Washington Park station (MetroLink)

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Washington Park
MetroLink light rail station
Location955 North Kingshighway
East St. Louis, Illinois 62203
Coordinates38°36′49″N 90°05′43″W / 38.613685°N 90.095224°W / 38.613685; -90.095224Coordinates: 38°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
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MetroBus: 6, 13
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking681 park and ride spaces
25 long-term spaces
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMay 5, 2001[1]
Passengers
2007677 Steady 0%
Services
Preceding station St Louis MetroLink Logo.svg MetroLink Following station
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center Red Line Fairview Heights
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center Blue Line Fairview Heights
Terminus

Washington Park is a St. Louis MetroLink station in East St. Louis, Illinois. It is located on Illinois Route 111 and is the easternmost MetroLink station within the city, although it is also the closest station to its nearby namesake town. The parking lot is located behind the southwest corner of IL 111 and Saint Clair Avenue, but the station is also accessible across the tracks from 53rd Street.

Station layout[]

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[]

  1. ^ 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. icon of an open green padlock

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