Swift Bus Rapid Transit
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A southbound Swift bus at Wetmore Avenue Station in downtown Everett
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| Overview | |
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| Locale | State Route 99, Snohomish County |
| Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 1 (1 more planned) |
| Number of stations | 33 (31 more planned) |
| Annual ridership | 1,621,838 (2015) |
| Website | communitytransit |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | November 29, 2009 |
| Operator(s) | Community Transit |
| Number of vehicles | 15 diesel-electric hybrid buses |
| Headway | 12–20 minutes |
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| System length | 16.7 mi (26.9 km) |
Swift Bus Rapid Transit is a bus rapid transit system operated by Community Transit in Snohomish County, Washington, part of the Seattle metropolitan area. As of 2016[update], Swift consists of a single line (the Blue Line), which runs 16.7 miles (26.9 km) on the State Route 99 corridor between Everett and Shoreline.
Swift has the highest ridership of any Community Transit route, carrying over 1.6 million total passengers on the Blue Line in 2015. The service also has the highest frequency out of all Community Transit routes, running at 12-minute headways on weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and 20-minute headways during early mornings, late nights, and weekends.
The first 28 Swift stations were opened on November 29, 2009 at a cost of $29 million. Four infill stations in Everett were opened in 2011, and a southbound infill station serving Edmonds Community College opened in 2016. The original line, known only as "Swift", became the "Blue Line" in August 2016.
A second line, from the Boeing Everett Factory to Mill Creek and Bothell via State Route 527, is in development, and is expected to open in 2019 as the Green Line. Long-range plans adopted by Community Transit include Swift trunk lines replacing its most popular corridors by 2030, feeding into future Link Light Rail stations at Lynnwood Transit Center and Everett Station.
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