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Metro Transit Division

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Metro Transit holiday and reduced service

Holidays

Holiday Date Bus Service
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 16, 2012 Reduced Weekday* & No UW**
(no peak fares)
Presidents’ Day February 20, 2012 Weekday & No UW**
Spring Break
UW not in Session
March 19 - 23, 2012
(weekdays only)
Weekday & No UW**
Memorial Day May 28, 2012 Sunday
Summer Break
UW not in Session
June 11 - 15, 2012
(weekdays only)
Weekday & No UW**
Independence Day July 4, 2012 Sunday
Fall Break
UW not in Session
August 20-September 21, 2012
(weekdays only)
Weekday & No UW**
Labor Day September 3, 2012 Sunday
Veterans Day November 11, 2012 Sunday
Veterans Day
(Observed)
November 12, 2012 Reduced Weekday* & No UW**
(no peak fares)
Thanksgiving Day November 22, 2012 Sunday
Day after Thanksgiving November 23, 2012 Reduced Weekday* & No UW**

* Reduced Weekday Service

During Reduced Weekday Service, some routes are cancelled and others have designated trips cancelled. Weekday fares apply.

Routes cancelled
2EX, 7EX, 17EX, 34, 38, 45, 46, 48EX, 53, 76, 77, 79, 114, 152, 161, 162, 175, 192, 196, 201, 210, 219, 237, 243, 250, 260, 268, 304, 308, 316, 355, 600, 661, 925, 930, and 935

Routes with designated trips cancelled
(These trips are identified in Metro Timetables with an "H".)
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15EX, 18, 18EX, 19, 21, 21EX, 22, 24, 26EX, 28EX, 33, 36, 39, 41, 43, 44, 48, 54, 56, 56EX, 60, 64, 70, 101, 102, 107, 110, 111, 116, 120, 123, 125, 134, 140, 143, 148, 149, 150, 153, 157, 158, 159, 166, 168, 169, 177, 179, 181, 182, 183, 186, 187, 190, 202, 203, 212, 214, 216, 218, 221, 224, 232, 236, 238, 242, 244, 245, 246, 248, 251, 252, 255, 257, 265, 269, 303, 311, 312, 330, 331, 342, 358, and 912.

** Service when University of Washington is not in session (No UW)

When the UW is not in session, some routes operate a weekday schedule with designated trips cancelled. Weekday fares apply.

Routes with designated trips cancelled
(Cancelled trips are identified in Metro Timetables with a "D".)
31, 65, 67, 68, 75, 133, 167, 197, 205, 271, 277, 372 and 373.

Metro Customer Services

Metro's Customer Information call center – 206-553-3000 - is normally open weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. It is closed on major holidays.

Plan your Trip

In the Regional Trip Planner, you can plan trips on holidays and reduced service.

In Metro's Timetables, you can view holiday schedules. Trips marked with "H" do NOT operate during Reduced Weekday Service, and trips marked with "D" operate only UW is in session.

Other Holiday Service

  • Access
  • Sound Transit [external link]
  • City of Seattle South Lake Union Streetcar
  • King County Water Taxi
  • Metro-operated Sound Transit express bus routes operate regular weekday service on "Reduced Weekdays".
  • Metro Boeing and school Custom Bus routes may or may not operate depending on their unique schedules. Typically, these routes do not operate on "Reduced Weekdays" as they tend to coincide with school closures. Please check specific schedules.
Updated: January 12, 2012