Puyallup

Puyallup station is a train station in the city of Puyallup, Washington, United States. It is served by the S Line, a Sounder commuter rail line operated by Sound Transit that runs from Pierce County to Seattle. The station is located northwest of downtown Puyallup and includes two platforms, several bus bays, and 640 parking spaces. Puyallup station opened on February 5, 2001, on the site of the city's original train depot, which was built in 1877 and demolished in 1974. The station's park and ride was expanded to 1,044 stalls in 2023 with the opening of a new parking garage. In addition to train service, the station is also served by Sound Transit Express and Pierce Transit buses that connect Puyallup to nearby cities. Description Puyallup station is located on the north side of Main Avenue in downtown Puyallup, between 5th Street and Meridian Street. It consists of two side platforms on the north and south sides of the two railroad tracks, along with several platform shelters that are shared with four bus bays, primarily on the north side, and a drop-off area. The station has 1,044 parking stalls available through several park and ride lots and a five-story parking garage with 510 stalls and a pedestrian bridge over 5th Street Northwest. Additional park and ride spaces are available at two lots in downtown Puyallup that are leased by Sound Transit. Puyallup station also has five bicycle racks and 28 bicycle lockers located on the platform and in the garage. The station is connected to downtown Puyallup via two walkways along the tracks that run west to 5th Street and east to Meridian Avenue. Its shelters were designed to resemble Puyallup's historic train depot and incorporate elements of the Craftsman architectural style. Sound Transit commissioned one piece of public art for Puyallup station, Speed the Plow by Gloria Bornstein, which consists of seven decorative arches that reference Puyallup's geologic and agricultural history with depictions of farming tools.