Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center (St. Louis MetroLink)
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center station (also known as JJK Center) is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system. This at-grade station is adjacent to the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center and just north of Interstate 64's exit 4B (25th Street) in East St. Louis, Illinois.
This station has no park and ride lot but does feature a kiss and ride turnaround.
Station layout
The island platform is accessed via a single ramp on its west end that connects to the bus boarding area. There is also a set of stairs from the bus loop down an embankment to 25th Street.
| Street level | Entrance/exit, bus bays, kiss and ride | |
| Platform level | Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Shrewsbury (Emerson Park) ← Red Line toward Lambert Airport (Emerson Park) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | Red Line toward Shiloh–Scott (Washington Park) → Blue Line toward Fairview Heights (Washington Park) → | |
Notable places nearby
- Jones Park
References
- ^ "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 15. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ "Illinois System Map" (Map). Metro Transit. April 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "JJK Center Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
