Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center station

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee Ctr.
General information
Other namesJJK Center
Location1003 North 25th Street
East St. Louis, Illinois
Coordinates 38°37′24″N90°07′28″W / 38.6232°N 90.1244°W / 38.6232; -90.1244
Owned by Bi-State Development
Operated by Metro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands4 [1]
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MetroBus Illinois: 6, 9 [2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilities Rack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 5, 2001 (2001-05-05) [3]
Passengers
2018462 daily
Rank32 out of 38
Services
Preceding station St Louis MetroLink Logo.svg MetroLink Following station
Emerson Park
toward Shrewsbury
Blue Line Washington Park
Emerson Park Red Line Washington Park

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center station (also known as JJK Center) is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system. [4] This at-grade station is adjacent to the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center and just north of Interstate 64's exit 4B (25th Street) in East St. Louis, Illinois.

Contents

This station has no park and ride lot but does feature a kiss and ride turnaround.

Station layout

The island platform is accessed via a single ramp on its west end that connects to the bus boarding area. There is also a set of stairs from the bus loop down an embankment to 25th Street.

Street levelEntrance/exit, bus bays, kiss and ride
Platform levelWestbound      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Emerson Park)
      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Emerson Park)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Washington Park)
      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Washington Park)

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References

  1. "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit . January 2021. p. 15. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  2. "Illinois System Map" (Map). Metro Transit . April 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  3. Leiser, Ken (April 30, 2001). "MetroLink Extension Opens This Weekend With Parking to Spare". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch . p. A9. Retrieved April 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  4. "JJK Center Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.