T Line (Sound Transit)

T Line
A T Line streetcar on Pacific Avenue
Overview
Other name(s)	Tacoma Link Orange Line
Status	Operational
Owner	Sound Transit
Locale	Tacoma, Washington
Termini	St. Joseph (outbound) Tacoma Dome Station (inbound)
Stations	12
Website	soundtransit.org
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Link light rail
Operator(s)	Sound Transit
Rolling stock	3 Škoda 10 T vehicles 5 Brookville Liberty vehicles
Daily ridership	3,109 (2019, weekdays)[1]
History
Opened	August 22, 2003 (2003-08-22)
Technical
Line length	4.0 mi (6.4 km)
Number of tracks	1–2
Character	At-grade, mixed between street running and exclusive lane
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Operating speed	25 mph (40 km/h)
Route map Show interactive map Legend Stadium District S 4th Tacoma General Old City Hall 6th Ave Theater District Hilltop District Convention Center St. Joseph Union Station South 25th Street Tacoma Dome Operations and Maintenance Facility All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit Show diagram map

The T Line, formerly known as Tacoma Link, is a light rail line in Tacoma, Washington, part of the Link light rail system operated by Sound Transit. It travels 4.0 miles (6.4 km) and serves 12 stations between Tacoma Dome Station, Downtown Tacoma, and Hilltop. The line carried 934,724 total passengers in 2019, with a weekday average of over 3,100 boardings. Tacoma Link runs for nine to 18 hours per day, using streetcars at frequencies of 12 to 20 minutes.

Tacoma Link was approved in a regional transit ballot measure passed in 1996 and began construction in 2000. It was the first modern light rail system to be constructed in Washington state and succeeded a former streetcar system that ceased operations in 1938. Service on Tacoma Link began on August 22, 2003, at five stations, replacing a downtown shuttle bus. A sixth station, Commerce Street/South 11th Street, was opened in 2011. It was designated as the Orange Line in 2019 and renamed to the T Line in 2020.

Sound Transit extended the T Line by 2.4 miles (3.9 km) to the Stadium District and the Hilltop area west of Downtown Tacoma on September 16, 2023. A longer western extension to the Tacoma Community College campus via South 19th Street is planned to open by 2041.