South Tacoma Commuter Rail Station

During peak hours trains will depart to Seattle every 30 minutes. Located a few blocks from the South Tacoma business district, the station is scheduled to become operational in 2011 when track work is completed.

The project consists of a 1,000-foot-long train platform, five distinctive stainless steel canopies, connection with Sound Transit Express and Pierce Transit buses, a park-and-ride facility, a kiss and ride, a landscaped access path, and distinctive sculptural forms by artist Ilan Averbuch at both ends of the station. Shelter structures appear as proscenium openings, and are organized along an undulating black granite ribbon. The ribbon is punctuated at one end by a black granite bench and at the other end by a stone sculpture that suggests an exaggerated railroad spike. The station architecture and sculptural forms imply a physical sense of movement - an integrated theme in the architect-artist collaboration.