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72
Weekday: Sept. 20, 2008 thru Feb. 6, 2009

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Downtown Seattle Tunnel Operation Info for this route.

Weekday
Rider Alert Jan. 9-10: Virginia Street between 7th Avenue & 9th Avenue.
Saturday Sunday Route Map
To DOWNTOWN SEATTLE (Weekday):
    NE 130th   Lake City Wy    NE 80th      NE 65th     University  Fairview Av  University  International   3rd Av    
        &          NE &           &            &          NE &           &       Street Sta  Dist Station       &      
   35th Av NE    NE 125th    15th Av NE   15th Av NE     NE 45th     Denny Way      Bay-C        Bay-C        Pike     

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To LAKE CITY (Weekday):
   On S Jackson   3rd Av    International University   Fairview Av  University     NE 65th      NE 80th     Lake City  
       at            &      Dist Station  Street Sta       N &       Way NE &         &            &        Way NE &   
    5th Av S       Union        Bay-A        Bay-A      Denny Way     NE 45th    15th Av NE   15th Av NE    NE 130th   

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Timetable Symbols

E-Route 72 Express
To downtown Seattle: Afternoons via Eastlake Ave E. Weekday mornings via I-5. Makes no stops between 12th Ave NE & NE Campus Parkway and Convention Place Station (Stewart St & Yale Ave when tunnel is closed).
To Lake City: Afternoons via I-5. No stops between Convention Place Station and NE Campus Parkway & Brooklyn Ave NE (EXCEPT at NE 42nd St & 8th Ave NE when express lanes are open). Mornings via I-5. No stops between Convention Place Station and Brooklyn Ave NE & NE Campus Pkwy.
§-Estimated time.

Special Service Info

  • Route 70 on weekdays and Saturdays, and routes 71, 72 and 73 at nights and all day Sunday, provide local service via Eastlake Avenue between downtown Seattle and the University District.
  • Additional express service via Eastlake is provided by Route 66. Please refer to the individual timetable for schedule information.

Downtown Seattle Tunnel Operation Information
Route 72, operates in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel when it's open. The 1.3-mile, five-station tunnel (see downtown map of tunnel) is open for service weekdays from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Trips that use the tunnel are noted on schedules in this timetable. When the tunnel is closed, Route 72 to Lake City will operate local service north on Third Ave and east on Virginia St (east on Olive Way when operating express service). To downtown, Route 72 will operate west on Stewart St and south on Third.

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