Old City Hall station explained

Old City Hall
Style:Sound Transit
Address:Commerce Street
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates:47.2577°N -122.4404°W
Tracks:1
Opened:August 22, 2003[1]
September 16, 2023[2]
Closed:August 1, 2022
Accessible:Yes
Former:Theater District/South 9th Street (2003–2022)
Mapframe:yes
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Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

Old City Hall station is a light rail station on Link light rail's T Line in Tacoma, Washington, United States. The station officially opened for service on September 16, 2023;[2] it is located at the northern end of downtown and named for the Old City Hall building, which it is adjacent to.[3] [4]

The station replaced a station known as Theater District/South 9th Street station, located two blocks to the south. That station officially opened for service on August 22, 2003; it was located at the northern end of downtown and named for the several nearby performing arts venues.[1] The station closed on August 1, 2022, as part of work to connect the T Line with its extension to the Hilltop neighborhood, due to its close proximity with the new Old City Hall station.[5]

Artwork at the original Theater District station reflected the Theater District:

Notes and References

  1. News: Corvin . Aaron . August 23, 2003 . Tacoma Link makes its debut . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030901214617/http://www.tribnet.com/news/local/story/3744667p-3771129c.html . September 1, 2003 . August 4, 2015.
  2. News: Tacoma's Hilltop Link extension now open for Pierce County commuters . September 16, 2023 . . . September 16, 2023.
  3. Web site: November 16, 2017 . Sound Transit Motion No. M2017-118 . Sound Transit . January 20, 2018.
  4. Web site: July 2015 . Tacoma Link Expansion . Sound Transit . January 20, 2018.
  5. News: Sailor . Craig . October 11, 2022 . Tacoma street cars return to the rails Tuesday after 10-week absence . The News Tribune . https://archive.today/20221011205934/https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article267134481.html . October 11, 2022 . October 11, 2022.