Bus rapid transit service in Snohomish County, Washington
Swift
A southbound Blue Line bus at Wetmore Avenue Station in downtown Everett
Overview
Locale
Snohomish County, Washington, U.S.
Transit type
Bus rapid transit
Number of lines
3
Number of stations
78
Annual ridership
1,621,838 (2015)[1]: 37
Website
communitytransit.org/swift
Operation
Began operation
November 29, 2009
Operator(s)
Community Transit
Number of vehicles
45 articulated buses
Headway
10–20 minutes
Technical
System length
40.5 mi (65.2 km)
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 three routes that total over 40 miles (64 km) in length. The Blue Line, opened in 2009, runs on the State Route 99 corridor between Everett and Shoreline. The Green Line opened in 2019 and runs from the Boeing Everett Factory to Mill Creek and Bothell via State Route 527. It was followed by the Orange Line, which connects Lynnwood to Mill Creek, in 2024.
Swift has the highest ridership of any Community Transit service. 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 in March 2019 and was followed by the Orange Line in 2024. 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.
^2016–2021 Transit Development Plan (PDF) (Report). Community Transit. May 5, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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