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Article: Rail may shake up bus-rider routines; The train stops here Rainier Beach Station ; The ninth in a series previewing the stations along Sound Transit’s light rail line.(NWTuesday)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
- Article date:
- July 7, 2009
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Byline: Phillip Lucas; Seattle Times staff reporter
In South Seattle, almost everyone knows a bus trip from Rainier Beach north to the Central District or through Greenwood means taking the 48.
But soon after light rail opens July 18, Metro bus routes will be changed to reduce service overlaps -- and some trips out of the neighborhood may get a little more complicated.
Sound Transit light-rail service in Rainier Beach, at the southern edge of Seattle, will mean faster trips to the Chinatown International District and downtown. It will also mean that many bus routes, notably the 42 and 48, stop serving the area in mid-September.
The 42 ...