(Editor’s note, 4/3/20: Metro made additional service reductions beginning on Monday, April 6, 2020. Please visit kingcounty.gov/ReducedSchedule for the latest updates. The information and language below, except for the date, remain accurate.)
English – March 23, 2020 King County Metro COVID-19 Update: Your bus may be running less often, during fewer hours, and/or be canceled. Text your bus stop ID # to 62550 for to find out when the next bus will arrive.
Spanish: El 23 de marzo de 2020 Actualización de King County Metro sobre COVID-19: Es posible que su autobús pase con menos frecuencia, en horarios más limitados o que se cancele el servicio. Mande un mensaje de texto al 62550 con el número de identificación de su parada de autobús para saber cuándo pasará el próximo autobús
Amharic: መጋቢት (ማርች) 23 2020 King County Metro COVID-19 ወቅታዊ መረጃ፡- እርስዎ የሚጠቀሙበት አውቶብስ የምልልስ ፍጥነቱ ሊቀንስ ይችላል፣ በጥቂት ሰዓታት ብቻ ሊመጣ ይችላል እና/ወይም ሊሰረዝ ይችላል። ቀጣዩ አውቶብስ የሚደርስበትን ጊዜ ለማወቅ የአውቶብስ ፌርማታ መለያ ቁጥሩን ወደ 62550 ይላኩ
Arabic: في 23 مارس 2020 تحديث King County Metro (إدارة النقل العام في مقاطعة كينج) حول فيروس كورونا المستجد (COVID-19): قد تقل رحلات حافلتكم عن المعتاد، و/أو تستمر رحلاتها لساعاتٍ أقل، و/أو تُلغى. أرسل رقم معرف محطة الحافلات القريبة منك في رسالة نصية إلى الرقم 62550 لمعرفة وقت وصول الحافلة التالية. [تضاف لقطة شاشة للمنظر الذي سيبدو عليه ذلك
Chinese: 2020年3月23日 金縣都會交通局 (King County Metro) COVID-19 消息更新：巴士班次或運行時段可 能減少和/或被取消。將您的巴士站 ID 編號發短信至 62550，了解下一輛巴士的到 達時間
Filipino: Noong Marso 23, 2020 Update ng King County Metro para sa COVID-19: Maaaring mas madalang ang pagtakbo ng iyong bus, sa mas maikling oras, at/o makansela. I-text ang # ng iyong bus stop ID sa 62550 upang malaman kung kailan darating ang susunod na bus.
Hindi: 23 मार्च, 2020 King County Metro COVID-19 अपडेट: आपकी बस कम बार, कम घंटों के लिए चल सकती है, और/या रद्द हो सकती है। अगली बस आने का समय जानने के लिए 62550 पर अपने बस स्टॉप की ID # लिखकर भेजें।
Japanese: 2020年3月23日King County Metro COVID-19情報更新：ご利用のバスには運行本数の削減、運行時間の短縮、運行の中止が生じる場合があります。ご利用のバス停のID番号に62550を入力すると、次のバスの到着時間が確認できます
Khmer: នៅថ្ងៃទី ២៣ ខែមីនាឆ្នាំ ២០២០ ព័ត៌មាននៃជំងឺ COVID-19 សម្រាប់ប្រព័ន្ធរថយន្តក្រុង King County៖ រថយន្ដក្រុងរបស់អ្នកប្រហែលជាដំណើរការមិនញឹកញាប់ និងមានរយៈពេលពេលតិចជាងមុន និង/ឬ ត្រូវលុបចោលការធ្វើដំណើរ សូមផ្ញើលេខសម្គាល់ចំណតរថយន្តក្រុងរបស់អ្នកទៅកាន់លេខ 62550 ដើម្បីដឹងថាតើរថយន្តក្រុងបន្ទាប់នឹងមកដល់នៅពេលណា។
Korean: 2020년 3월 23일 King County Metro COVID-19 업데이트: 버스는 평소보다 운행 시간 및 빈도가 줄고/줄거나 운행이 취소될 수도 있습니다. 다음 버스의 도착 시간을 알아보려면 62550번으로 버스 정류장 ID 번호를 문자 메시지로 보내세요
Russian: 23 марта 2020 Изменения в работе King County Metro в связи с COVID-19: ваш автобус может ездить реже, по сокращенному графику и/или быть отменен. Отправьте идентификационный номер своей автобусной остановки на номер 62550, чтобы узнать, когда приедет следующий автобус.
Somali: maarso 23 keeda, 2020 Xogtii ugu danbaysay ee shirkada Metro ee Degmada King ay ka bixinayso cudurka COVID-19: Baskaaga ayaa soo laabanaaya si ka yar sidii caadiga ah, inta lagu jiro saacado dhawr ah, iyo/ama la joojin karaa. U dir nambarka aqoonsigaaga astaanka baska nambarka 62550 si aad u ogaato xiliga baska xigga goobta imaanaayo.
Thai: ในวันที่ 23 มีนาคม ค.ศ. 2020 ອັ ບເດດກ່ຽວກັ ບ COVID-19 ຂອງ King County Metro: ລົ ດເມຂອງທ່ານອາດຈະແລ່ນໜ້ອຍຖ້ຽວລົ ງໃນລະຫວ່າງສອງສາມຊົ່ ວໂມງ ແລະ/ຫຼື ຖື ກຍົ ກເລີ ກ. ສົ່ ງໝາຍເລກ ID ບ່ອນຈອດບ່ອນລົ ດເມຂອງທ່ານຫາເບີ 62550 ເພື ່ ອຊອກຮ ູ້ວ່າລົ ດເມຖ້ຽວຖັ ດໄປຈະມາຮອດເມື່ ອໃດ.
