Congress Street station

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Congress Street
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General information
Location Woodward Avenue between Larned Street and Congress Street
Detroit, Michigan
United States
Coordinates 42°19′48″N83°02′44″W / 42.33000°N 83.04556°W / 42.33000; -83.04556
Owned by M-1 Rail Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Accessible ADA
History
OpenedMay 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) [1]
Services
Preceding station QLINE Logo.svg QLineFollowing station
Campus Martius QLine Terminus

Congress Street is a QLINE streetcar station in Detroit, Michigan. Located in the city's Financial District near the edge of Downtown, Congress Street serves as the QLINE's southern terminus. The station opened for service on May 12, 2017. [1] It is two blocks away from the Detroit People Mover's Financial District station.

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Station

The station is sponsored by Quicken Loans, sponsor of the QLine name. [2] It is heated and features security cameras and emergency phones. Passenger amenities include Wi-Fi and arrival signs. [3]


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References

  1. 1 2 Fleming, Leonard (March 9, 2017). "QLine to begin offering rides on May 12". Detroit News. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  2. "M-1 Rail Station Stops". M-1Rail.com. M-1 Rail. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. Runyan, Robin (December 9, 2016). "Here's what the QLINE stations will look like". curbed.com. Vox Media . Retrieved 12 February 2017.