Commerce Street/South 11th Street station

Commerce Street/South 11th Street
Commerce Street/South 11th Street
	Link Light Rail station
Location	Commerce Street at South 11th Street; Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates	47.252802°N 122.439308°W
Owned by	Sound Transit
Line(s)	Line T
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Sound Transit Express, Pierce Transit, Intercity Transit
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle lockers
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 15, 2011[1]
Services

Commerce Street/South 11th Street is a light rail station on Link light rail's Orange Line in Tacoma, Washington, United States. The station officially opened for service on September 15, 2011 as an infill station,[1] and is located one block south of the Commerce Street transit mall, served by Sound Transit Express, Pierce Transit and Intercity Transit buses.

It 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]

Following the completion of the Orange Line's extension to the Hilltop area in 2022, the station will be renamed to Theater District, replacing the current station at South 9th Street. The name change was requested by the City of Tacoma and members of the community.[5]

References

"Tacoma Link Commerce Street Station opens tomorrow" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. September 14, 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. 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 2015-12-22. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
Matthews, Todd (September 12, 2011). "New Link light rail stations open Thursday". Tacoma Daily Index. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
"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.

External links

Sound Transit Rider Guide

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[ST-Opening-1] "Tacoma Link Commerce Street Station opens tomorrow" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. September 14, 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved September 17, 2014.

[2] Matthews, Todd (March 23, 2011). "Next stop for downtown Link light rail? 11th and Commerce". Tacoma Daily Index. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

[3] Sound Transit Board (July 28, 2011). "Sound Transit Motion No. M2011-51" (PDF). Sound Transit. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

[4] Matthews, Todd (September 12, 2011). "New Link light rail stations open Thursday". Tacoma Daily Index. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

[5] "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.