washington Blvd N
- Park Ave N & N 8th St
- Park Ave N & N 6th St
- Renton Transit Center (Bay 4)
- Rainier Ave S & SW 7th St
- Central Ave N & S 228th St
- Kent Station (Bay 8)
- 4th Ave N & W Smith St
- Auburn Park & Ride (Bay 1)
- Auburn Station (Bay 4)
History
- February 2010 - Route introduced by combining routes 564/565 South Hill/Federal Way - Overlake[2]
- November 2021 - Frequencies reduced, reverse peak trips deleted due to operator shortages
- March 22, 2022 - Route operations taken over by King County Metro from Pierce Transit. [3]
References
- ↑ Lost & Found, soundtransit.org, retrieved 13-11-2010
- ↑ Sound Transit 2010 Service Implementation Plan December 10, 2009, soundtransit.org, retrieved 13-11-2010
- ↑ Sound Transit announces March 2022 Service Change Sound Transit, retrieved 28-02-2022
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