Vietnamese: Vào ngày 23 tháng 3 năm 2020 Cập Nhật về COVID-19 của Metro Quận King: Xe buýt của quý vị có thể chạy ít chuyến hơn, ít giờ hơn trong ngày và/hoặc bị hủy. Nhắn tin số ID điểm dừng xe buýt của quý vị đến 62550 để tìm hiểu thông tin về thời gian chuyến xe buýt tiếp theo sẽ đến
Ukraine: 23 березня 2020 року Зміни в роботі King County Metro через ситуацію з COVID-19: ваш автобус може їздити рідше, за скороченим графіком і/або бути скасованим. Відправте ідентифікаційний номер своєї автобусної зупинки на номер 62550, щоб дізнатися, коли приїде наступний автобус.
It would be nice to know that the bus 77 only operates once an hour, for the afternoon. Would you up date that schedule too? Thank you!
I know bus drivers are essential personnel and I appreciate them very much. Thanks again!
Hi, Vicki – You can check with trips aren’t running by route here: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/schedules-maps/reduced-schedule/canceled-trips.aspx.
I need to use the bus to get to work as I work for an essiental company and sometimes when I text this number I don’t get a response for 30+ mins. How am I supposed to catch the bus at an acceptable time if this doesn’t even work.
Hi, John – You can check which trips aren’t running here: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/schedules-maps/reduced-schedule/canceled-trips.aspx. If you pick which route you ride from the drop down menu, it’ll provide you with a list of exact trips aren’t currently operating.
I went to the Reduced Schedule page as directed. I saw that my bus will be on reduced schedule. No where am I able to find what this schedule is.
Will you please post it somewhere? It looks like I have to go to a bus stop and guess.
Hi, Adria – We’ve updated our information and you can now find which trips aren’t running here: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/schedules-maps/reduced-schedule/canceled-trips.aspx.
Two blog posts ago: “More detail on service reductions will be shared by Friday, March 20.”
It’s the Sunday before the reduced service goes into effect. LOL what detail? You people are a joke.
All you’ve done is list the lines that will be affected—and that the only way customers can find out how the schedules have changed is to use the trip planner and text4departures? So now you’re obliging your customers to A) have mobile phone service and possibly B) note every stop ID from which a customer would want to board from in order to know when the next bus will arrive? (it’s either that or wait at one of your luxurious not-always-existent bus shelters aimlessly)
…and of the methods you could have used to update people, the one that is most frequently used (Transit App, whose schedule data is available on everyone’s mobile device offline and OneBusAway) those are not the means you decided to update—gotta go for the obscure, seldom-used methods)
That’s not acceptable
If KCM were smart it would optimise the timetables during this period of reduction to service frequencies that people can easily remember “e.g. every 30 minutes/every 15 minutes”
But we all know you’re not the brightest SO NOW what you have to do is go into each individual line that is affected and both on it’s online web page and the PDF timetable you’ll need to spend the time to redact/blackout the trips that have been cancelled
And it’s time well invested—because after all, there is no definitive end-date as to when this reduction needs to remain in effect.
Don’t even tell me that I shouldn’t be even be outside to begin with
I shouldn’t be surprised that KCM management/planners always manage to screw up practically anything it does and doesn’t double-check/revisit its actions to see how it might perhaps negatively impact the customers you purport to serve.
Like the arrogant way you’ll just 100% cut lifeline routes like 208—North Bend/Snoqualmie’s *only* public transport connection to Greater Seattle. After all, sure they’re customers—and they probably need to go somewhere—but they’re just not that important.
I’m not griping about the service reductions—I understand those, totally understandable—I’m griping about the insufficient way you’re notifying people about changes you plan to make and above all your abject incompetence, which is hardly appreciated even on a good day.
“King County Metro run by morons” would be a grave offence to morons. I don’t expect world-class service from a third-rate city, but come on—this is pathetic, even by your standards.
So, do I even try to get downtown to catch the early sounder or not. I don’t know. No idea if and when there will be a bus to get downtown. I can’t plan if I don’t know what is going on. Maybe get up real early and figure out the schedules myself then try to get to work with my new found knowledge on Tuesday. One would assume there is a schedule given there is a list of buses with schedule changes and drivers have to be arranged. I am sorry things are a mess but a little more information is needed.
Hi, Brook – Thank you for your patience as we work to develop materials during this time. You can find which trips aren’t running here: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/schedules-maps/reduced-schedule/canceled-trips.aspx.
We don’t wanna use your friggin tool. We want to see SPECIFIC information on trip times. Why is that so hard?
You can find which trips aren’t running at the moment here: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/schedules-maps/reduced-schedule/canceled-trips.aspx.
Once again, Metro will not publish which runs on affected routes will be canceled. How am I suppose to catch a bus, if I can’t determine if it is even running? And the phrase, “Just wait for it or the next bus….” is a complete lie. What if there is no “next bus”. Because, we don’t know which ones are running!
Hi, Daniel – You can find which trips aren’t running here: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/schedules-maps/reduced-schedule/canceled-trips.aspx.
SAFETY CONCERN: I appreciate seniors being able to leave the bus through the front door of the bus. The REAR DOOR is often to high to be able to step off SAFELY.