Community Transit Launches Swift Orange Line in Edmonds, Washington, US by Chin Hei Leung / SOPA Images
On Saturday, Community Transit officially opened its "Swift Orange Line." The $83 million project is the agency's third "Swift Bus Rapid Transit Service" (BRT) line. It consists of an 11-mile route linking Edmonds College, Alderwood Mall and Mill Creek as well as the future light rail station in Lynnwood.
Officials with Community Transit said ridership on the Blue and Green Lines accounted for almost 2.5 million, or more than a third, of total boardings last year and expect those record numbers to continue growing with the Orange Line.
The BRT services begin at 4:15 a.m. weekdays and as early as 6 a.m. on Saturdays and 7 a.m. on Sundays, with each bus departing every 10 to 20 minutes. A service Community Transit hopes will serve the community for decades to come.
The Lynnwood Link Extension is set to open later this year. It'll be 8.5 miles, serving four stations between Shoreline and Lynnwood. Officials with Sound Transit expect 47,000 to 55,000 daily riders by 2026.
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