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| Sound Transit has three Skoda 10T LRVs for use on the Tacoma LINK light
rail system. These cars were piggybacked onto an order for The Portland
Streetcar in Portland, Or. Tacoma LINK started running on August 22, 2003 and
within the first 6 months of operated exceeded their 2010 ridership expectations
of 2300 people a day. Currently it carries about 2800 people every weekday. They
run on a line that is 1.2 miles long, from the Tacoma Dome Station, near the
Tacoma Dome which has Pierce Transit local bus service, and Intercity and Sound
Transit Regional bus service along with Sounder commuter trains, and the Amtrak
station nearby. This area is also known as the "Dome District", the
other end of the line is the "Theater district" with the Rialto,
Pantages, and Tacoma Actors Guild Theatres, along with the soon to be renovated Winthrop
hotel. This stop is located on commerce street with easy transfers to
Pierce Transit local bus service and is in-between Opera Row and Antique Alley
above on Broadway and various bars and nightclubs on pacific. The middle of the
line at 19th and Pacific, you will find the University of Washington's Tacoma
campus, the Federal Courthouse, State History Museum and Bridge of Glass leading
to the Tacoma Glass Museum and to round it out the Tacoma Art Museum is located
at 17th and Pacific The Line comprised of single and double track.
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