Station Data:

Address

1001 Puyallup Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98421

Location

47.25 N, 122.42 W

Elevation

10m / 33ft

Population

193,556 (Census 2000)

Staff

Staffed

Open Hours

7:30am - 8:30pm Daily

Building

Built in 1984

Ridership

101,413 (FY2006)

Amtrak Train Information:

CASCADES

[ Vancouver, BC - Seattle, WA - Portland, OR - Eugene, OR ]

COAST STARLIGHT

[ Seattle, WA - Portland, OR - Sacramento, CA - Los Angeles, CA ]

Urban Railroads:

SOUNDER

Commuter Train

TACOMA LINK

Light Rail

Station Building
8 / 20 / 2001

Station Building
8 / 20 / 2001

Looking toward West (Los Angeles)
8 / 20 / 2001

Looking toward East (Seattle)
8 / 20 / 2001

Tacoma Union Station is located in downtown Tacoma.  This building is not currently used for passenger station.  It's the Federal Court House, I think.
                    8 / 20 / 2001

Sounder Temporary Platform Entrance is located east of Amtrak Tacoma station.  This platform will be moved to 2 blocks south in 2003 Fall.
                    8 / 20 / 2001

Visited in March  2003

Ticket Counter and Waiting Area
3 / 10 / 2003

Looking toward South (Tacoma Dome)
3 / 10 / 2003

Looking toward West (Los Angeles)
3 / 10 / 2003

Tacoma Bridge
3 / 10 / 2003

Sounder Station (Under Construction)
Opened on Sep. 15, 2003
3 / 10 / 2003

Tacoma Link - Tacoma Dome Station
Opened on Aug. 22, 2003
3 / 10 / 2003

Tacoma Link (Sound Transit)

Tacoma Link Garage

Tacoma Link is FREE to ride.