Theater District station (Sound Transit)

Theater District station is a light rail station on Link light rail's T Line in Tacoma, Washington, United States. The station was originally named Commerce Street/South 11th Street station and opened for service on September 15, 2011, as an infill station.^[1] It is one block south of the Commerce Street transit mall, served by Sound Transit Express, Pierce Transit and Intercity Transit buses.

Not to be confused with Theater District/South 9th Street station.

Theater District
Southbound platform under the station's previous name
General information
Location	Commerce Street at South 11th Street Tacoma, Washington United States
Coordinates	47°15′10″N 122°26′22″W
Owned by	Sound Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Sound Transit Express, Pierce Transit, Intercity Transit
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15)[1]
Previous names	Commerce Street/South 11th Street (2011–2023)
Services
Preceding station Sound Transit Following station Old City Hall toward St. Joseph T Line Convention Center/South 15th Street toward Tacoma Dome
Location

A station at South 11th Street 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]

On October 11, 2022, Commerce Street became the northern terminus of Line T following the closure of Theater District/South 9th Street station, which was relocated as part of the Hilltop Extension.^[5] Following the completion of the extension on September 16, 2023, Commerce Street was renamed to Theater District; its name was previously used by the South 9th Street station, which was renamed to Old City Hall station after it was moved a block north.^[6] The name change was requested by the City of Tacoma and members of the community.^[7]

References

1. "Tacoma Link Commerce Street Station opens tomorrow" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. September 14, 2011. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. 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 December 22, 2015. 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. "T Line returns to service Tuesday, October 11" (Press release). Sound Transit. October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
6. Sailor, Craig (September 14, 2023). "Tacoma Link doubles in length Saturday. Sound Transit isn't delivering what they promised". The News Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
7. "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 station information