Washington Park station (MetroLink)

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Washington Park
General information
Location909 North 54th Street
East St. Louis, Illinois
Coordinates 38°36′49″N90°05′43″W / 38.613685°N 90.095224°W / 38.613685; -90.095224
Owned by Bi-State Development Agency
Operated by Metro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands3 [1]
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MetroBus Illinois: 6, 13 [2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking706 spaces [3]
Bicycle facilities Rack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 5, 2001 (2001-05-05) [4]
Passengers
2018599 daily
Rank24 out of 38
Services
Preceding station St Louis MetroLink Logo.svg MetroLink Following station
JJK Center Blue Line Fairview Heights
Terminus
JJK Center Red Line Fairview Heights
Location
Washington Park station (MetroLink)

Washington Park station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system. [5] This at-grade station is located on the city limit line between East St. Louis, Illinois and Washington Park, Illinois.

Contents

It primarily serves Illinois commuters via a MetroBus transfer and a park and ride lot with 706 spaces. The park and ride lot is accessed from both North Kingshighway and St. Clair Avenue.

Station layout

The island platform is accessed via a ramp that leads to the bus transfer and parking lot to the north of the tracks and North 53rd Street to the south of the tracks.

StreetEntrance/exit, bus bays, park and ride
Westbound      Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (JJK Center)
      Red Line toward Lambert Airport (JJK Center)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Fairview Heights)
      Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Terminus)

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References

  1. "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit . January 2021. p. 25. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. "Illinois System Map" (Map). Metro Transit . April 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  3. "System Addresses". Metro Transit . Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  4. 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
  5. "Washington Park Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.