Union Station/South 19th Street station

Union Station/South 19th 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 August 22, 2003, and serves the University of Washington, Tacoma, a variety of museums, government buildings, and apartment complexes.[1]

Union Station/South 19th Street
A southbound Tacoma Link car passes the former Union Station as it approaches the South 19th Street stop.
Location	South 19th Street and Pacific Avenue Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates	47.244866°N 122.436630°W / 47.244866; -122.436630
Owned by	Sound Transit
Line(s)	Line T
Connections	Buses 582, 586, 590, 594
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	August 22, 2003[1]
Services
Preceding station     Following station Convention Center/South 15th Street toward Theater District/South 9th Street Line T South 25th Street toward Tacoma Dome

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:

• The outline of a ship's frame and American Indian fishing tools in the median by the station
• Roof of the station platform is meant to look like the ribs of a ship
• Photos and poems covering manufacturing and fishing in the area on the platform

References

1. Corvin, Aaron (August 23, 2003). "Tacoma Link makes its debut". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on September 1, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2015.