[NFBSea] FW: Metro Transit Alert - Avoid Cruel Summer traffic with extra transit service this weekend for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour (Metros Version)

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Fri Jul 21 06:11:15 UTC 2023 

Passing on for your information.

Metro Transit Alert - Avoid Cruel Summer traffic with extra transit service
this weekend for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour (Metros Version)

 

	
 


	




 
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Headed to the Taylor Swift concerts this Saturday and Sunday?


'Tis the season for summer events, King County Metro and Sound Transit are
adding bus, train and water taxi service to help fans travel to and from
sold-out Taylor Swift concerts in Seattle this weekend, July 22 and 23.

Along with the Taylor Swift concerts, there are other events happening in
Seattle that will impact your travel: 

*	Mariners home games at T-Mobile Park
*	SR 520 Bridge closed all weekend
*	Capitol Hill Block Party
*	Seattle Chinatown Seafair Parade 
*	Seattle Storm home game

To plan the best route, visit Metro's online
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Planner, or use third-party apps such as "One Bus Away," Apple Maps, or
Google Maps. Metro Customer Service is also available at 206-553-3000
weekdays, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Press 1 for an interpreter.


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Trip Planning (Metro's Version)


Transit map: Whether coming into Seattle from the north, south, east, or
west, our
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is a handy guide on how you can take transit to get to the concert, showing
both bus routes and ways to connect to Sound Transit Link light rail.


 
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Click on image for link to larger map.

Bus routes: Metro and Sound Transit bus routes 545, 550, 554, as well as
RapidRide Lines C, D and H will have added trips to help meet rider demand
after the concerts.

Water Taxi: Heading home to West Seattle after the concert? The King County
Water Taxi is scheduled to sail from Pier 50 at 11:45 p.m. and 12:15 a.m.
after each of the concerts.  Metro's post-concert Downtown Shuttle will take
passengers directly to the Water Taxi dock at Pier 50.

 
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reach hotels and other bus and rail service.

Board the shuttle on northbound First Ave South, near South Charles Street
as you exit Lumen Field.  A King County Metro Supervisor will be present to
help answer questions and assist customers. This is only available
post-concert. 


 
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Sound Transit Link Light Rail: Sound Transit will be running late-night Link
light rail service until 1:40 a.m. after each of the two concert nights to
help fans travel back home more easily. On July 22 and 23, 1 Line trains
will run:

*	Start of Service - 8 a.m. - Every 12 minutes
*	8 a.m. - 10 p.m. - Every 10 minutes
*	10 p.m. - 1:40 a.m. - Every 15 minutes

Sounder: Event trains will operate on Saturday, July 22, for the 6:30 p.m.
concert.

*	From the south, the inbound Sounder S Line event train departs
Lakewood at 3:11 p.m. The train will stop at all Sounder S Line stations and
arrives at King Street Station at 4:27 p.m.
*	From the north, the inbound N Line event train from Snohomish County
departs Everett at 3:45 p.m. with stops in Mukilteo and Edmonds, arriving at
King Street Station at 4:44 p.m.
*	Both return trains depart 35 minutes after the conclusion of the
concert.


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Fare payment options:

Be sure to have your
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long delays because you don't want to miss one minute! And don't forget, all
fans and riders 18 and younger can ride transit (bus, light rail, water taxi
and the state ferry)
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Crowds are expected before and especially after the concerts and we thank
everyone in advance for their patience as we support the travel needs of all
our riders.

	

 
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