Grand Circus Park station

Grand Circus Park
A train stopping at the Grand Circus Park station
Location Intersection of Park Avenue and Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates 42°20′09″N 83°03′02″W / 42.33578°N 83.05052°W / 42.33578; -83.05052Coordinates: 42°20′09″N 83°03′02″W / 42.33578°N 83.05052°W / 42.33578; -83.05052
Owned by Detroit Transportation Corporation
Platforms 3 side platform
Tracks 3 (1 for DPM, 2 for M-1 Rail)
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1987 (DPM)
May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) (QLINE)[1]
Rebuilt 2015 (DPM)
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 72,774 (DPM)
Rank 12 out of 13
Services
Preceding station   Detroit People Mover   Following station
One-way operation
QLine
QLine
Catching Up by J. Seward Johnson, Jr. at Grand Circus Park station

Grand Circus Park station is a public transit station in Downtown Detroit, Michigan that services both the Detroit People Mover and the QLine.[2] The station takes its name from the adjacent Grand Circus Park.

Detroit People Mover

The station occupies the first two floors of a structure attached to the historic David Whitney Building. It is located at the intersection of Park Street and Woodward Avenue near Washington Boulevard, in the Grand Circus Park Historic District.[2] Accessible by stairway only after the David Whitney Building closed in 1999, the station underwent a major renovation between August 2014 and June 2015 to make it ADA-compliant, to coincide with the reopening of the David Whitney as an Aloft hotel and apartments.[3]

QLine

The station has a transfer to the QLine light rail outside along Woodward Ave. The QLine station is heated and features security cameras and emergency phones. Passenger amenities include Wi-Fi and arrival signs.[4] The QLine portion of the station is sponsored by General Motors' Chevrolet brand.[5]

Destinations

The Grand Circus Park station serves:[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fleming, Leonard (March 9, 2017). "QLine to begin offering rides on May 12". Detroit News. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Detroit Transportation Corporation Archived 2009-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. . accessed 4.04.2012
  3. ↑ "Local Contractor for Grand Circus Park Station". Detroit Transportation Corporation. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Runyan, Robin (December 9, 2016). "Here's what the QLINE stations will look like". curbed.com. Vox Media. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "M-1 Rail Station Stops". M-1Rail.com. M-1 Rail. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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