Theater District station (Sound Transit)
Theater District station is a light rail station on Link light rail's T Line in Tacoma, Washington, United States. The station was originally named Commerce Street/South 11th Street station and opened for service on September 15, 2011, as an infill station.[1] It is one block south of the Commerce Street transit mall, served by Sound Transit Express, Pierce Transit and Intercity Transit buses.
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.jpg) Southbound platform under the station's previous name | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Commerce Street at South 11th Street Tacoma, Washington United States | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°15′10″N 122°26′22″W / 47.25278°N 122.43944°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Sound Transit | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Sound Transit Express, Pierce Transit, Intercity Transit | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | September 15, 2011[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Commerce Street/South 11th Street (2011–2023) | |||||||||||||||
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A station at South 11th Street was proposed by the City of Tacoma in 2010 and approved by the Sound Transit Board in September 2010.[2] The station was officially named "Commerce Street" by a Sound Transit Board motion passed on July 28, 2011.[3] Construction began in April 2010 and cost approximately $350,000.[4] The station was built with 40-foot (12 m) platforms, approximately half the length of other Tacoma Link stations.[1]
On October 11, 2022, Commerce Street became the northern terminus of Line T following the closure of Theater District/South 9th Street station, which was relocated as part of the Hilltop Extension.[5] Following the completion of the extension on September 16, 2023, Commerce Street was renamed to Theater District; its name was previously used by the South 9th Street station, which was renamed to Old City Hall station after it was moved a block north.[6] The name change was requested by the City of Tacoma and members of the community.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Tacoma Link Commerce Street Station opens tomorrow" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. September 14, 2011. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ^ Matthews, Todd (March 23, 2011). "Next stop for downtown Link light rail? 11th and Commerce". Tacoma Daily Index. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ Sound Transit Board (July 28, 2011). "Sound Transit Motion No. M2011-51" (PDF). Sound Transit. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Matthews, Todd (September 12, 2011). "New Link light rail stations open Thursday". Tacoma Daily Index. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "T Line returns to service Tuesday, October 11" (Press release). Sound Transit. October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Sailor, Craig (September 14, 2023). "Tacoma Link doubles in length Saturday. Sound Transit isn't delivering what they promised". The News Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ "Sound Transit Motion No. M2017-118" (PDF). Sound Transit. November 16, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
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