Tacoma station (Amtrak)

This article is about the modern Amtrak station in Tacoma, Washington. For the former Amtrak station, see Union Station (Tacoma, Washington). For other uses, see Tacoma Station.
Tacoma
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Location 1001 Puyallup Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98421[1]
 United States
Coordinates 47°14′31″N 122°25′14″W / 47.2420°N 122.4206°W / 47.2420; -122.4206Coordinates: 47°14′31″N 122°25′14″W / 47.2420°N 122.4206°W / 47.2420; -122.4206
Owned by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Line(s)
  Amtrak Cascades
  Coast Starlight
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking Free
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code TAC
History
Opened 1984
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 118,223[2] Decrease 6.16%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Los Angeles
Coast Starlight
Terminus
Amtrak Cascades
  Former services  
Terminus
Pioneer
Discontinued in 1997
toward Chicago
Location
Location of the Tacoma Amtrak Station
Location of Tacoma Station within Washington

Tacoma is an Amtrak train station in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is served by Amtrak's Cascades and Coast Starlight lines. The one story building was constructed to a standard design that Amtrak developed in the 1970s and used at locations throughout the country for the next two decades. Typical features included at Tacoma are brick walls, floor to ceiling windows and a flat, black, cantilevered roof. [3]

Replacement

Amtrak trains will be rerouted away from Tacoma's shoreline and onto a new inland cutoff route, the Point Defiance Bypass, in late 2017, and as a result, the station will be relocated to the Freighthouse Square building, a former warehouse rebuilt into a collection of small businesses and eateries near the Tacoma Dome. After an early plan from 2013 to build a new station in the west end of the building was rejected due to public criticism of the design, the state of Washington in 2015 completed a new design, placing the station in the center of the building.[4] In March 2016, the state reached an agreement to purchase the required part of the building and demolish it to make way for the new station, with construction to begin in June 2016.[5]

Schedule

Although the Amtrak Cascades runs between Eugene, Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, there is no train that starts at one terminus and ends at the other. However, each day eight Amtrak Cascades trains (four northbound and four southbound) stop at Tacoma.[Note 1] (The next northbound stop on the Amtrak Cascades is in Tukwila and the next southbound stop is in Lacey.)

The Coast Starlight has a simpler, less frequent schedule and runs daily in each direction between Los Angeles, California and Seattle.[Note 2] (The next northbound stop on the Coast Starlight is in Seattle and the next southbound stop is in Lacey.)

Boardings and alightings

Year 2011[8] 2012[9] 2013[10] 2014[11] 2015[2]
Total 124,252 123,063 126,027 125,984 118,223
YOY Difference - -1,189 2,964 -43 -7,761
YOY Difference % - -0.96% 2.41% -0.03% -6.16%

Notes

  1. ↑ As of 6 January 2014 the new Amtrak Cascades schedule is as follows:[6]
    • Southbound trains:
      • Train 501 stops at 8:13 am (originating in Seattle and heading to Portland, Oregon)
      • Train 513 stops at 12:08 pm (originating in Vancouver, British Columbia and heading to Portland)
      • Train 507 stops at 2:43 pm (originating in Seattle and heading to Eugene, Oregon)
      • Train 509 stops at 6:13 pm (originating in Seattle and heading to Portland)
    • Northbound trains:
      • Train 500 stops at 10:54 am (originating in Eugene and heading to Seattle)
      • Train 506 stops at 2:49 pm (originating in Portland and heading for Seattle)
      • Train 516 stops at 5:19 pm (originating in originated in Portland and heading for Vancouver, British Columbia)
      • Train 508 stops at 9:24 pm (originating in originated in Eugene and heading for Seattle)
  2. ↑ As of 13 January 2014 the southbound Coast Starlight (Train 11) is scheduled to stop at 10:21 am and the northbound (Train 14) is scheduled to stop at 7:03 pm.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Tacoma, WA (TAC)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 11 Jan 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2015, State of Washington" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Amtrak Standard Stations Program". Amtrak History & Archives. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Tacoma Amtrak station final design ready for public review". The News Tribune. October 25, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tacoma Amtrak station construction to begin in June after deal with Freighthouse Square owner". The News Tribune. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Amtrak Cascades" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. 6 Jan 2014. p. 2-3. Retrieved 11 Jan 2014.
  7. ↑ "Coast Starlight" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. 13 Jan 2014. p. 2. Retrieved 11 Jan 2014.
  8. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  9. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  10. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  11. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2014: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.

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