Orange Line, a rapid bus service to Lynnwood light rail, opens Saturday

LYNNWOOD — Community Transit is set to launch its new Orange Line Swift rapid-transit bus line Saturday — a crucial link to Lynnwood’s new light rail station, which is set to open this year.

Snohomish County’s transit authority will host a block party from 12 to 3 p.m. Saturday near Brier Hall at Edmonds College. The Orange Line is Community Transit’s third bus rapid-transit line, following the Blue Line and Green Line.

The Orange Line will run 11 miles between Edmonds College and Mill Creek. It is a key part of Community Transit’s plan to funnel people to light rail. The line stops at the Lynnwood Transit Center, the northern terminus of Link light rail, once the Lynnwood extension begins service. As of this month, light rail runs from Northgate to SeaTac.

The bus line will stop at the Mill Creek Town Center, Ash Way Park and Ride, Swamp Creek Park and Ride, Alderwood Mall, and then the community college. The Orange Line is Community Transit’s first east-west Swift line.

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