Service Changes

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Community Transit Service Changes: What you need to know

Community Transit has four service changes during the year: two larger service changes in March and August, and two smaller ones in June and December.

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What Service Changes Include

Service changes may involve new schedules, route updates, stop adjustments, or different bus types. These updates help Community Transit respond to rider demand, funding levels, and the need to improve service efficiency and effectiveness.

How Service Changes are planned

Before making changes, public transit agencies like Community Transit analyze ridership data, travel patterns, and community demographics. They also work with community groups, transit advocates, and local officials to make sure changes meet the needs of the community.

Sharing plans with riders

Community Transit shares upcoming service change plans through outreach to local groups, online announcements, news articles, social media posts, and printed materials, all of which are also translated into Spanish and other languages on request.

Why Service Changes matter

Service changes help Community Transit keep up with changing community needs, making public transit more accessible and reliable. They also often include changes based on rider feedback.

Plan for Service Changes

Community Transit publishes new schedules and trip planning tools weeks before each change. This allows riders to adjust their travel plans. Riders should also sign up for Rider Alerts to get notified if your route is changing.

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Need help planning a trip?

Contact our Customer Care team for additional assistance. This team of transit experts can help you with questions and concerns, and can help with personalized trip planning and even printed route maps and schedules.

Changes to bus service started on June 13

On Saturday, June 13, 2026, Community Transit introduced a new route to East King County and made minor schedule changes. Be sure to check your route schedule in case any updates were made to your usual travel route.

Additional Information

These changes are made with you in mind, helping provide more reliable service, improved connections, and in some cases, more options for your trips.

  • Is the schedule at my bus stop accurate?
    Bus schedules changed starting Saturday, June 13. Route 908, which replaced Route 424, will begin service on Monday, June 15, so please check the effective date online or at your bus stop to make sure you’re viewing the correct schedule. Current schedules can be found on the Maps & Schedules web page.
  • Regularly ride light rail?
    We recommend riders sign up for Sound Transit rider alerts to know about changes or disruptions to light rail service. Sign up for Sound Transit alerts

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Are you a new rider?

Check out our bus service map to see where you can go on Community Transit service.

Learn about other upcoming changes to transit service:

Sound Transit

King County Metro