Effective Sunday, June 12, Intercity Transit and Pierce Transit will make route name changes and schedule revisions to long-distance Express service operating between Olympia and Tacoma.

Bus Route Names Change

Several transit routes operating between Olympia and Tacoma will change route numbers in June, based on specific origin and destination.

Pierce Transit Route 602 (Olympia to Lakewood and Tacoma):

Pierce Transit’s Route 603A will be renamed Route 602 to reduce passenger confusion with Intercity Transit's Route 603.

Intercity Transit Route 605 (Olympia and Lacey to Lakewood and Tacoma):

Intercity Transit’s Route 603 trips that serve the Lacey Transit Center will be renamed Route 605.  Current Route 603 trips that do not serve Lacey will remain Route 603.

Schedule Adjustments

Intercity Transit will add two northbound and two southbound weekday trips to its Olympia
Express service.  These trips and other schedule adjustments help fill service gaps created by Pierce Transit’s service reductions, also effective June 12.

Intercity Transit Route 603 (Olympia to Lakewood and Tacoma) weekday service:

Southbound:  An additional departure from 10th & Commerce in Tacoma at 8:05 a.m.
Northbound:  An additional departure from the Olympia Transit Center at 6:30 p.m.

Intercity Transit Route 605 (Olympia and Lacey to Lakewood and Tacoma) weekday service:

Northbound:  An additional departure from the Olympia Transit Center at 6:30 a.m.
Southbound:  An additional departure from 10th and Commerce in Tacoma at 8 p.m.

Pierce Transit Olympia Express

Pierce Transit will make reductions to its local and Olympia Express services, also effective Sunday, June 12, including service between Pierce and Thurston Counties. Visit www.piercetransit.org for details. 

Pierce Transit is also proposing to eliminate all Olympia Express service effective October 2011. A public hearing is scheduled for June 13.   

New Schedule Information

Intercity Transit’s latest Transit Guide, to be distributed broadly the week of June 6, shows the June service changes, has information on all of Intercity Transit’s 23 routes, and includes an extensive listing of public transportation services provided in the region.  The guide, dated June 12, is available beginning the second week of June at area Timberland Library branches, local Safeway stores, on buses, and at the Customer Service center located in the Olympia Transit Center.  Intercity Transit information is also available online at intercitytransit.com or by calling Customer Service at 360-786-1881 or 1-800-287-6348.  Please note that these transit changes will not appear on Intercity Transit’s online trip planner until June 12.