Tacoma station (1984)

This article is about the former Amtrak station in Tacoma, Washington. For the original Amtrak station, see Union Station (Tacoma, Washington). For the current Amtrak station, see Tacoma Dome Station. For other uses, see Tacoma Station.

Tacoma, WA
General information
Location1001 Puyallup Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98421[1]
United States
Coordinates47°14′31″N 122°25′14″W / 47.2420°N 122.4206°W / 47.2420; -122.4206
Owned byBurlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingFree
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeTAC
History
OpenedJune 14, 1984;
December 18, 2017 (reopened)
ClosedDecember 17, 2017;
November 18, 2021
Passengers
2016118,832[2] Increase 0.52%
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Olympia-Lacey
toward Los Angeles
 Coast Starlight Seattle
Terminus
Olympia-Lacey
toward Eugene
 Amtrak Cascades Tukwila
toward Vancouver, British Columbia
Seattle
Terminus
 Pioneer
Discontinued in 1997
 Olympia-Lacey
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Tacoma was an Amtrak train station in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It was served by Amtrak's Cascades and Coast Starlight lines. The building was constructed in 1984 to a standard design that Amtrak developed in the 1970s and used at locations throughout the country for the next two decades. The station was replaced by a new Amtrak facility at Tacoma Dome Station, an existing commuter rail and light rail hub, that opened in 2017; however, it was reopened 24 hours after closing due to the 2017 Washington train derailment on the new line to the new station.[3][4] The station remained in service until the Point Defiance Bypass was reopened to Amtrak trains on November 18, 2021.

  1. ^ "Tacoma, WA (TAC)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2016, State of Washington" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Amtrak trains will revert to old route Tuesday, one cancelled". seattlepi.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "Amtrak Service Disruption South of Seattle" (Press release). Amtrak. December 19, 2017. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.