Convention Center | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() A southbound Link car leaving Convention Center/South 15th Street station, with the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center in the background | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Other names | Convention Center/South 15th Street | |||||||||||||||
Location | Commerce Street at South 15th Street Tacoma, Washington United States | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°14′58″N 122°26′19″W / 47.249491°N 122.438550°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Sound Transit | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | August 22, 2003[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Convention Center/South 15th Street station is a light rail station on Link light rail's T Line in Tacoma, Washington, United States. The station officially opened for service on August 22, 2003, and is located almost adjacent to the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center.[1] The heart of the downtown business core is also accessible from the station, with several major employers headquartered nearby.
Artwork at the station includes colored panels in the roof and towers of rocks, evoking a Buddhist temple that used to exist in the area.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b 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.