Washington State Ferries

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Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, operating a network of passenger and vehicle routes across the waterways of Washington State.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Black Ball Line (Puget Sound) 1

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ferry system
public transportation agency
abbreviation WSF
accepts ORCA card
surface form: ORCA card (regional transit smart card)
annualRidership tens of millions of passengers
annualVehicleTraffic millions of vehicles
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fareSystem ticketed service
fleetSize over 20 vessels
foundedBy Washington
surface form: State of Washington
hasVesselType Evergreen State-class ferry (retired)
Issaquah-class ferry
Jumbo Mark II-class ferry
Jumbo-class ferry
Olympic-class ferry
headquartersLocation Seattle, Washington, United States
surface form: Seattle, Washington
inception 1951
isLargestFerrySystemIn United States of America
surface form: United States
languageOfOfficialCommunication English
modeOfTransport water transport
notableVessel MV Chimacum
MV Elwha (retired)
MV Hyak (retired)
MV Issaquah
MV Kaleetan
MV Puyallup
MV Samish
MV Spokane
MV Samish
surface form: MV Suquamish

MV Tacoma
MV Tokitae
MV Walla Walla
MV Wenatchee
numberOfRoutes over 10 routes
operatesIn Washington
surface form: Washington State
operator Washington State Department of Transportation
ownedBy Washington
surface form: State of Washington
ownedInfrastructure docks
ferry terminals
maintenance facilities
parentOrganization Washington State Department of Transportation
predecessor Washington State Ferries self-linksurface differs
surface form: Black Ball Line (Puget Sound)

Puget Sound Navigation Company
regulates onboard safety procedures
route San Juan Islands
surface form: Anacortes–San Juan Islands

Anacortes–Sidney, British Columbia (seasonal, suspended at times)
Edmonds–Kingston
Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth
Mukilteo–Clinton
Point Defiance–Tahlequah
Port Townsend, Washington
surface form: Port Townsend–Coupeville

Bainbridge Island
surface form: Seattle–Bainbridge Island

Bremerton
surface form: Seattle–Bremerton

Seattle–Vashon (passenger-only, historical/periodic)
serviceArea Admiralty Inlet
Hood Canal
Puget Sound
Salish Sea
San Juan Islands
Juan de Fuca Strait
surface form: Strait of Juan de Fuca

Whidbey Island
surface form: Whidbey Island region
serviceType passenger ferry
vehicle ferry
subjectTo U.S. Coast Guard regulations
Washington State transportation law
website https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/washington-state-ferries

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Bainbridge Island connectedBy Washington State Ferries
Elliott Bay hasFerryOperator Washington State Ferries
Puget Sound region hasFerrySystem Washington State Ferries
Bremerton hasTransport Washington State Ferries
Puget Sound region hasTransportationAgency Washington State Ferries
ORCA card operatedBy Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries predecessor Washington State Ferries self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Black Ball Line (Puget Sound)
Vashon Island servedBy Washington State Ferries
downtown Seattle transportHubFor Washington State Ferries
subject surface form: Downtown Seattle