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Washington Park station (MetroLink)
Washington Park is a St. Louis MetroLink station.[2] 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.
Washington Park | ||||||||||||||||
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| MetroLink light rail station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 955 North Kingshighway East St. Louis, Illinois 62203 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°36′49″N 90°05′43″W / 38.613685°N 90.095224°WCoordinates: 38°36′49″N 90°05′43″W / 38.613685°N 90.095224°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Bi-State Development Agency | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Transit | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | MetroBus IL: 6, 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 706 spaces | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Rack | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 5, 2001[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 599 daily | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 24 out of 38 | |||||||||||||||
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East St. Louis Senior High School is 0.8 miles (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.
| P Platform level | Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Shrewsbury – Lansdowne (Joyner-Kersee Center) ← Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Joyner-Kersee Center) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | Red Line toward Shiloh – Scott (Fairview Heights) → Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Terminus) → | |
| Street level | Exit/entrance, parking, buses | |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Washington Park Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
External links
- St. Louis Metro