Route 41 (King County Metro)
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| Overview | ||||
| System | King County Metro | |||
| Status | Active | |||
| Began service | September 8, 1970 | |||
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| Route type | Express | |||
| Locale | Seattle, Washington | |||
| Start | Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel | |||
| Via | Northgate Transit Center | |||
| End | Lake City | |||
| Service | ||||
| Frequency | 6–15 minutes | |||
| Weekend frequency | 15–20 minutes | |||
| Daily ridership | 10,000 (weekdays, spring 2015) | |||
| Timetable | King County Metro | |||
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Route 41 is an express bus route operated by King County Metro in Seattle, Washington. It connects Lake City and Northgate to Downtown Seattle, with non-stop service on Interstate 5 between the Northgate Transit Center and Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel.
The route was created in 1970 by the city-run Seattle Transit System as the 41 Blue Streak, the first in a series of express bus services in North Seattle using the Interstate 5 express lanes. It was transferred to Metro in 1973 and dropped the "Blue Streak" branding in 1978. Route 41 was moved to the downtown bus tunnel in 1991, and expanded into an all-day route in 2002. It has since become one of the busiest routes operated by King County Metro, with over 10,000 daily riders. The service is anticipated to be eliminated in 2021, with the opening of Link light rail service to Northgate.
Route 41 begins at International District/Chinatown station at the south end of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. The route is one of seven that use the tunnel, alongside Sound Transit's Link light rail system, and travels through five stations. During tunnel closures, buses travel through Downtown Seattle on 4th Avenue and Olive Way, making stops near stations. At the north end of the tunnel, Convention Place station, route 41 buses travel towards Interstate 5 via a direct ramp to the express lanes during certain times of the day, or via Olive Way for northbound trips and Stewart Street for southbound trips. Route 41 travels non-stop on Interstate 5 for 6 miles (9.7 km) to the Northgate Transit Center, a major bus station in North Seattle near the Northgate Mall; buses stop at bays 2 and 5 for northbound and southbound trips, respectively. From the transit center, route 41 continues north on 5th Avenue Northeast past the Northgate Mall, and turns east onto Northeast 125th Street in Pinehurst. Buses make local stops through the mostly residential area, which gives way to the Lake City commercial center. Route 41 turns north onto Lake City Way and terminates at Northeast 130th Street.
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