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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Washington Park Station (MetroLink)

Washington Park station is a light rail station on the Red and Blue lines of the St. Louis MetroLink system. This at-grade station is located on the city limit line between East St. Louis, Illinois and Washington Park, Illinois.

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 Kingshighway 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.

Street Entrance/exit, bus bays, park and ride
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)

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ^ "Bus Bays" (PDF). Metro Transit. January 2021. p. 25. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Illinois System Map" (Map). Metro Transit. April 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "System Addresses". Metro Transit. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  4. ^ 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. Free access icon
  5. ^ "Washington Park Station". metrostlouis.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.