Holiday Service

The following is the holiday schedule for regular transit service. For Access Transportation, see the Access holiday service page which has specific Access information.

Holiday	Date	Service Type	Tunnel
Veterans Day	Tue., 11/11/08	WNUW ¹	Open
Thanksgiving Day	Thur., 11/27/08	Sunday	Closed
Day after Thanksgiving	Fri., 11/28/08	WNUW ¹ & Partial Holiday	Open
Christmas	Thurs., 12/25/08	Sunday	Closed
Day after Christmas	Fri., 12/26/08	Partial Holiday	Open
New Year's Eve	Wed., 12/31/08	WNUW ¹	Open
New Year's Day	Thurs., 1/1/09	Sunday	Closed
Day after New Year's Day	Fri., 1/2/09	WNUW ¹ & Partial Holiday	Open
MLKing, Jr. Day ²	Mon., 1/19/09	WNUW ¹ & Partial Holiday	Open
Presidents' Day	Mon., 2/16/09	WNUW ¹ & Partial Holiday	Open
Memorial Day	Mon., 5/25/09	Sunday	Closed
Independence Day Observed	Fri., 7/3/09	Sunday	Open ³
Independence Day	Sat., 7/4/09	Saturday	Open ³
Labor Day	Mon., 9/7/09	Sunday	Open ³
Veterans Day	Wed., 11/11/09	WNUW ¹	Open
Thanksgiving Day	Thur., 11/26/09	Sunday	Open ³
Day after Thanksgiving	Fri., 11/27/09	WNUW ¹ & Partial Holiday	Open
Christmas	Fri., 12/25/09	Sunday	Open ³
New Year's Eve	Thurs., 12/31/09	WNUW ¹	Open
University Of Washington
UW Not in Session	8/25/08 - 9/19/08	WNUW	Open
UW Not in Session	12/15/08- 1/2/09	WNUW	Open
UW Not in Session	3/23/09 - 3/27/09	WNUW	Open
UW Not in Session	6/8/09 - 6/12/09	WNUW	Open
UW Not in Session	8/24/09 - 9/18/09	WNUW	Open
UW Not in Session	9/21/09 - 9/29/09	WNUW	Open
UW Not in Session	12/21/09 - 12/31/09	WNUW	Open

¹ The Rt. 540 will operate full weekday service on WNUW days starting with the Sept. '08 Service Change.
² Sunday fares are in effect on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Metro Routes.
³ This Tunnel decision is still tentative.

Sound Transit service may not adhere to this same schedule.
When Metro buses operate on Sunday schedules on the holiday being observed, if they do not normally have Sunday service, they will not operate on the holiday.
This list is subject to change.

Partial Holiday service is reduced weekday service levels:

Routes operating regular Weekday schedule: 2, 5, 5 EX, 8, 11, 15, 15 EX, 16, 17, 18, 18 EX, 21, 21 EX, 22, 23, 25, 27, 30, 35, 38, 51, 54, 54 EX, 55, 56, 56 EX, 57, 66, 71, 71 EX, 72, 72 EX, 73, 73 EX, 74 EX, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 99, 105, 106, 113, 118, 119, 121, 122, 125, 128, 131, 132, 154, 155, 173, 180, 200, 204, 209, 213, 221, 222/233, 225, 229, 234, 236, 238, 240, 245, 248, 253, 280, 301, 306, 345, 347, 348, 522, 540, 545, 550, 554, 555, 556, 560, 564, 565, 577, 688, 901, 903, 908, 909, 914, 916, 917, 918, 919, 926, 927, 941, 952.
Routes operating partial Weekday schedule: 1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17 EX,19, 24, 26, 26 EX, 28, 28 EX, 31, 33, 36, 37, 39, 41, 42, 42 EX, 43, 44, 48, 48 EX, 49, 60, 64, 65, 67, 68, 70, 75, 101, 107, 110, 111, 116, 120, 123, 134, 139, 140, 143, 148, 149, 150, 153, 158, 159, 164, 166, 168, 169, 174, 177, 179, 181, 182, 183, 187, 190, 194, 202, 203, 211, 212, 214, 215, 216, 218, 230, 232, 242, 244, 249/921, 251, 252, 255, 257, 269, 271, 280, 303, 312, 311, 330, 331, 342, 346, 358, 915, 929.
Routes not operating: 2 EX, 7 EX, 9, 32, 34, 45, 46, 53, 76, 77, 79, 114, 126, 133, 152, 157, 161, 162, 167, 170, 175, 191, 192, 196, 197, 201, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 217, 219, 237, 243, 247, 250, 256, 260, 261, 265, 266, 268, 272, 277, 291, 304, 308, 316, 355, 372, 373, 600, 661, 885, 886, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 912, 925, 935, 981, 982, 984, 986, 987, 988, 989, 994, 995.

WNUW (When no University of Washington):

Weekday schedule will be operated. The following routes will have selected trips cancelled: Routes 31, 48, 65, 67, 68, 75, 167, 197, 205, 272, 277, 372 and ST 540.

Waterfront Streetcar - Route 99

The Benson Waterfront Streetcar (Route 99) does not operate on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day or New Year's Day.