Swift Orange Line: opening in 2024
Community Transit is expanding its Swift bus rapid transit (BRT) network by adding a third line, Swift Orange Line.
Swift Orange Line will connect south Snohomish County to the region's high-capacity transit network in 2024 when Sound Transit's Link light rail extends to Lynnwood.
Construction began in May 2022. Swift Orange Line service starts in 2024.
Swift Orange Line
Corridor
The Swift Orange Line will provide east-west connectivity across southern Snohomish County, linking Mill Creek and Lynnwood.
The line will provide easy access to destinations such as:
Swift Orange Line will also connect the park and rides at McCollum Park, Ash Way, Swamp Creek, and Lynnwood.
Terminal Stations
Community Transit is planning to update and redesign McCollum Park Park & Ride and Edmonds College Transit Center as part of the Swift Orange Line project.
New transit centers will be built, and stations will be redesigned with a rain shelter, improved lighting, and real-time information signs. Improvements will be made to roads and technology to make buses faster and more reliable.
McCollum Park Park and Ride
This conceptual map shows the Eastern Terminal of the Swift Orange Line, McCollum Park Park and Ride.
Edmonds College
This conceptual map shows the Western terminal of the Swift Orange Line, Edmonds College.
Timeline
The Swift Orange Line Project Timeline is approximate as follows:
- Feasibility Study: 2017 – 2018
- Project Development: 2019 – 2021
- Construction: 2022 – 2023
- Swift Orange Line Service Begins: 2024
Swift Orange Line Map
The 11-mile Swift Orange corridor will serve McCollum Park, Mill Creek Town Center, Alderwood Mall, and Edmonds College, while connecting Swift Blue and Green lines, and light rail.
Redesigned Swift stations
Swift Orange Line will have newly-designed stations. The new design includes rain shelters, improved lighting, real-time information signs, and additional seating.
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