Washington Park station (MetroLink)
Station in St. Louis MetroLink light rail system, Illinois, USA
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Washington Park station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system.[4] This at-grade station is located on the city limit line between East St. Louis, Illinois and Washington Park, Illinois.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Washington Park | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 909 North 54th Street 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[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  MetroBus Illinois: 06, 09 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 706 spaces[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Cycle facilities | Rack | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 5, 2001[3] | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 599 daily | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 24 out of 38 | |||||||||||||||
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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 Kings Highway 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.
Bus connections
The following MetroBus lines serve Washington Park station:[4]
- 06 Rosemont
- 09 Washington Park
