Bricktown station

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Bricktown
DPM Bricktown.jpg
General information
Location710 Beaubien Boulevard
Detroit, Michigan 48226
United States
Coordinates 42°20′00″N83°2′28″W / 42.33333°N 83.04111°W / 42.33333; -83.04111
Owned byDetroit Transportation Corporation
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1987
Services
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One-way operation
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Bricktown station

Bricktown station is a Detroit People Mover station in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is located on Beaubien Street, just north of Congress Street, in the Bricktown Historic District, for which it is named.

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Bricktown is the nearest People Mover station to the Wayne County Building, Saint Andrew's Hall, Cadillac Square, and the Water Board Building. The station is connected to the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Building, with an employee entrance at the station's rear. [1]

DPM enters Bricktown station Detroit People Mover enters Bricktown station.jpg
DPM enters Bricktown station

The People Mover shut down temporarily on March 30, 2020, due to decreased ridership amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Following the system's May 2022 restart, the station reopened on November 21, 2022. [3]

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References

  1. Station Guide. Detroit People Mover. 2024-04-25.
  2. Rahal, Sarah (2022-05-19). "Detroit People Mover resumes service with free rides for 90 days". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  3. "Detroit People Mover". Detroit People Mover . Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)