Washington Park
General information
Location909 North 54th Street
East St. Louis, Illinois
Coordinates38°36′49″N 90°05′43″W / 38.613685°N 90.095224°W / 38.613685; -90.095224
Owned byBi-State Development Agency
Operated byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus stands3[1]
ConnectionsBus transport MetroBus Illinois: 6, 13[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking706 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilitiesRack
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)[4]
Passengers
2018599 daily
Rank24 out of 38
Services
Preceding station MetroLink Following station
JJK Center
toward Shrewsbury
Blue Line Fairview Heights
Terminus
JJK Center Red Line Fairview Heights

Washington Park station is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[5] It's platform is located on the city limit line between East St. Louis, Illinois and Washington Park, Illinois. It is primarily a MetroBus transfer and a commuter station with 681 park and ride spaces and 25 long-term spaces. The park and ride lot is accessed from North Kingshighway and St. Clair Avenue.

East St. Louis Senior High School is 45 mile (1.3 km) south of the station, and the Southern Illinois Correctional Center is roughly one-half mile (0.8 km) north of the station.

Station layout

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

Street Entrance/exit, park and ride lot, bus bays
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)

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. Free access icon
  5. "Washington Park Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.