Seattle–Woodinville Bus Route to Change Nov. 5

Sound Transit Regional Express bus riders heading north from downtown Seattle will see route and stop changes beginning Monday, Nov. 5, to help speed evening rush hour trips, according to a news release from Sound Transit.

ST Regional Express Route 522, which goes to Woodinville, will now turn right onto Pike Street from Fourth Avenue and use the Pike Street entrance to the I-5 express lanes in the afternoon. Its last stop downtown will be on Pike Street just west of Sixth Avenue. 

Transit planners estimate the change will save several minutes getting out of downtown Seattle during the evening rush hours.

To help keep Fourth Avenue moving the change requires closing the bus stop at Fourth Avenue and Union Street. All buses that currently serve that zone will now stop on Fourth Avenue just north of Pike Street adjacent to Westlake Park.

These Sound Transit Express routes will now use the stop at Westlake – 510, 511, 512, 513, 554, 590, 592, 594, 595.

-Information from Sound Transit. Sound Transit plans, builds and operates regional transit systems and services to improve mobility for Central Puget Sound.