12 Facts About Puyallup station

Puyallup station is a train station in the city of Puyallup, Washington, United States.

The station is located northwest of downtown Puyallup and includes two platforms, several bus bays, and 640 parking spaces.

Puyallup station is located on the north side of Main Avenue in downtown Puyallup, between 5th Street and Meridian Street.

The Puyallup station has three primary park and ride lots to the north, south, and west of the platforms with a capacity of 364 vehicles.

Additional park and ride spaces are available at two lots in downtown Puyallup station that are leased by Sound Transit, bringing total parking capacity to 640 stalls.

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Puyallup station has five bicycle racks and 20 bicycle lockers located on the platform.

Puyallup's first train station was built in 1877 for the Northern Pacific Railway, shortly after the town was platted by founder Ezra Meeker.

Puyallup station was chosen a potential commuter rail stop during early studies into a Seattle–Tacoma line in the late 1980s.

The Puyallup station's design, based on the "Craftsman" style of the old Northern Pacific depot, was scaled back in early 1999 due to a shortfall in the project's $10.

Construction on the station began months later than other stations, due to changes in the final design process, and Puyallup was skipped by Sounder trains during the first months of service in late 2000.

The opening of the station was credited with attracting new businesses and development to downtown Puyallup, as part of the city's desired revitalization plan that came bundled with a new public library, central park, and city hall.

Need for expanded parking at Puyallup station led to formal proposals by the city and Sound Transit to build a parking garage for commuters.