Pierce Transit route 54 'S 38th St - Portland Avenue'
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Service Area | South Tacoma, Tacoma Mall | |
Termini | 72nd Street Transit Center Tacoma Mall Transit Center | |
Vehicles | Gillig Low Floor HEV Gillig Low Floor CNG NFI C40LFR | |
Branches | 54 Tacoma Mall 54 72nd Street TC | |
54 S 38th Street - Portland Avenue is a bus route operated by Pierce Transit in Tacoma, Washington State.
Route Details
This east-west bus route runs between 72nd Street Transit Center and Tacoma Mall Transit Center[1]. Weekday service runs from 5:45 AM to 10 PM, Saturday service from 8:45 AM to 8:15 PM and Sunday service from 9:30 AM to 7:45 PM.
Eastbound trips depart Tacoma Mall Transit Center east on S 48th Street, north on S Alaska Street, east on S 38th Street becoming E 38th Street, south on Portland Avenue E and west on 72nd Street E to 72nd Street Transit Center.
Westbound trips depart 72nd Street Transit Center east on 72nd Street E, north on Portland Avenue E, west on E 38th Street becoming S 37th Street, south on S Alaska Street and west on S 48th Street to Tacoma Mall Transit Center.
Frequency
Branch | Weekdays | Saturday | Sunday | |||||||||||||
Early AM | AM Peak | Midday | PM Peak | Early PM | Late PM | Early AM | Morning | Afternoon | Early PM | Late PM | Early AM | Morning | Afternoon | Early PM | Late PM | |
54 Eastbound |
30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | N/A | N/A | 60 | 60 | 60 | N/A | N/A | 60 | 60 | 60 | N/A |
54 Westbound |
30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | N/A | 60 | 60 | 60 | N/A | N/A | 60 | 60 | 60 | N/A |
Points of Interest
- 72nd Street Transit Center (Zone E)
- Cloverdale Park
- Eastside
- Salishan
- Lincoln Park
- Lincoln High School
- Lincoln International District
- Tacoma Mall
- Tacoma Mall Transit Center (Zone I)
History
- June 9, 2013 - Two weekday and two Sunday trips eliminated
- September 11, 2016 - Four weekday trips added
- March 12, 2017 - Eastern terminus moved to 72nd Street Transit Center (from 56th & Portland), routing modified to use S Alaska Street instead of S Thompson Avenue to cover portions of shortened route 53 service. Weekday midday service improved to every 30 minutes on all trips, weekday evening service extended to 10 PM. Two new Saturday trips added
References
- ↑ Route 54 Schedule, piercetransit.org, retrieved 06-04-2021