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How to Ride Swift Bus Rapid Transit

Includes general Swift information, fare payment instructions, shelter amenities, Swift route and destinations, and features and benefits of bus rapid transit.

 

Shopping, work, errands. Swift Bus Rapid Transit, for the way you live.

 

Welcome to Swift, the first Bus Rapid Transit line in the region, launched by Community Transit. 

 

What is Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT? It’s a way to move transit riders quickly on a busy roadway. It offers the efficiency and appeal of light rail, with the flexibility and low cost of buses. Swift uses existing lanes, priority signals and other devices to keep the buses moving.

 

Community Transit is changing the way people will ride buses in Snohomish County. Swift will make it easy, fast and frequent.

 

Swift has its own distinctive, large stations--fourteen in each direction along the route--that provide ticketing, shelter, seating and information. Raised curbing allows smooth access onto the low-floor Swift buses. 

 

It’s easy to use Swift Bus Rapid Transit. You prepay at the station one of two ways. You can buy your ticket at the ticket vending machines, or you can use your ORCA card. You don’t even need a schedule--it will only be a matter of minutes until the next bus arrives. 

 

And fast? You bet. Swift BRT buses come every 12 minutes on weekdays from 6 am to 7 pm, and every 20 minutes early mornings, nights and Saturdays. Boarding is quick because passengers have prepaid and they can board through any of three extra-wide doors. 

 

The front door and ramp allows riders using mobility devices to enter the bus easily and quickly, and access a new passive restraint system, which does not require any assistance from the coach operator. Swift also has standard tie-down securement, if you require that.

 

The rear door is designated for bicycle boarding and storage in an onboard bike rack. These innovative bike racks are quick to use, secure and out of the way.

 

Swift will travel a 17-mile route along Highway 99, Evergreen Way, Rucker and Pacific Avenues, Everett Station to the north, and south to Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline. These transit stations will allow connections to public transportation throughout Puget Sound, including Sounder commuter trains, Greyhound and Amtrak. 

 

Wondering about local service? Swift stations are conveniently located near both Community Transit and Everett Transit’s regular bus stops, so you can make easy connections to local routes you use now. 

 

And a partnership between Community Transit and Everett Transit means that moving along Snohomish County’s busiest transit corridor will be easier than ever.

 

What do you think…shall we ride Swift together?

 

Let’s start our ride at the Swift Cherry Hill station at 176th Street northbound in Lynnwood. The information kiosk--located at every station--shows all the stops, and also, about how long it will take to get from station to station. Let’s ride Swift all the way to the 4th Avenue Station in Everett.

 

On Swift, you pay before you board. Swift fares are the same as local Community Transit buses.

 

Follow the easy directions on the ticket vending machine, insert exact change or a credit card and the machine will issue a ticket. Or, if you want to pay with your ORCA smart card, there are two ORCA card readers, one at each end of the station platform. 

 

ORCA is the smart new way to get around Puget Sound on public buses, trains and ferries. You’ll never have to carry exact change again! And only ORCA will include a transfer to or from other routes. To get an ORCA card or for more information, contact ORCA Customer Service at 1-888-988-6722 or visit www.orcacard.com. 

 

You’ll need to keep your ticket or show your ORCA card once you’re onboard, if requested by a Swift Ambassador. The fare is good for one ride. When we’re ready to return on Swift, we’ll need to buy another ticket. 

 

It should be just a few minutes until the next bus arrives, so let’s take a seat. Swift platforms are designed with comfortable benches, and windscreens for protection from the weather. You may occasionally see Swift Ambassadors at the stations who are happy to answer any questions you may have.

 

Here’s the Swift bus now. 

 

We can board at any one of the three extra wide doors, at the same time that other passengers are exiting the bus. And since we’ve already paid our fare, we can move directly to our seats. Swift seats are extra wide for even more comfort. Some riders may choose to stand and use the hand straps for shorter distances.

 

We’re using Swift to go to the 4th Avenue Station in Everett. Checking the Line Map on the bus, there are only 4 stops to our destination. The stations are only about a mile apart so we’ll be there before you know it! Community Transit buses have always been a great way to get around Puget Sound. And now Swift Bus Rapid Transit allows us to travel quickly to a variety of destinations along Highway 99, including work, restaurants, school and appointments. 

 

Occasionally, a Swift Ambassador will be onboard to check for fare payment. Simply present your pre-paid ticket stub, or your ORCA card for verification.

 

Here we are at the 4th Avenue station. That was quick! The Swift bus automatically stops at every station, so there is no need to press a button or pull a stop cord.

 

When it’s time to take Swift BRT back to the Cherry Hill station at 176th, we’ll cross the street and take the southbound Swift. We’ll need to buy another ticket for the ride back before we board, here at the southbound station. 

 

And we’re on our way back home!  

 

Community Transit is changing the way people will ride buses in Snohomish County. Swift will make it easy, fast and frequent.

 

Shopping. Work. Errands.

 

Swift Bus Rapid Transit.

 

For the way you live.