Washington Park station (MetroLink)
Washington Park station 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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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 955 North Kingshighway East St. Louis, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 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 Illinois: 6, 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 706 spaces | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Rack | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | 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 4⁄5 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.
| P Platform level |
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) → | |
| Street level | Entrance/exit, 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 October 15, 2022.
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