Swift Bus Rapid Transit
Swift Bus Rapid Transit (stylized Swift, in italics) is a bus rapid transit system operated by Community Transit in Snohomish County, Washington, part of the Seattle metropolitan area. Swift consists of two routes: the Blue Line, which runs 16.7 miles (26.9 km) on the State Route 99 corridor between Everett and Shoreline; and the Green Line from the Boeing Everett Factory to Mill Creek and Bothell.
| Swift | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Locale | Snohomish County, Washington, U.S. |
| Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 2 (1 planned) |
| Number of stations | 64 (14 planned) |
| Annual ridership | 1,621,838 (2015): 37 |
| Website | communitytransit.org/swift |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | November 29, 2009 |
| Operator(s) | Community Transit |
| Number of vehicles | 30 articulated buses |
| Headway | 10–20 minutes |
| Technical | |
| System length | 29.2 mi (47.0 km) |
Swift has the highest ridership of any Community Transit service, carrying over 1.6 million total passengers on the Blue Line in 2015.: 37–38 The service also has the highest frequency out of all Community Transit routes, ranging from 10 minutes on weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., to 20 minutes 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 College opened in 2016. The original line, known only as "Swift", became the "Blue Line" in August 2016. The Green Line, opened on March 24, 2019, runs from the Boeing Everett Factory to Mill Creek and Bothell via State Route 527. 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.