Union Station/South 19th Street station explained

Union Station
Style:Sound Transit
Other Name:Union Station/South 19th Street
Address:South 19th Street and Pacific Avenue
Borough:Tacoma, Washington
Country:United States
Coordinates:47.2449°N -122.4366°W
Owned:Sound Transit
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections:Sound Transit Express, Pierce Transit
Accessible:Yes
Opened:August 22, 2003[1]
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

Union Station/South 19th Street 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 August 22, 2003, and serves the University of Washington, Tacoma, a variety of museums, government buildings, and apartment complexes.

The station is named after the nearby and much larger Tacoma Union Station, which now serves as a courthouse. It is located near the University of Washington, Tacoma campus, Museum of Glass, Washington State History Museum, and Tacoma Art Museum. Union Station also serves as the main entryway to the Tall Ships Festival on the nearby Thea Foss Waterway.

Artwork at the station reflects the area's American Indian culture, and the manufacturing and shipbuilding that took place in the vicinity (including in many of the buildings used by UW Tacoma). Artwork includes:

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.