While I’m not much of a country fan, I am surprised that Sound Transit will be running Sounder from Seattle to Tacoma for the Celine Dion concert. Regular Sounder fares apply, which is 4.75 $one way. I do believe this is the first concert train that Sounder has ran to date.
Sounder will depart Seattle at 5:45pm and arrive at 6:44pm and will return to Seattle 30 minutes after the “House Lights” come on. If you miss the train, don’t fret – One block South, hop on ST Express 594 for the ride down to Tacoma Dome Station and take Sounder back North.
Tacoma Link will also be extended to 12am/midnight for those whom which to check out and enjoy the new clubs in bars that have been surfacing in Tacoma as of late. A lot of excellent places, including Harmon’s, one block South of Union Station (On the corner of 21st and Pacific) Plus, Tacoma Link is free.
On the flip side – want to come up to Seattle to check out the night life? Hop on Sounder Northbound after the concert and take the ST Express back. Have fun while not having to worry about drinking and driving or totaling your car.
Tacoma Link is free?! How do we get that deal?
Celine Dion is not country … crap maybe … but not country
I know. That’s hilarious. :)
Not the first train. Rascal Flatts, Dixie Chicks, Nickelback
Tacoma Link is always free. And a big free parking lot on one end and a downtown with paid parking (though relatively cheap) at the other end. Of course people ride it. 2,000 a day. A whopping twice what ride the SLUS.
There are a lot of people who use the Tacoma Dome park-and-ride for buses going into Downtown or the U-District, too. When I was in Tacoma, I never found the Tacoma Link particularly useful because the line is so short and nearly all the buses that stop at Tacoma Dome (where it starts) also stop at 10th and Commerce (where it ends). However, it was always fun to ride! I can see how it might be useful for visitors to get from UW Tacoma to the Convention center or the like. That’s not too far to walk but the hill is steep and the weather often nasty.
I don’t know the Tacoma Link numbers, but the SLUT is successful even without much of SLU being built yet (biomed is there, but little housing and no Amazon). 2008 ridership on the Seattle [SLU] Streetcar reached 347,000 riders on October 1, surpassing first-year ridership three months ahead of schedule.
My wife (and her mom and sis) took the Sounder to the Garth Brooks last year.
This was on purpose, wasn’t it?
I do not like when people disparage La Momette. Okay, just kidding, she’s awful. We’re doing Canada a favor with this.
Great idea. But Celine Dion? Ugh. AC/DC’s coming soon! Rail crowd for that concert?
David
“Railway to Hell”?
Hahaha, you know I should ask that. That would be an awesome train to be a part of =D